Hope DeBates & North Forty perform a diverse range of music, including country classics, alt country original songs, 70/80’s pop covers, with some R&B and jazz standards in the mix. All done with a creative and unique approach.
Based in NYC since 1986, Hope has worked with a wide variety of musicians from avant-garde pianist, Cecil Taylor, to Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes.
The members of the North Forty are a rotating cast of some of the more accomplished musicians in NYC. Keeping the music fresh with each band members unique styles and interpretations of the songs.