Wisconsin-born banjo and fiddle player Peter Stampfel grew up with a taste for
old-time country and traditional folk music and after he met Pennsylvania-born
country-rock guitarist Steve Weber in New York City in the early 1960s, they
performed under various names before settling on the Holy Modal Rounders. The
band earned a cult following for its mix of folk, country, rock and psychedelia
and made several albums through to 1978.
Regarded as an oddball addition to the folk craze of the '60s, the duo have
joined other artists to play in different bands such as The Village Fugs ...