Eden Brower is a musician and performer best known for Eden & John’s East River String Band, which she formed with her husband, John Heneghan. The group celebrates early American blues, country, ragtime and traditional popular music, reviving songs from the 1920s and 1930s with warmth and authenticity. Their friend and collaborator Robert Crumb, the legendary American cartoonist, has contributed artwork to the band’s recordings and has also performed with them. Crumb’s lifelong enthusiasm for early blues and jazz makes the association particularly fitting. Together, Brower, Heneghan and Crumb share a fascination with America’s rich vernacular musical and artistic traditions.
Robert Crumb and Eden Brower of East River Band
Eden Brower is a musician and performer best known for Eden & John’s East River String Band, which she formed with her husband, John Heneghan. The group celebrates early American blues, country, ragtime and traditional popular music, reviving songs from the 1920s and 1930s with warmth and authenticity. Their friend and collaborator Robert Crumb, the legendary American cartoonist, has contributed artwork to the band’s recordings and has also performed with them. Crumb’s lifelong enthusiasm for early blues and jazz makes the association particularly fitting. Together, Brower, Heneghan and Crumb share a fascination with America’s rich vernacular musical and artistic traditions.