Kalkaska's Ashley Christopher is a member of the folk band Silver Creek Revival where she and her bandmate Sam Hess perform lead vocals.
When she spoke with IPR, the band had just returned from recording part of their newest album — driving their beloved tour van down to a prestigious studio called the Green House in Indiana.
“It’s called the “Swaggin' Wagon,” Ashley said. “It actually has a horn that plays "La Cucaracha.”
But it wasn’t always nice studios and "La Cucaracha."
“When I was just out of high school,” Ashley said. “I would go to my buddy's basement and we would record some stuff like that video game Rock Band. We used a rock band microphone, but recorded on his computer."
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