When Andrew Arbogast decided he wanted to make music, a seed was planted. Try as he might to nourish it alone, a pursuit of a singer-songwriter career was too solitary and left him unfulfilled. The roots had begun to grow, the seed had sprouted, but something was missing.

He needed a band.

Thankfully, long-time friend Emily McKitrick and Andrew's then-roommate, Joseph Piedmonte, joined him in a quest to nurture the fledgling music project that would become Lowly the Tree Ghost.

Emily's bright voice and prowess at the piano brilliantly complimented Andrew's own baritone and guitar, while Joseph contributed the depth and darkness that only a bass could. The seedling reached higher. Still, something was missing.

Two posts on Craiglist brought the final two members to the band---violinist Laura Simna and drummer Steven Crobar and the seedling flourished, its branches reaching out to embrace the sun's warmth.

Lowly the Tree Ghost is a band that was brought together through the common idea of nourishing and cr