Eric Rhame's musical interest began at an early age with the presence of his fathers own guitar music and influences, and at the age of 13 he began taking lessons learning rock and other popular music of the time. During his college years in wisconsin, Eric played music every chance he had with several different musicians, becoming a student of American country, folk and blues.

Today, citing regional influences such as Greg Brown and Spider John Koerner and songwriter standard bearers Townes Van Zandt and Steve Earle, Eric paints a lyrical, relaxed picture of the elements of his Northern Minnesota surroundings: the dark, the cold, the woods, fishing, the sun, the snow, and the working class landscape of a port town