The Horde and the Harem is a collective of musicians from across the country who have all gravitated towards the mystique of the lush Pacific Northwest. Ryan Barber, the founding member, started the project in 2009 by pulling together other Seattle transplants and West Coast natives. The band self-released their debut EP Harvest followed by their 2012 full-length A Long Midwinter to critical acclaim. The Horde has toured extensively over their few years as a band and played at festivals such as Bumbershoot, Capitol Hill Block Party, Northwest Folklife, and SXSW. The band has also been fortunate to have multiple songs from all of their releases on rotation by KEXP. Throughout the years, the lineup has changed but some things remain constant – devotion to their craft as musicians and a lust for creation. This craft and creation put The Horde back into the studio in the winter of 2013 to record their new EP, Fairweather Friends, which was released April 12, 2014.
