Funk joined the Decemberists after meeting Colin Meloy at a solo show Meloy was performing. He has been a member of the band since its formation, appearing on every Decemberists record since. Funk most commonly contributes guitar, pedal steel, and mandolin tracks to the band's songs, though he has laid down tracks with several other instruments as well. After an incident in which the band's equipment trailer was stolen in 2005, Funk wrote "This Machine Kills Thieves" on his banjo, in reference to Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie.
On December 20, 2006, Funk appeared on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report to end a longstanding mock feud with the show's host, Stephen Colbert. A contest ensued in which Funk and Colbert would each play a guitar solo while a panel of judges decided the winner. After Funk's solo, Colbert (who cannot play the guitar) feigned an injured hand, having Peter Frampton fill in for him instead. The contest ended with Colbert/Frampton being decided the winners by show guests Eliot Spitzer and Henry Kissinger, and Colbert was awarded The Crane Wife by The Decemberists as the grand prize. Funk then performed an "all-guitar jam" alongside Frampton, Robert Schneider (of The Apples in Stereo), and Rick Nielsen.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Chris Funk news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Christopher Funk born November 28 1971 is an American musician and multi instrumentalist best known as a member of the Portland Oregon indie rock band The Decemberists 1 He plays guitar pedal steel piano violin dobro hurdy gurdy mandolin saxophone the theremin and many other instruments According to Colin Meloy as stated at the Pilgrimage Festival in Franklin TN on September 27 2015 Funk was originally given the middle name Ryman but a clerical error on his birth certificate resulted in his middle name being recorded as Lyman Christopher FunkFunk in April 2009Background informationOriginValparaiso IndianaGenresFolk folk rock country rock indie rock bluegrassOccupation s Musician songwriter record producerInstrument s Vocals guitar pedal steel piano violin dobro hurdy gurdy autoharp mandolin bouzouki banjo saxophone theremin Contents 1 Early life 2 Musical career 3 Discography 3 1 The Decemberists 3 2 Black Prairie 3 3 Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble 3 4 Knock knock 3 5 Guest artist 3 6 Producer 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editFunk attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids Iowa and is originally from Valparaiso Indiana citation needed Musical career editFunk joined the Decemberists after meeting Colin Meloy at a solo show Meloy was performing He has been a member of the band since its formation appearing on every Decemberists record since Funk most commonly contributes guitar pedal steel and mandolin tracks to the band s songs though he has laid down tracks with several other instruments as well After an incident in which the band s equipment trailer was stolen in 2005 Funk wrote This Machine Kills Thieves on his banjo in reference to Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie He is a member of Knock knock with DJ Rev Shines from the hip hop group Lifesavas on Quannum Projects He is also a member of the string band Black Prairie who released their first album Feast of the Hunter s Moon in 2010 He plays in the country rock group Blue Giant He has produced records for The Builders and The Butchers Langhorne Slim and Red Fang citation needed and curated the Portland edition of Burn to Shine DVD released in 2006 clarification needed On December 20 2006 Funk appeared on Comedy Central s The Colbert Report to end a longstanding mock feud with the show s host Stephen Colbert A contest ensued in which Funk and Colbert would each play a guitar solo while a panel of judges decided the winner After Funk s solo Colbert who cannot play the guitar feigned an injured hand having Peter Frampton fill in for him instead The contest ended with Colbert Frampton being decided the winners by show guests Eliot Spitzer and Henry Kissinger and Colbert was awarded The Crane Wife by The Decemberists as the grand prize Funk then performed an all guitar jam alongside Frampton Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo and Rick Nielsen Discography editThe Decemberists edit See The Decemberists discography Black Prairie edit Feast of the Hunter s Moon Sugar Hill Records 2010 The Storm in the Barn self released 2012 A Tear in the Eye Is a Wound in the Heart Sugar Hill Records 2012 Wild Ones Captain Bluegrass 2013 Fortune Sugar Hill Records 2014 Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble edit Plastic Bag in the Tree Hush Records 2007 2 Knock knock edit Busted in Borstle Barsuk 2007 To Elliott From Portland contributed cover of Elliott Smith s Speed Trials Guest artist edit Langhorne Slim Be Set Free Laura Veirs July Flame The Minus 5 Killngsworth Mirah a spera The Shins Wincing the Night Away The Long Winters Putting the Days to Bed Lifesavas Gutterfly Norfolk amp Western Dusk in Cold Parlours amp If You Were Born Overseas Tracker Blankets amp Polk Blanket Music Cultural Norms Casey Neill Brooklyn Bridge Typhoon White Lighter 3 Markus Ello Winesburg Ohio Big Charade Rock In My Head As Fucked As Me Your Neighbors 4184 Producer edit Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Sparkle Hard 2018 Langhorne Slim Y La Bamba The Builders and The Butchers Peter Wilde Carnival Red Fang Ashleigh Flynn A Million Stars References edit Seida Linda Biography The Decemberists Allmusic Retrieved 26 April 2010 Hopkin Kenyon Biography Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble Allmusic Retrieved 26 April 2010 White Lighter Typhoon Credits AllMusic AllMusic External links editChris Funk Myspace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Funk amp oldid 1220599449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
