Dancin' In the Ditches is a Tonic Roots original, written for some dear dancing friends of ours, Brenda & Larry. This video is Tonic Roots performing the piece LIVE at Waukesha Rotary Blues Fest, 8-13-22, at Naga-Waukee Park, Delafield, WI. Tonic Roots is a band based in Sheboygan, WI. Soulful blues, jazz, reinvented classics, acoustic rock, & originals. For more information, please see website: www.tonicroots.com Follow Tonic Roots on Social: Facebook & Instagram! Tonic Roots features members: Ann Berchem on lead vocals/keys; Jeff Kolar on guitar/vocals; Adam DeSombre on bass; JT John Truttschel on percussion. Available as a Duo, Trio, & Quartet

An excerpt of Tonic Roots performing Billie Holiday/Arthur Herzog's, God Bless The Child, LIVE at Waukesha Rotary Blues Fest, 8-13-22, at Naga-Waukee Park, Delafield, WI. Tonic Roots is a band based in Sheboygan, WI. Soulful blues, jazz, reinvented classics, acoustic rock, & originals. For more information, please see website: www.tonicroots.com Follow Tonic Roots on Social: Facebook & Instagram! Tonic Roots features members: Ann Berchem on lead vocals/keys; Jeff Kolar on guitar/vocals; Adam DeSombre on bass; JT John Truttschel on percussion. Available as a Duo, Trio, & Quartet

An excerpt of Tonic Roots performing John Ellison's, Some Kind of Wonderful, LIVE at Waukesha Rotary Blues Fest, 8-13-22, at Naga-Waukee Park, Delafield, WI. (inspired by the amazing Joss Stone arrangement) Tonic Roots is a band based in Sheboygan, WI. Soulful blues, jazz, reinvented classics, acoustic rock, & originals. For more information, please see website: www.tonicroots.com Follow Tonic Roots on Social: Facebook & Instagram! Tonic Roots features members: Ann Berchem on lead vocals/keys; Jeff Kolar on guitar/vocals; Adam DeSombre on bass; JT John Truttschel on percussion. Available as a Duo, Trio, & Quartet

An excerpt of Tonic Roots performing one of their originals, Blue Rain, LIVE at Waukesha Rotary Blues Fest, 8-13-22, at Naga-Waukee Park, Delafield, WI. Tonic Roots is a band based in Sheboygan, WI. Soulful blues, jazz, reinvented classics, acoustic rock, & originals. For more information, please see website: www.tonicroots.com Follow Tonic Roots on Social: Facebook & Instagram! Tonic Roots features members: Ann Berchem on lead vocals/keys; Jeff Kolar on guitar/vocals; Adam DeSombre on bass; JT John Truttschel on percussion. Available as a Duo, Trio, & Quartet

An excerpt of Tonic Roots performing the Melody Gardot, Who Will Comfort Me, LIVE at Waukesha Rotary Blues Fest, 8-13-22, at Naga-Waukee Park, Delafield, WI. Tonic Roots is a band based in Sheboygan, WI. Soulful blues, jazz, reinvented classics, acoustic rock, & originals. For more information, please see website: www.tonicroots.com Follow Tonic Roots on Social: Facebook & Instagram! Tonic Roots features members: Ann Berchem on lead vocals/keys; Jeff Kolar on guitar/vocals; Adam DeSombre on bass; JT John Truttschel on percussion. Available as a Duo, Trio, & Quartet

In honor of the passing of the great John Prine yesterday, we thought we'd share our demo cover of one of his poignant pieces, Angel From Montgomery. This was from our recent Leap Day demo recording session, on 2-29-20. Thanks to Eric Curtin for the photography and live video footage of our studio session, Ric Probst @ Remote Planet Studio for the recording, and to guest musician friend Tim Dekker for bringing his fiddle and some vocal harmony to the plate. Thanks to John Prine for the music. Stay safe friends, we miss you all!

Dancin' In the Ditches is a TONIC ROOTS original, recorded live during our Leap Day recording session (2-29-2020) at Remote Planet Studio in Milwaukee, WI. This song was inspired by our friends Larry & Brenda Dell, who attend many of our live shows, as well as many other area live music gigs around the greater Sheboygan area! We ran into them at our father in-law's gig on Labor Day (2019) weekend at the Sheboygan County Fair. During our conversation, they mentioned they had planned on coming to see us play at the upcoming weekend's History Hill Music Festival. Brenda said she'd be bringing along their dance mat since they'd be on the grassy hill. Larry chimed in that they could dance on ANY surface really, that they've even danced in ditches. We immediately decided that phrase sounded like it needed to be the name of a new song! And, four days later, this song was born, and premiered at the festival. Special thanks to Larry & Brenda for allowing us to feature you in our video!

Hey everyone! We were supposed to gig at one of Sheboygan's sweetest music spots this evening, The Limelight. Since we are missing performing with each other and for all of you, we thought we'd share another piece from our demo Leap Day recording session last month. This is a 1971 Joe Simon tune we love to cover, called Drowning in the Sea of Love. This happens to be one of our drummer JT's favorites. In honor of his dedication to working in the world of grocery land during this crazy time, we thought we'd put this out there for him. Help us show him some love and appreciation here! Miss you all! Stay safe, peace! 🎶✌️