Slough Creek
Saranac Lake, NY-based Americana band defined by tight harmonies and hold-onto-your-hat instrumental breaks. With songs rooted in place, Slough Creek transports listeners to the sagebrush steppe of Wyoming, woodland streams of the Midwest, salt marsh flats of New England, and the sloughs, fens, bogs, and mires of their Adirondack home.
The band’s debut, self-titled album was released on June 20, 2026. Search “Slough Creek” on your favorite listening platform and give it a spin!
Brought together by their love of wild places and the power of a good tune, their music bridges contemporary roots music traditions.
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Meet the band
Slough Creek is led by singer-songwriter Charlie Reinertsen on vocals and rhythm guitar. Marion Hoelzel provides intricate countermelodies on the banjo while singing harmonies that breathe life into each song. Bill Chamberlain provides the pepper and sizzle with dazzling mandolin work, and Jon Zander holds the entire band together through tight bass and masterful instrumental arrangements.
Slough Creek is available for booking public and private shows in solo singer-songwriter, duo, trio, and full-band quartet arrangements.
Upcoming Shows
July 14, 5:00pm | The Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY | Singing With the Trolls: Explore the Trolls exhibit and enjoy tunes from Slough Creek!
July 17, 6-9pm | Roof Deck Party @ Grand Adirondack Hotel, Lake Placid, NY(roof deck in good weather, Marcy Bar in bad weather)
July 31, 6-9pm | Roof Deck Party @ Grand Adirondack Hotel, Lake Placid, NY(roof deck in good weather, Marcy Bar in bad weather)
August 1, 3-4pm | Dewey Dubs Super Secret Woods Stage @ Dewey Mountain, Saranac Lake, NY
September 12, 6-9pm | Roof Deck Party @ Grand Adirondack Hotel, Lake Placid, NY(roof deck in good weather, Marcy Bar in bad weather)
September 20, 2-3pm | Adirondack Garlic Festival, Kate Mt. Park, Vermontville, NY
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2025
November 10, 8:30pm | Quartet @ Hoot Show | Saranac Lake, NY | Listening room, 100 seats, 1 hour
November 29, 5pm | Trio @ Eastwind Lake Placid, Lake Placid, NY | Living-room setting with bar, 25 seats, 2 hours
2026
January 19, 7pm | Quartet @ Saranac Lake Hootenanny, Saranac Lake NY | Listening room,100 seats, 45 minutes
January 31, 5:30pm | Quartet @ Eastwind Lake Placid, Lake Placid, NY | Living-room setting with bar, 25 seats, 2 hours
February 27, 7:00pm | Quartet @ Dewey Mountain Ski Area, Saranac Lake, NY
February 28, 7:30pm | Quartet @ Mt. Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid, NY | Full Moon Series | Lodge, Second Floor
March 20, 7-10pm | Quartet @ Great Hall Bar | Hotel Saranac, Saranac Lake, NY
March 21, 6pm | Ticketed | Doors | Quartet @ Waterhole Saranac Lake | Festival of the Local FT. The Allens & Curt and Kary
April 30, 6pm | Mad Hatter Ball at Heaven Hills Farm
May 15, 6-9pm | Grand Adirondack Hotel, roof deck in good weather, Marcy Bar in bad weather
May 21, 8-9 pm | Hotel Saranac, Great Hall Bar
June 6, 10am-2pm | Farmers Market, Saranac Lake
June 8, 7pm | Pendragon Theatre, Album Pre-Release Show, Saranac Lake, 100 seats
June 20, 6:30pm | Quartet @ Arts Center Lake Placid, Lake Placid, NY | Annex Theater, 90 seats
Past Shows
Streaming now…
We had a blast headlining for the first-ever Hoot Show celebrating two years of the Saranac Lake Hootenanny. The Hoot has been bringing together talent from the North Country and beyond, and it’s where members of Slough Creek first met and started to play together. It was only fitting that we made our public debut on the Hoot stage.
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Live Recordings
Check out our live performance at The Saranac Lake Hootenanny on November 10, 2025. Jon Zander on bass, Marion Hoelzel on vocals and banjo, Bill Chamberlain on mandolin, and Charlie Reinertsen on guitar and vocals.