Chris Beland is a Central Coast native, born and raised in Santa Maria, California. He was drawn to music from a very early age, with a special affinity to Willie Nelson. He is a multi-instrumentalist whose lyrics and sound  are redolent of such artists as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Andrew Bird and Damien Jurado. As a solo act, he accompanies his soulful words with these a sonedstrumofanacousticguitar,wistfulharmonicastrainsandthesteadybeatofhiskick-drumkeepingarhythmthatisbothfolk-rockandold-timeyAmericana.