Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, United States (2019 - present )
Bio
Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) is an Americana/folk duo based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group was formed in 2009 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and consists of the group's songwriter Andrew Marlin (vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily Frantz (vocals, violin, guitar).
The band formerly known as Mandolin Orange unfurled fresh songs from an album due out next week during its Meijer Gardens tour stop on Thursday. The review and photos at Local Spins.
The air was crisp outside as the crowd shuffled in to see Watchhouse for their first of a two-night sold-out run at Revolution Hall on Wednesday the 23rd of February. The stage was set for an intimate show from the duo formerly known as Mandolin Orange, for their first Portland show in several years, with two albums of
Watchhouse, the duo of singer-songwriter Andrew Marlin and multi-instrumentalist Emily Frantz, has been making roots music for over a decade, formerly under the moniker Mandolin Orange. They are sometimes called a “bluegrass duo,” but their music has also been characterized as folk and Americana.