The Apache Relay was an American folk-rock band based out of

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. The band consisted of Michael Ford Jr (singer/guitarist), Mike Harris (guitar), Brett Moore (mandolin, organ), Steve Smith (drums), Kellen Wenrich (fiddle) and Ben Ford (bass and vocals). The band's name originated from a race-competition scene in the movie

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History

Formed in a dorm at

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, they released the

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''1988'' in 2009 under the moniker "Michael Ford Jr. & the Apache Relay", later dropping the frontman's name for their follow-up 2011 album ''American Nomad''. They opened for a number of

Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons are a British folk rock band formed in London in 2007. The band consists of Marcus Mumford (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums), Ted Dwane (vocals, double bass, bass guitar), and Ben Lovett (British musician), B ...

tour dates, appeared at numerous music festivals, and a song from the album, "Power Hungry Animals" was used in the 2013 comedy film

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. In 2014 they released the single "Katie Queen of Tennessee" from their eponymous 2014 album ''The Apache Relay''. They also recorded a cover of the

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song " Cover Me" for the ''Dead Man's Town: A Tribute to Born in the U.S.A.'' compilation album.

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* * American folk rock groups Musical groups established in 2009 {{US-band-stub