Formed by Courtney Werner and Evan Morgan of Magic Tuber Stringband and Weirs, Austin Cash of Nathan Smearage, Oliver Child-Lanning of Weirs, Sluice, and Fust, James Gibian of Beak Trio, and Alli Rogers of Alli Blois, Dowsers have grown their musical presence through live shows. As they prepare to release their debut album next year, today, they share their first single, "Dogwood / Three Forks of Cheat".

Both songs showcase the band's experimental folk sound, with “Dogwood” landing as a meditation on cycles of change, while “Three Forks of Cheat” reinterprets an Edden Hammons through a post-rock lens.

Speaking about "Dogwood", Morgan explains: “'Dogwood' is a song that I wrote in the spring of 2020 at my friend Hunter's grandparents' house in Hayesville, NC so it's release has been a long-time coming. The reliability of certain seasonal markers, some familiar and some new depending on local ecosystems shifting conditions due to climate change, is something I think we all become increasingly aware of as we grow older. The Dogwood tree that grew outside this house in Hayesville was the center here for my reflection on humans growing older but natural cycles reappearing. "

On "Three Forks of Cheat", he adds: “'Three Forks of Cheat' has always been one of my favorite fiddle tunes. The source fiddler for this one is Edden Hammons of Webster County, WV. I learned it from playing with Will Csorba who shared his obsession with me for Hammons family tunes. I think of the three unequal, "crooked" lines of the B part as representing the three forks of the Cheat River. I wanted to try to draw out the atmospheric qualities of this strange tune with Dowsers, ending in a cacophonous sludge section inspired by the great Athens band Harvey Milk."