Ur Mom is a four-member band from the Rogue Valley who specialize in eclectic acoustic music with rich-three part harmonies. Leslie plays guitar; Lynn sings and adds a little rhythm with tambourine, shaker, spoons and kazoo; and Heather plays guitar, mandolin/ mandola, and cajon and other hand percussion (not all at the same time!) Isaac, who we refer to affectionately as "the Kid", rounds things out with his mad bass skills.

 

First things first: Why "Ur Mom"?

Because we play music your mom would like, if she were ultra cool. And because two of us teach middle school...AND because it sounds so much better than “three old ladies who sing and play awesome music!”

 

 

A little history:

Ur Mom is now entering our third year together! The band, which consists of Heather Ayers, Lynn Kunstman, Isaac Park and Leslie Phillips, spun off from another project that Lynn and Heather were doing, another trio called Kahely. Lynn and Heather had done a little singing and playing together many years ago, and somehow drifted apart. Kahely brought them back together. However, the two had a different vision and direction than what Kahely was doing, so they started their own project, Ur Mom. Problem was, they needed another instrumentalist/vocalist, and found Leslie. Or perhaps we should say that fate brought Leslie to us!

 

Somewhere along the way, we decided that a bass might be a nice addition, so we added Lisa Spencer, a talented local musician. After a brief stint with Ur Mom, however. Lisa’s life got a little full, and she needed to part ways. But when one door closes, another opens, and along came Isaac. Another fateful meeting, for sure!

 

A little more about the music

The music is really all about the vocals and the harmony, and the instruments are there to lend support to that. Ur Mom’s genre is tough to categorize, so “eclectic acoustic folk-rock-blues-country-soul” probably works. The band covers songs from the last fifty years, maybe more. We cover everything from A to Z: Alison Kraus to Warren Zevon and everything in between. If it sounds good, and particularly if it offers the potential for three part harmony, Ur Mom will cover it.