Search - Artist/Band: Burlap to Cashmere

• Band Name: Burlap to Cashmere
• Decades Active: 1990
• Genre: Gospel
• Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative CCM, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Christian, Gospel, Alternative Pop/Rock
• Moods: Bittersweet, Freewheeling, Intense

Title	Release
Anybody Out There?	10/27/1998
Live at the Bitter End [A&M]	01/27/1998

The alternative CCM group Burlap to Cashmere was led by the Brooklyn-based vocal/guitar duo of cousins John Philippides and Steven Delopoulus. Discovered by manager Jamison Ernest while performing in a New Jersey coffeehouse, the duo soon assembled Burlap to Cashmere, recruiting guitarist Mike Ernest, bassist Roby Guarnera, keyboardist Josh Zandman, drummer Theodore Pagano and percussionist Scott Barksdale; drawing on a vast range of folk and world music influences, the group soon began appearing at New York venues including the Bottom Line, Irving Plaza and Tramps, also building a national cult following on the strength of their extensive tour schedule. After independently issuing a live record in 1997, the following year Burlap to Cashmere signed with A&M to release their major-label debut Anybody Out There? ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide