Susto Stringband at Eddie's Attic

From the venue:

Susto Stringband live at Eddie's Attic!

Justin Osborne has been performing as “Susto” since 2013, when he formed a collective of fellow musicians and artists in coastal Charleston, South Carolina. Now a bona fide emissary of alt-rock and a treasure to the indie crowd, a lifelong calling—coupled with a cosmic push of serendipitous happenstance—led to his latest venture: Susto Stringband, joined by Americana vocalist Clint Roberts, clawhammer banjoist Helena Rose, and upright bassist Joey Brown (Holler Choir).

Lightning struck with an immediate connection and artistic chemistry, capturing a new sound and vision that unfolds on Susto Stringband’s debut release from New West Records, simply titled Susto Stringband: Volume 1.

Nine of Osborne’s ballads, refrains, and heart-wrenching confessions are now drenched in the singular Appalachian sound of Holler Choir’s verdant harmonies and stringed arrangements. Still steeped in the emotive punch of the traditional string band sound, Susto Stringband presents an Arcadia-like vision of pastoralism and harmony with nature—but in Osborne’s lyrics, there are always landmines to dodge and mountains to climb.