May 11, 2021
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The cover of “Khumbu,” by the group Freelance Philosophers, made up of Alpena natives Forrest Maher, Brian Silver, and Matthew Woolman and Chicago’s Jason Hollembeak and North Carolina’s Todd Mayberry.
Three lifelong friends who found their love for music and friendship in Alpena wrote a concept album called “Khumbu” about trekking in the Khumbu Valley to get the best view of the highest mountain in the world.
Forrest Maher, Brian Silver, and Matthew Woolman, all originally from Alpena, together with their longtime friends, Chicago drummer Jason Hollembeak and North Carolina tenor guitarist Todd Mayberry, released their Freelance Philosophers album called “Khumbu” after Maher traveled to Nepal with his wife, Laurie, and trekked to Mt. Everest basecamp.