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Chris & Carla are an offshoot of the Seattle folk-punk unit
the Walkabouts, featuring the band's singer/songwriters
Chris Eckman and
Carla Torgerson. An acoustic, folk-based project, the
Chris & Carla duo debuted in 1993 with Shelter for an Evening, a live collection recorded in Germany. Two years later, the pair resurfaced with
Life Full of Holes, a studio LP cut with
R.E.M.'s
Peter Buck and members of Britain's
Tindersticks. Nights Between Stations, another live effort -- this one recorded in Greece -- followed later in 1995.
Swinger 500, including appearances by other members of
the Walkabouts as well as
Camper Van Beethoven's
David Immerglück and
the Bad Livers'
Danny Barnes, was released in 1998, followed by a third live effort, Ljubljana, issued the following year. While maintaining their involvement with
the Walkabouts,
Eckman and
Torgerson continued their occasional releases of
Chris & Carla duo albums into the new millennium, including 2001's Come as You Aren't and 2007's Fly High Brave Dreamers. ~ Jason Ankeny