Rusted Root

Rusted Root is an American worldbeat rock band formed in the year 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by Michael Glabicki (vocals, guitar); Patrick Norman (bass); Liz Berlin (percussion); Jim Donovan (drums); Jenn Wertz (vocals, percussion); John Buynak (guitar, mandolin, pennywhistle); and Jim DiSpirito (percussion). The band achieved fame in 1994 with its platinum-selling album When I Woke, which included the hit single "Send Me on My Way". The song has been featured prominently in many films and commercials. Rusted Root has sold more than three million albums. After releasing The Movement in 2012 and touring through 2015, the band went on an indefinite hiatus, with principal songwriter and vocalist Michael Glabicki forming the group Uprooted with former members of Rusted Root and continuing to tour with that group into the early 2020s. The band's music incorporates elements of rock with percussion and influences from varoius musical traditions. Its lineup has changed over the course of the band's history, with Glabicki remaining a central member of the group.