Hailing from the Muscle Shoals area The Bear was started in 2006 by founding members Nathan Pitts & Louisa Murray. Shortly after the expanded to 6 member experimenting with rotating on drums, upright and electric basses, guitar, pedal steel, banjo, ukulele, flute, and a variety of keyboards and percussion instruments. The Bear touches on many genres from indie rock to folk but always has the beautifully blended voices of Pitts & Murray at the forefront.

