Black Prairie

Black Prairie
Black Prairie in 2013
Background information
Origin	Portland, Oregon, United States
Genres	Bluegrass
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Sugar Hill
Associated acts	The Decemberists Dolorean Jackstraw Rhett Miller
Members	Chris Funk Nate Query Jenny Conlee John Moen Annalisa Tornfelt Jon Neufeld

Black Prairie is a six-piece bluegrass-influenced band from Portland, Oregon. The band formed in early 2007. Their first album, Feast of the Hunter’s Moon, was released on April 6, 2010 on the Sugar Hill label.

The band began when The Decemberists' Chris Funk (dobro) and Nate Query (bass) had some time off from touring and decided to put together a side project. Other members of the band include The Decemberists’ accordion player Jenny Conlee and drummer John Moen, singer and violinist Annalisa Tornfelt of Bearfoot and The Woolwines, and guitarist Jon Neufeld of Dolorean and Jackstraw.

The band performed at the South by Southwest festival in March 2010, Oregon's Pickathon Festival in August 2010, and toured in October 2010.

Their musical influences include bluegrass, klezmer, jazz, tango, and Romanian music resulting in a unique sound. Chris Funk says Black Prairie's sound "bridges the music of Clarence White and Ennio Morricone".