Goodwin

If you have seen them live, or listened to their recordings, you know that Goodwin is not an easy band to pin down. Indie Funk? Reggae Folk? Art Rock? Perhaps they can best be described as both raw and sophisticated. That is, the songs are unadorned with extraneous frills while offering myriad layers of complexity. Comprised of Emily Campagna on vocals, Jason Fletcher on guitar, Yahuba Garcia on percussion, Michael E Goodwin on vocals/guitar, Matt Lydon on drums, and Ethan Stewart on bass, Goodwin has become an integral and inspired feature of the contemporary sonic landscape. Experimentation is always the thing. As such, Goodwin has welcomed a host of musicians to the stage and studio, notably Danny James on piano, Ben Lester (Bon Iver, S Carey) on pedal steel, Yinfei Li on violin, Peter Maclean (Maceo Parker) on drums, Kathleen Parks (Twisted Pine) on fiddle, Cory Pesatruo on accordion, Anne Preis on violin, Chris Sartori (Twisted Pine) on bass, Celia Sieckert on cello, and Tamer Tarhan on viola. The band recorded their first album “The Hunt,” in 2023 at The Halo Studio in Windham, Maine with engineer/co-producer Jonathan Wyman. The track “Tetons,” was reviewed by Global Tunes in a fashion that speaks to the ethos of Goodwin’s sound: “This track is built little by little until an explosive expressiveness is achieved without losing a sense of softness and sweetness.” The band's second album "The Monarch and The Milkweed" was released in September 2024.