Six young people together making old souls' music is one way to describe what Paper Hill Casket Company does, but it wouldn't tell the whole story. Paper Hill Casket Company wants to break the rules and honor tradition at the same time. A six-piece americana ensemble from New Haven, Connecticut, Paper Hill Casket Company is absorbing New England antiquity and incorporating it into a music that is sometimes melodic and lilting, sometimes driving and raucous. Classical style violin combines with clanging rhythmic banjo to drive songs exploring topics such as arson and natural disaster. But before you know it, the high-energy “string band with drums” will take you on an anachronistic, bluegrass-style tour through rural American decay. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.