Reid Genauer

Reid Genauer

Reid Genauer (born May 19, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter and musician best known as the singer and guitarist of the bands Strangefolk and Assembly of Dust. More recently he has recorded and performed under the moniker Reid Genauer & Folks. He has been active as a composer, recording artist, and live performer since the early 1990s, and is known for his story-like lyrical style of Folk Rock.Genauer, originally from Chappaqua, New York, started his music career in college at the University of Vermont where he and guitarist Jon Trafton started Strangefolk as an acoustic duo originally named Strange Folk. Genauer and Trafton added bassit Erik Glockler and drummer Luke Smith to the group and changed the name to Strangefolk. The quartet found grassroots success with self produced albums Lore, Weightless in Water Strangefolk. and consistent national touring Strangefolk.After 10 years of recording and touring Reid Genauer left the Strangefolk in 2001 and formed a second group called Assembly of Dust.The groups first recording, was released as under Reid Genauer”name as a solo album titled "Assembly of Dust," in 2003. Subsequently, he assumed the album title as the band's name, Assembly of Dust and found critical acclaim with, live album The Honest Hour. and Some Assembly Required. The latter of which featured a guest musician on each track including Richie Havens, Béla Fleck, Mike Gordon, Grace Potter, Tony Rice, David Grisman, Al Schnier, Keller Williams, Jerry Douglas and John Scofield.In 2018 Reid Genaur organized a cast of 24 musicians to record his latest studio album Conspire To Smile under the moniker Reid Genauer & Folks. The album primarily consists of cover songs whose messages point towards love, positivity and community as a source of solidarity. The songs range from Lenny Kravit's “Let Love Rule” to Woody Guthrie's classic folk song “This Land Is Your Land”

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