Fronted by lead singers Annalyse McCoy & Ryan Dunn, the band’s melding of alt-country, bluesy bluegrass and classic rock echo the core members’ diverse roots: Annalyse descended directly from the infamous McCoys of Eastern Kentucky, and Ryan deeply rooted in the beach culture of southern New Jersey.
2/3 Goat’s album Stream of Conscience and their music video of the title track have gained them recognition & features from outlets such as The Huffington Post, AOL Music, New York Music Daily, and others. They were chosen as one of the top 10 bands out of over 3,500 in competition to perform in The Outlaw Roadshow at SXSW 2013 hosted by Adam Duritz of The Counting Crows and Ryan Spaulding of Ryan’s Smashing Life.
Annalyse & Ryan went on the road, heavily touring in support of Stream of Conscience. Traveling in a 2-door Honda Civic down the eastern seaboard and through the mid-Atlantic states, and as far west as Austin, Texas, they often brought along fiddler Ryan Guerra. Touring as an acoustic trio in many cities, they would pick up rhythm sections in certain larger towns such as Nashville, where Stream of Conscience drummer Andy Wilmoth and bassist Jon Cavendish reside. Annalyse and Ryan feel that this organic building of their fan base despite hardships and having different players, gave 2/3 Goat a strong foundation and even helped broaden the music, bringing to light the solidity and quality of what really matters in the end: The Songs.
A portion of their touring has always involved festivals and rallies in support of a cause near and dear to 2/3 Goat: fighting mountaintop removal coal mining. This is a practice in central Appalachia which involves bombing the tops of mountains to reach the coal seam, leaving behind the highest cancer rates per capita in the nation due to runoff. It also results in a barren landscape and the burying of thousands of miles of freshwater streams. On Stream of Conscience, both the title track and the song “Green Paper Mountains” address this issue.
2/3 Goat has played on stage with such artists as Kathy Mattea, Trent Wagler of The Steel Wheels, Big Kenny of Big & Rich, and Daniel Martin Moore.