Caleb Klauder and his All-Star Country Band! Portland based songwriter, vocalist and instrumentalist Caleb Klauder has been performing professionally for over fifteen years, and has contributed to a number of successful musical groups including the Foghorn Stringband, Pig Iron, and Calobo.

On his new record, DANGEROUS MEs and POISONOUS YOUs, Caleb, backed by his all-star Country Band, draws on his diverse musical background to create a sound that is simple and pure. With pedal steel, fiddles, mandolin, acoustic guitar, upright bass and drums, the Caleb Klauder Country Band captures the sounds of Honky Tonk, Old-Time, Cajun, and Western Swing. Seven of the twelve songs are original, and the others are covers of artists such as Ray Price, Kitty Wells and Dolly Parton. Classics and new material flow together naturally on this album, which is a fine showcase of Caleb's songwriting and his ability to render old favorites in a way that is faithful to the originals while sounding fresh and unique.

The Caleb Klauder Country Band features Caleb on vocals, guitar and mandolin; Ned Folkerth (Pinetop Seven, Lewi Longmire) plays drums; Paul Brainard (Richmond Fontaine) plays dobro, six string electric and steel guitar; Betse Ellis (The Wilders) plays fiddle and sings; Stephen "Sammy" Lind (Foghorn Stringband) plays fiddle and guitar and sings; Jesse Emerson (Amelia, Flatirons) plays the bass fiddle.

Caleb currently plays mandolin and sings with the Foghorn Stringband, a hard-driving traditional American string band. Foghorn has toured extensively throughout the United States and has traveled to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Malaysia. The group has recorded four albums, one for Nettwerk Records, and has also recorded and performed with Dirk Powell as the Dirk Powell band.

Caleb grew up on Orcas Island, Washington, in a small, rural community where the lives of the islanders were intermingled and there were no strangers. Music was the focal point of many social gatherings, and Caleb grew up listening to fellow islanders play folk, rock and jazz music.

As a young boy, Caleb played the harmonica and saxophone; at the age of twelve he began to learn the guitar and, shortly after, to write songs. Caleb and childhood friend David Andrews wrote their first song together at age fifteen, and continued to do so through high school, college, and beyond. In 1990, they co-founded the collaborative folk-rock group Calobo, centered around Caleb and David's original songs. Calobo became a Northwest musical staple in the mid-nineties and went on to tour the United States and record five full length albums.

From there, Caleb went on to play mandolin and sing with Pig Iron, a Portland-based traditional stringband. Caleb also contributed to Pig Iron as a songwriter.

Caleb Klauder recorded his debut solo album, titled SINGS OUT, while playing with Pig Iron. SINGS OUT was produced by the young and energetic producer/musician Luther Russell. This record, a diverse collection of rock, country, folk and bluegrass, showcases Caleb's singing and songwriting in a more pared-down style than the larger Calobo, creating a more focused musical setting.