
American Pacific Northwest based songwriter duo Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer voyage even further out to sea on their latest self-produced/recorded release Off-Grid Lo-Fi.Recorded entirely with solar and wind powered electricity on a nearly uninhabited, non-ferry-serviced, remote off-grid island in northwest Washington State, McGraw and Fer have ventured into new territory, both geographically and artistically. McGraw and Fer were invited to a seaside farm to care-take for four old donkeys and a flock of chickens for three months on an island with a winter population of fewer than eight people. Seizing the opportunity for a solitary writing residency, the duo loaded all of their instruments, minimal recording gear, and groceries into a tiny 16' aluminum boat and crossed the channel towards the US/Canadian border for what they called their 'feral' adventure. Pushing wheelbarrows full of provisions in their rubber boots, they made their way to a hand-built cabin where they recorded Off-Grid Lo-Fi in a living room o