Welcome to the Hillfolk Noir info page.

Travis Ward - guitars and singing
Sam Merrick - fringe guitars and singing
Alison Ward - cocktail kit and singing
Mike Waite - upright bass

      Travis Ward formed the band in the late 90's playing shows and selling low budge recordings under the name Travis Ward and Junkyard Bandstand.  Soon a full time band was formed that toured the NW several times and sold a couple thousand self produced albums. After the Junkyard Bandstand rhythm section moved from Boise, ID to Oregon in search of cheaper groceries, Travis formed a new group. 

    Hill folk Noir still plays the old songs, but has a much more reckless sound and more new material than they know what to do with. 

     They've played shows with James McMurtry, Built to Spill, Bonnie Prince Billy, Gerald Collier, Heroes and Villains, Train, Jesse Dayton, the Dusty 45's, and tons of other great acts that you may or may not have heard of.  Songs songs bongs blah blah blah .... Do you like us yet?

Will you be our friend? Myspace link:  http://www.myspace.com/hillfolknoir

The cast
Travis Ward-Box of Rockets, Doug Martsch (Warner Bros.), Bird Eater, Slow Moon, Junkyard Bandstand
Sam Merrick-The Leaving Trains (SST), Nymphs (Geffen), Juan Fangio, Bird Eater
Alison Ward- singer song writer, gardener, science teacher
Mike Waite- El Dopamine, Lowbelly (Fort Hazel)

Other Projects

Norman Waiting: original movie soundtrack '06
Ibid: original movie soundtrack '07
Slow Moon-Tim Andreae, Trish Hall, Blake and Brittany, Travis Ward
Bird Eater-Sam Merrick, Travis Ward, Rich Fuller, Jon Mullin

Booking @ t.ward@msn.com