The Romany Rye (band) The Romany Rye (band) The Romany Rye is a band formed by Luke MacMaster, former guitarist of The Colour. Their first album, "Highway 1, Looking Back Carefully", was released on October 5, 2009 with a track listing of eight songs. The band could be categorized as indie folk-rock and draws comparisons to the likes of Neil Young, My Morning Jacket, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, and many others. Kings of Leon guitarist Matthew Followill, whose band has its early roots in country rock, dubbed them a band to watch in 2010. On January 3, 2012, they released their second album,
Caleb and Sol while Sol sung with the University's highly esteemed Gospel Choir led by Cedric Weary. With the exception of occasional singing duet requests, Caleb and Sol did not perform consistently until 2009. Caleb met Scott and Marisa Frantz while attending Calvary Fellowship Church in Eugene. After playing on the worship team for nearly a year together, Caleb approached Scott about recording an album in Scott's converted garage studio. After hearing some rough cuts of their songs, he agreed to take on the project. Throughout the 3-month recording process, Scott naturally became a part of the band and collaborated with Caleb and