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time line
august 1996
cromwell forms with the following line up:
paul blacksmith (guitar), peter mcallister (guitar), wanda blacksmith (bass), and john myers (drums)
august 1997
release of demo tape followed by first east coast tour
may 1998
second east coast tour including the nine fest in baltimore, md
july 1998
cromwell takes on the name of winterset
november 1998
third east coast tour
december 1998
peter mcallister leaves winterset, jesse mccann joins
march 1999
release of self-titled, self-produced compact disc
july 1999
fourth tour incuding the east coast, canada, and mid-west
may 2000
fifth tour / first tour with east coast rock band SWANK
june 2000
wanda blacksmith and john myers leave winterset, peter mcallister returns, lee o'boyle and william j learman join - thus attempting a three guitar project with paul, peter, and jesse on guitar, lee on bass, and j on the drums
october 2000
sixth tour - the southeast
january 2001
lee o'boyle leaves winterset, peter mcallister moves over to bass - band returns to a standard 4 piece
march 2001
release of the "Actuality" e.p. - a free three song sampler of the forthcoming album "To Travel Miles Only To End..."
july 2001
after being out print for a short time, the self-titled album is repressed by The Awareness Program
july 2001
seventh tour - this time taking on portions of texas, the midwest, and the southeast
august 2001
winterset takes on an agreement with Po Boy Productions (portland, or) to achieve a new level of sales, promotion, and distribution in the northwest
september 2001
release of second full length album; entitled "To Travel Miles Only To End..." (Anvil Records USA))
october 2001
eighth tour - east coast / southeast
december 2001
winterset signs an agreement with The Relative Music Group (tacoma, wa) - a national booking agency
january 2002
winterset is added to the roster of Rock Solid Promotions (houston, tx) who will also be assisting the band as a national booking agency
april 2002
ninth tour - texas and southeast
july 2002
winterset records a series of live promotional videos for Live Unsigned - an L.A. based A&R company
december 2002
jesse mccann leaves winterset, peter mcallister moves back to guitar, pete workman joins on bass
february 2003
tenth tour - southeast
september 2003
winterset decides to call it a good run and plays two final shows in biloxi and hattiesburg, ms
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