The distinctively spare sound is grounded in a love for what can only be called the pure and real, at once embracing both a strong roots tradition and a fresh take on making music. At live shows or in the studio, a seemingly new subgenre is created, their songs displaying a chemistry of raw emotion  vulnerable and unassuming  with handcrafted spins that creak and stomp like a wooden dance floor...

On Jubal's Kin, the self-titled debut from the Florida based duo, brother and sister Roger and Gailanne Amundsen establish a new benchmark for the rising generation of roots musicians - Roger a three time Florida Old-Time Music Championship winner, and Gailanne the 2009 Florida & Tennessee Grand Champion Old Time Fiddler. Jubal's Kin is an eclectic blend of old-timey bluegrass and indie folk - what they've dubbed as "Appalachia-infused Cosmic Americana." And the album finds this compromise with great success, drawing from a wide palette of earthy roots inspirations.

The debut CD was recorded and co-produced by Erick Jaskowiak at Compass Studios in Nashville. Jaskowiak has worked with some of the most talented progressive groups in acoustic music and otherwise, including Crooked Still, Bearfoot, Alison Brown, and with artists on the Cold Mountain soundtrack. Joined by upright bass virtuoso Byron House (Robert Plant, Sam Bush Band, Emmylou Harris) and guest banjoist Luke Richardson, the album was officially released on April 14, 2010. Since then, their extensive touring and live chemistry has led them to festivals and stages of all shapes and sizes, and to share stages with the likes of groups du jour such as Crooked Still, Hoots & Hellmouth and Over the Rhine.