The Cabin Project

The Cabin Project, Portland’s own musical hybrid of folk-rock and indie, releases its 7th album, The Wonder. This record brings a new dimension to the project, cultivating the dynamic elements and harmonic depth that has long-defined the group. The record begins deep in the woods of the Pacific NW, a reflection on Sawicki’s last four years, and the highs and lows that life and its relationships can bring. From the lowest point, through recovery, to the reemerging and discovery of our animals within. The band gifts the songs with arrangements and instrumentation, allowing the listener to reconnect to forgiveness, renewal, and the land around us.

The group was born in 2009, after band lead Katie Sawicki threw in the solo touring towel intent on finding a new sound. Her upstairs studio, lined with Doug Fir walls, became The Cabin Project—an invitation to collaborate and work collectively towards a sonically expansive sound. It began with layered tracks, doubled vocals, and rhythms that eventually found their way to drummer and percussionist Zanny Geffel. The two are now joined by Kelly Clifton’s melodic bass lines, Mieke Bruggeman’s atmospheric woodwinds, and original member Adam Sweeney returning on guitar. The Cabin Project remains a powerhouse collective of queer, women and nonbinary musicians and creatives, with an ever evolving perspective in its release of The Wonder.