Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to The Foxgloves. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

The Foxgloves, we’re looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.

Maura Dunst (vocals/fiddle/mando): Our first full-length album, for sure: Mama Was a Bandit. It was a long time coming and we worked super hard on it — literal blood, sweat, and tears went into this album, which was a bigger undertaking than anything we’d done before as a group. It was so challenging, and so rewarding.

The, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

The Foxgloves are a six-piece all-female Americana band from the Twin Cities. Their high energy performances, heartfelt storytelling, four-part harmonies, and unique instrumentation have swept them onto big stages throughout the region, most notably at Blue Ox Music Festival as the winners of the 2021 Virtual Band Competition. Their debut self-titled EP was released in June of 2021 and their first full-length album was released in September 2022. This powerful band is making moves you’ll want to witness.

Maura Dunst (vocals/fiddle/mando): We’re an Americana/bluegrass/folk band. There are plenty of those in the industry, but I think what sets us apart is the complexity of our arrangements, the storytelling in our songwriting, and the depth of our harmonies. Plus we put on a great show, so come see us live. *wink*

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

Liz DeYoe (guitar): Connecting with people. It is so fulfilling to connect to the band members and audience through music. When the band members lock in with each other on a song it feels amazing. One of the most rewarding experiences for me is seeing little girls watching us in awe. I hope to inspire the next generation of women musicians!

Steph Snow (vocals/ukulele): I’ve loved having people come up to us after shows and talk about how some of the stories in the songs felt to them. Storytelling is such a powerful tool, and I hope that as we continue to perform and write music together we can form connections with even more people.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

Maura Dunst (vocals/fiddle/mando): It’s important to me that I tell women’s stories, that I learn how to play solos on fiddle and mandolin that are as spicy as I can manage, and that I help add to the numbers of women songwriters — NPR reported that women only make up 12.7% of songwriters. That’s appalling! I want young women to read the liner notes of our CD, see our names on all the bylines, and think, “hey, I can do that.” It means so much to me when I see little girls in the audience watching us play. I look forward to a day when bands like ours are not an anomaly, and girls get to see themselves reflected in musicians on stage as much as boys do. Trying to make a noticeable shift in demographics is an uphill battle, but an absolute honor.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.thefoxgloves.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefoxglovesband/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefoxglovesband

Image Credits
Tom Smouse Brandon Lenzmeier