Tullycraft

Tullycraft
Tullycraft performing in Olympia, Washington, in 2007.
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington
Genres	Indie pop, twee pop, cuddlecore
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Little Teddy Recordings Magic Marker Records Harriet Records Darla Cher Doll Fortuna Pop! Fika
Associated acts	Crayon, Six Cents and Natalie, Wimp Factor 14, Incredible Force of Junior, Rizzo, Sno*boy, The Special Places
Website	www.tullycraftnation.com
Members	Sean Tollefson, Jeff Fell, Chris Munford, Jenny Mears, Corianton Hale
Past members	Gary Miklusek, Harold Hollingsworth

Tullycraft is an American indie pop band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 1995. They have been associated with the genre of twee. They have released six albums on independently owned and operated record labels.

The band's original line-up was Jeff Fell (drums), Sean Tollefson (bass/vocals), and Gary Miklusek (guitar/vocals).

Prior to forming Tullycraft, both Tollefson and Fell played in the band Crayon in Bellingham, Washington and Miklusek played in the band Wimp Factor 14 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They met each other while their respective bands were on tour together.

On February 28, 1995 Tullycraft played their first show at ReBar, a small club in Seattle. Joining them on the bill that evening were the bands Incredible Force of Junior and Sno*boy. Eventually, both Chris Munford (from Incredible Force of Junior) and Harold Hollingsworth (from Sno*boy) joined the group.

In October 1995 the band recorded four songs with producer Pat Maley at Yoyo Studios in Olympia, Washington. The recording session produced a debut single released on Harriet Records and an instant indiepop classic "Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend’s Too Stupid To Know About".

In 1996 the band released their full length debut, Old Traditions, New Standards on Harriet Records. The album included the singles "Superboy & Supergirl" and "Josie". The following year the band released a series of 7" singles on labels in Japan, England, Germany, and the U.S. They built up a large following by touring extensively all over the United States.

Chris Munford officially joined Tullycraft in 1998 after a few guest appearances with the group. Munford contributed keyboards, guitar and recording engineer to the band's second full length album, City of Subarus, released on Cher Doll Records that same year. The entire album was recorded in a house that Munford, Miklusek and Fell rented near the University of Washington in Seattle. Sean wrote about the experience of making this album on the band’s website.