Non-COMM Recap: Strums, stomps and crowd participation with The Last Bison (photos, audio, setlist)

Massive in sheer numbers, the Virginia folk revival ensemble The Last Bison packed the upstairs stage at Non-COMM in period dress (if we gave out awards for best costume design, they would have won) and a lively and engaging performance. Their LP Inheritance is big on percussive crescendos and chant-along refrains, which created a great opportunity for crowd interaction – which peaked when singer-guitarist Ben Hardesty taking the microphone out into the crowd on the closing “Distance.” Check out the setlist below, listen to the performance in its entirety here (via the WXPN media player) and see The Last Bison again this summer at the XPoNential Music Festival.

Setlist
Inheritance
Quill
Castles
Switzerland
Take all the Time
Dark Aml
Distance