The Tarbox Ramblers started as a Boston bar band in 1994. Signed by Rounder Records in 1998, they released their self‑titled debut album in 2000. They followed up with «A Fix Back East,» produced by Jim Dickinson in Memphis and featuring a darker country blues tone, in 2004. The Ramblers' recordings feature Michael Tarbox on guitar and vocals; Johnny Sciascia, stringbass and vocals; and Daniel Kellar, violin. Michael Tarbox released a solo album, titled «My Primitive Joy,» in 2010.