Slough Creek
Saranac Lake, NY-based quartet 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.
Brought together by their love of wild places and the power of a good tune, their music bridges contemporary roots music traditions. If you ask each of our four band mates to tell you what kind of music we play, you might just get an answer for every day of the week.
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.
November 29, 5pm | Trio @ Eastwind Lake Placid, Lake Placid, NY | Living-room setting with bar, 25 seats
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 28, 7:30pm | Quartet @ Mt. Van Hoevenberg | Full Moon Series | Lodge, Second Floor
March 20, 7-10pm | Quartet @ Great Hall Bar | Hotel Saranac
March 21, TBD | Quartet @ Waterhole Saranac Lake | Festival of the Local
June 20, 6:30pm | Quartet @ Arts Center Lake Placid, Lake Placid, NY | Annex Theater, 90 seats
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Upcoming Shows
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
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.