Upcoming Shows
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Turf Club
Oct
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Turf Club
It began as a search for a new sound. After touring the country with several bands over the years, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Pat 'Doc' Dougherty reunited with old friend and collaborator Haley Fleming on fiddle to create something new.
The sound was honed in taverns and bars up and down Highway 61 and slowly formed into a soulful blend of all the pages in the American songbook. A genre-bending blend of hill-country blues, cosmic country, and even a little bit of house music.
Their debut album, The Chariot, was recorded by Holly Hansen at Salon Sonics in Minneapolis and mixed by Nat Harvie. The album was featured in The Big Takeover, Dancing About Architecture, Americana Highways, and RnR Magazine in the UK. In 2025 Sawtooth Witch's lead single "The Hustle" was considered "Best New Music" by MSP Magazine, RACKET, and 89.3 The Current
Sawtooth Witch has performed with Joan Baez, Tom Morello, Maggie Rogers, Cedric Burnside, Rhys Chatham, John McCutcheon, Arrested Development, Brass Solidarity, and many more.
