The Accidentals
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The Accidentals performing in 2015 at the Jubilee Electric Forest Festival; from left to right: Katie Larson, Michael Dause and Savannah Buist.
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| Origin | Traverse City, Michigan |
| Genres | Indie folk, folk rock, Americana, progressive bluegrass, classical, alternative rock, Jazz, country, contemporary folk, folk-pop |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Associated acts | Academy Four · The Crane Wives · Miriam Pico · E Minor · Blue Eyed Sun · Angela Josephine · Blake Elliot · The Appleseed Collective · Olivia Mainville · Missy Zenker · The Way Down Wanderers · Oh Brother, Big Sister · Rick Chyme · Jenny Conlee |
| Website | moreaccidentals |
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The Accidentals are an American musical band formed in Traverse City, Michigan in 2012 by Savannah Buist and Katie Larson. The group features an eclectic blend of indie folk, pop, jazz, bluegrass, rock, classical and other genres, utilizing a wide variety of instruments that reflect the group's orchestral roots and electric influences.
The band released two full length albums and an EP between 2012 and 2016. In March 2015, they performed at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, which featured some 2,200 acts, and were named as one of the top breakout groups by Billboard staff.
In 2015, the group joined forces with acclaimed singer-songwriter-producer Marshall Crenshaw and Grammy Award-winning producer Stewart Lerman to produce four new albums. Upon the contract becoming renegotiable, the band opted to continue releasing music independently in 2016.
Larson and Buist met as young musicians in 2011 at their public high school in Traverse City, Michigan. Larson, then 15, was a freshman cello player, and Buist, then 16, was a sophomore who played violin, and they teamed up for a class orchestra project. In 2012, they auditioned for and won a spot in the first-ever singer-songwriter major at the renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts high school, where they had formally created The Accidentals.
In an interview with Post Independent, Larson described the formation of the band:
We didn't really start interacting with each other until I was 15 and Savannah was 16. Our orchestra instructor asked for volunteers to play an event. Savannah and I were the only two people who raised our hands.
Larson had visited Buist's house to discuss their impending project, during which time Larson had played a song on Buist's guitar that she hadn't played for anyone prior to their meeting. From that moment on, they were in a band.
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