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Tiffany, what do you enjoy most about managing the band? Tiffany: I personally enjoy help- ing the band members out so they can focus more on writing the music and perfecting their songs, while I book the shows and help keep their social media, graphic design, photography, videos, and online presence up to date. And Cara is like a sister to me.  How did the band come upon their eclectic roots sound, what makes that sound different from other roots-rock bands, and how does it relate to the name Mass Folk Commons?  Garrett: We pull from many genres but mainly play what comes from our individual styl- ings, tastes and inspirations. Some prefer technical, some prefer tradi- tional, but we all prefer something that is pure, fresh and original.  Andrew: All of our musical back- grounds are eclectic and we all grew up with some roots music in our childhoods. The music you grow up with almost never leaves Watch a video about Tiffany Harned’s photography NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 9 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 143