Pretend Friend

Pretend Friend is a nationally touring progressive Americana band based in Wichita, Kansas. Founded by award winning songwriter, singer and guitarist, Grant Boesen, Pretend Friend melds captivating lyrics and soulful melodies into timeless original songs. The blending of traditional familiarity with improvised jams, driving bluegrass, vocal harmonies, and anthemic choruses only begins to encompass the soundscape created by the genre-melding project. Caleb Drummond, virtuoso upright bassist, and Rami Stucky, dynamic drummer supreme, solidify Pretend Friend's powerful delivery of "songs that seem to have always been."

"Pretend Friend respects tradition and its musical heritage while consistently breaking new ground. The combination of expert writing and outstanding musicianship places the band in rarified company—one of those bands that wows fellow musicians with its acumen and leaves everyone tapping their toes and singing along to songs that seem to have always been."

Jedd Beaudoin | Host/Producer of Strange Currency
KMUW (NPR), Wichita, KS