“Like persistent rays of sunshine bursting through cracks in ominous clouds, the Royal Oui injects a little sophisticated, earnest optimism on a seemingly dour world.” -Buzzbands LA

“Warm, and full of soft but vibrant sonic colors. It feels like a living, breathing creature that has no choice but to bare its soul, believe in magic, and see beauty in the world.” -Beatroute

The Royal Oui is singer/songwriters Adrienne Pierce and Ari Rosenschein. Throughout two albums and several EPs, the duo has crafted a catalog of immaculate songs ranging from introspective folk to electronics-infused tracks, always with their warm harmonies and sharp hooks at the forefront.

Outlets like Rolling Stone and American Songwriter praised the Royal Oui’s past releases. Performer called the band’s sound “impassioned indie pop," while No Depression wrote, “The Royal Oui is able to make listeners feel true love.“ Live, they’ve supported Great Lake Swimmers, Chris Shiflett, Elliott BROOD, Steve Poltz, and others.

Playing Music since 1971, “Uncle Doug” Cooper is a multi faceted Musician. Working as a talented Bassist, an accomplished Guitarist, an Impressive Harmonica player, and Vocalist, with a touch of Piano & Percussion to round things out.

“Uncle Doug” performs as an acoustical soloist with a program called “Uncle Doug” plays tribute to Neil Young & Friends”. An authentic Country - Folk / Rock experience.

The Genre of music known as “Country - Folk / Rock” ( Today it’s known as “AMERICANA” ) became popular in the late 1960’s and peaked out in the late 1970’s leaving behind an incredible legacy of music.with artist’s like Neil Young,
The Byrds, The Grateful Dead, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, America, Gordon Lightfoot, The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, J. J. Cale, Little Feat, Jimmy Buffet, Arlo Guthrie, Pure Prairie League, and many, many more.

This body of music has stood the test of time, Entertaining audiences everywhere. I always see young & old alike singing along, Telling Me things like “ I remember what I was doing” or “Who I was with when I first heard that song” to “My parents used to play those songs all the time” and “I was raised on that music” also “You never hear anyone playing these songs anymore”.

“Uncle Doug” Cooper has played many Genre’s of music over the years including, Country. Classic Rock, Blues, Jazz,
Country - Folk / Rock, & Americana.

Vagary (def. a whimsical idea), is primarily a musical partnership between Steve Pitkin and Michael Tanksley. Having played in other bands, then together in the classic rock cover band Bucula 2013-2018, the urge to develop original music Steve had gradually developed led to acoustic arrangements between them. The love of deeper cuts by artists like Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell, Zeppelin and Rush, among others, can be heard in the songwriting. Elements like fretless bass by Michael add our own sound to beloved covers, and have been essential to the original music. Adding drums periodically beginning in 2020, Vagary was able to expand its repertoire and record in 2023, while consistently returning to acoustic arrangements and performances as well. Since 2024, Derek Wiebe has brought another level on drums and helped us to add amazing and unique covers while bringing out a deeper interpretation of our original music.

Nate is a multi faceted Seattle based musician who specializes in Drum Set performance. He has been playing the drums since the age of 5, and recently completed a degree in music from the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance. Nate is a composer, educator, and a band leader at the forefront. While he is constantly working on finding his sound, he is highly influenced by straight ahead jazz (particularly post bop), and also takes influence from Hiphop/R&B, Funk, and Neo Soul.

As a teenager he was heavily involved in the local Seattle Hip-hop scene; participating in local organizations/programs such as The Residency, and MoPop’s SoundOff. He still has ties and connections to the local scene and continues to produce music for local artists. During the Covid-19 pandemic he had the opportunity to work as a recording engineer at the late Fib Studios in Seattle before attending the University of Oregon.

Nate was exposed to Jazz music from a very young age, and later fell back in love with the music in High School/College. He feels a deep connection to the music and wishes to express that in his playing.