Rusted Root

With their platinum-selling album ‘When I Woke’ released in 1994, Rusted Root rose to prominence, solidifying their unique worldbeat rock sound. This landmark album featured the hit single ‘Send Me on My Way,’ which garnered significant recognition and has since been prominently featured in various films and commercials. Throughout their career, Rusted Root has sold more than three million albums. The band’s distinct style, characterized by a fusion of acoustic, rock, and global musical traditions, notably incorporates a vibrant percussion section inspired by African, Latin American, Indian, and Native American rhythms.

Principal songwriter and vocalist Michael Glabicki, alongside bassist Patrick Norman and percussionist Liz Berlin, were instrumental in shaping the band’s innovative sound and lyrical themes, which often incorporated elements related to Christianity and Judaism. Their self-titled album ‘Rusted Root’ was released in 1998, accompanied by the ‘Airplane’ EP in the same year. The band maintained an active release schedule into the new millennium, unveiling ‘Welcome to My Party’ in 2002 and the live album ‘Rusted Root Live’ in 2004. A comprehensive compilation, ‘The Best of Rusted Root: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection,’ followed in 2005.

Rusted Root’s commitment to their evolving sound was evident with the release of ‘Stereo Rodeo’ in 2009. They continued to engage their dedicated fanbase by releasing ‘The Movement’ in 2012, an album notably funded directly by their supporters. After actively touring through 2015, Rusted Root announced an indefinite hiatus. Following this, Michael Glabicki, the band’s principal songwriter and vocalist, launched a new project named Uprooted.

Glabicki continued to tour extensively with Uprooted into the early 2020s, carrying forward the distinctive musical approach and creative energy that defined Rusted Root’s enduring legacy in the music industry.