The Rivergods

The Rivergods are an original, award-winning act based in southeastern CT that has played its own heartfelt harmony-rich folk/roots/rock music (and occasionally, some choice covers) since 1997. The Rivergods are husband/wife songwriters, Ben and Nancy Parent, who perform both as a duo, and sometimes with a full band that has included some of the region's finest players over the years. (This show will be a duo performance, backed by musician Steve Elci on drums/backing vocals.) Ben and Nancy have written and performed together for over 25 years, and blend their voices with the sort of instinctual harmonies that are perhaps only achieved through blood, time or marriage.

“Together since 1997 and as American as music comes, the Rivergods are a genre-defying collection of the ethereal, the gritty, the raw and the real.” – Tim Malcolm, Norwich Bulletin

The Rivergods have seven albums of original material out (here’s their complete discography) and are gearing up to release their next record in 2024. Ever prolific as songwriters, Ben and Nancy maintain a Soundcloud page started during COVID-19 for sharing demos and unreleased songs. The Rivergods have garnered a ton of good press for their eclectic recordings over the years — The New Haven Advocate once hailed the band’s “perfect eclecticism: country, gospel, pop and funky back beats mixed seamlessly.”