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Bread and Roses is an all-acoustic "folk-punk" band from Boston, Massachusetts. Their style of music includes influences from country, bluegrass, and old-timey genres, as well as punk rock. Their songs range from political, such as their rendition of the famous union ballad "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back", to renditions of American folk music classics. They also play many originals.

Bread and Roses has been around in different incarnations since 2000. As of 2006, the current Bread and Roses lineup consists of Morgan on bass and lead vocals, Adam on fiddle andvocals, Nathaniel/Nate on mandolin, Dan Pond on rhythm guitar and vocals, Steve on lead guitar, dobro, harmonica, and vocals, Dan Wilder on drums, and Whitney on banjo and vocals.

Bread and Roses' releases include a self-produced CD-R, a 7" split with Mischief Brew out on Fistolo Records, and an as-yet-untitled full-length that was recently completed and will also be out on Fistolo Records. The band has toured with Yoni Gordon and played shows with Mischief Brew, The Can Kickers, The Pine Hill Haints, Tomorrow The Gallows, and many other bands. Bread and Roses are known for their rowdy and enjoyable live performances. They have played in backyards and basements but also in more conventional performance spaces like Cambridge's The Lily Pad and Providence, RI's, AS220.

The band's official website is www.geocities.com/breadandrosesboston. Bread and Roses also has a Myspace, which is www.myspace.com/breadandrosesboston.

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