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Old Salt Union (OSU) is a newgrass/americana string band from Belleville, Illinois. They have cited musical influences from jazz, classical, jam band and alternative. The band formed in 2012 and have since performed at many national festivals including LouFest, Stagecoach Festival, Bluegrass Underground, Winter Wondergrass, Freshgrass, featured on Music City Roots, Wakarusa, Yonder Mountain String Band's Harvest Festival, played the 2014 Daytona 500, FloydFest, Camp Euforia and the Walnut Valley Festival. The band was voted Best Bluegrass Band in St. Louis by The Riverfront Times in 2013 and Best Country Artist in 2014. Old Salt Union's line-up consists of Ryan Murphey (Banjo), Jesse Farrar, Justin Wallace (Mandolin) and John Brighton (Fiddle).

Self-Titled Debut
Old Salt Union signed with Compass Records of Nashville in early 2017 and released their eponymous record on August 4, 2017. The album features ten re-arranged, re-mixed and re-mastered previously recorded tracks from the band's catalog - including a rendition of Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al". The album is produced by Alison Brown and was recorded at Compass Records Studios in Nashville, TN. ==Where The Dogs Don’t Bite==
Where The Dogs Don’t Bite
Old Salt Union released their second Compass Records album, "Where The Dogs Don't Bite", on August 16, 2019 to critical acclaim. The album contains 10 tracks of original material, one of which, "Tell Me So", is a duet with famous bluegrass performer and tenor Bobby Osborne. The release reached number one on the Billboard Charts bluegrass albums for the week of August 31, 2019. == Discography ==
Discography
• Western Skies (2013) • Bridge (2014) ==References==
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