The Rough & Tumble

On Friday June 14, 2024, The Rough & Tumble are pleased to perform at Trinity House Theater in Livonia, MI with Ohio based songwriter, Ben Gage. The Rough & Tumble are a folk/Americana duo, consisting of Mallory Graham & Scott Tyler. Forming in 2011, they spent 8 years full time in a 16ft camper with two big dogs and one hamster, playing roughly 150 shows a year. At home at festivals (30A, Mile of Music, Nor-Eastr') listening rooms (Caffe Lena, Club Passim, Eddie's Attic) and house concerts across the country, their commanding stage presence, engaging performances and affecting songwriting won them official showcases at Folk Alliance International, NERFA, SERFA and the Independent Music Awards Americana Song of the Year for their song “The Hardest Part. 2021’s We're Only Family If You Say So, an album about what it means to be family and then to lose it, had singles debuting on American Songwriter and The Bluegrass Situation and has been embraced by fans for its stark honesty, unique storytelling and well-crafted melodies. The band now resides in New Hampshire and their new album, Only This Far, (May 2023) has been described as "quality songs, well written, well played, well sung and arranged, and a pleasure from start to end." www.theroughandtumble.com Ben Gage is a songwriter from Akron, OH blending folk and roots blues. Ben Gage grew up in the rust belt of Northeast Ohio, spread out in the countryside along the great Lake Erie. His roots run deep alongside the hard working blue collars that Ohio has to boast. That tenacity, love of family, and respect for a long day can be seen in his music. In Fall of 2021 Ben quit his job in the tech-sector to pursue music full time. Now he travels the US sharing stories and songs and always collecting more. https://www.bengagemusic.com/