Biography

The Fencemen are getting older. You are getting older with us. The falcon-headed women still congregate on the city streets and the wolves still amble out upon lawns, only it happens more slowly, more deliberately these days. This is the way of all things, friend. We are getting older, but still have a soft spot for the reckless. So do you.

The Fencemen are a musical four-piece outfit who take their tea in Lansing, Michigan. Currently and formerly playing in such projects as Small Brown Bike, Ettison Clio, Biddy/Biddy/Biddy, we presently play guitars and drums with the accompaniments of bass, organ, and multiple voices. We enjoy fireplaces, age, Mediterranean food, the rustic melancholy of birdcalls, stomping our feet and clapping our hands, cookouts, and the works of John Cheever.

We are measuring your life in knives. We are humming with the jackals. So, when out running rampant in the streets and freeing your heart, stop by and see us sometime—we will be playing some songs. Cheers.

Regards,

The Fencemen
2011

The Fencemen are: Daniel Jaquint, Tyler Mitchell Blakslee, Michael S. Reed, and Jared Nisch. Their first public appearance was April 29, 2011.

Cabin Journals

6.21.11 The Fencemen begin recording songs, scenarios, and sonatas. We hope to release these compositions into the wilderness in late fall, perhaps early winter. Where exactly that dividing line is, many have argued. One thing that cannot be argued is the majesty of mountains.

6.19.11 The Fencemen split and carry copious bundles of firewood into The Fort for a pervasive, rustic atmosphere as well as warmth, but mostly atmosphere. It is summer.

Past Shows