Popular Portland band seeks public’s help finding stolen guitar

Anyone who’s followed the Portland music scene for the past several years has heard about the band North of Nashville.

Photo from the North of Nashville Facebook fan page.

Photo from the North of Nashville Facebook fan page.

The band, which was founded in 2010, plays a hybrid style of country described as “contemporary country with an outlaw attitude,” and has cultivated a loyal local following as well as regional and national recognition.

Now, after their bass guitar player had his instrument stolen out of his car in Portland on Friday, they’re reaching out to their fans for help.

On Saturday, this post was published on the band’s Facebook page:

Have you seen the guitar?

Chris Shorr

About Chris Shorr

Chris is a sixth generation Portlander who loves all things Maine. He has worked with mentally ill and marginalized adults at a Portland non-profit, on a lobster boat in Casco Bay, at several high-end Portland restaurants, and at a local meat packing plant. He also ran for Portland City Council in 2013, wrote a weekly column in the now defunct Portland Daily Sun, and currently writes a weekly column in The Portland Phoenix.