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About The Hoagy RollersThe term Holy Roller conjures several mental images: perhaps you imagine a nun in roller skates, a guy who consistently throws 11s at the craps table, or even a biblical-themed adventure ride! The Hoagy Rollers, a clever play on the term invoking Bloomingtons own songster Hoagy Carmichael, also conjure several mental images: They are a hillbilly-informed jazz quartet. They are an old-time string band with saxophone. The blend folk, swing, blues, country, old-time, bluegrass, rockabilly and Broadway, brought together by their diverse backgrounds in jazz, reggae, classical and honky-tonk musics. They are Hoosiers, historians, ethnomusicologists, music aficionados and accomplished musicians. Whichever way you choose to describe the Hoagy Rollers, they are reviving the great American songbook and bringing good times back home again to Indiana. Comprised of Tim Dolan (banjo, uke, kazoo and vocals), Eric Bindler (guitar), Matthew Buchbinder (saxophones) and Nate Gibson (upright bass), these four gents take pride in their Hoosier heritage and Bloomington roots. In addition to their original material, the Rollers repertoire of rough-and-raggedy old-time classics includes everything from George and Ira Gershwin to Hank Williams, Cab Calloway to Merle Haggard, and of course, Hoagy Carmichael to name just a few. With grooves as thick as cold molasses and pungent as bathtub gin, the Rollers draw their inspiration from the glorious dawn of American popular music, a time when jug bands and freight trains roamed the landscape and early Jazz ate breakfast with honky-tonk country. For booking please contact thehoagyrollers@gmail.com. The Hoagy Rollers Are:TIM DOLAN is a natural born Hoosier who has recently returned to the great state of Indiana after a long sojourn in New England, New York, Seattle, and points beyond. After receiving an education in the classical banjo, Tim abandoned art music in search of rougher sounds and has since played in a variety of old-time, bluegrass, Irish, folk, afro-beat, jazz, and jug-band style groups. Originally from Cockeysville, Maryland, guitarist ERIC BINDLER finds himself back in the north after several years in Central America, the Caribbean, and sunny Florida. Eric formally studied jazz guitar at Rollins College in Orlando but is also well-versed in reggae, rock, and Latin music. MATTHEW BUCHBINDER was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan and since has been exploring grooves throughout middle America. He studied commercial saxophone in Nashville, Tennessee. Matthew's time in Nashville allowed him the opportunity to experience the funk, jazz, folk, country, r&b, and pop which compose the mosaic which is the Nashville music scene. NATE GIBSON is a country music historian, an instrument collector and a jazz enthusiast. He also wrote a pirate joke book. As guitarist, vocalist and front-man of Boston-based Nate Gibson & the Gashouse Gang (Cow Island Music), Nate spent his last eight years playing honky-tonk, rockabilly and country music throughout the United States.