Over the Rhine is an American, Ohio-based folk music band that was formed in 1989 by Linford Detweiler, Karin Bergquist, Ric Hordinski, and Brian Kelley.

Over the course of the band's existence, they have recorded at least 15 studio albums and have shared the stage with Bob Dylan, John Prine, Adrian Belew, Squeeze, Ani DiFranco, My Morning Jacket, Hem, and Cowboy Junkies.

Over the Rhine formed in the spring of 1989,[1] as a quartet with Detweiler, Bergquist, and guitarist Ric Hordinski and drummer Brian Kelley.

[3] Over the Rhine independently released their first two albums,Till We Have Faces, in 1991 (named for the C. S. Lewis book of the same title) and Patience in 1992.

[4][5] Paste magazine granted one of its first five-star reviews to Ohio[6] and listed it as #26 of "The 50 Best Albums of the 2000s", calling it "more than simply a dense, rich, vulnerable collection of songs; it’s a dirt road companion on that difficult journey inward, upward".

[7] Due to issues within their marriage, Detweiler and Bergquist decided to cancel their tour in support of Ohio.

[8] In June 2006, Paste named Over the Rhine as #74 of "100 Best Living Songwriters", saying that their "understated writing style [...] constantly puts the maxim “less is more” to the test—and succeeds.

Over the Rhine's album The Long Surrender was released nationally on February 8, 2011, on the band's own Great Speckled Dog label.

[19] The album was met with critical acclaim from sources including No Depression and Associated Press, who wrote "Love & Revelation is a subdued but lovely celebration...It won't surprise longtime fans that the topics are often sad and the tempos mostly slow, all the better to showcase Bergquist's warm, wise, honest alto.

"[20] In 2020, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra featured Over the Rhine in their special July 4 livestream alongside Melinda Doolittle.

[29][6][30] In 2015, they began raising funds to renovate a nearby 140-year-old barn in Martinsville, Ohio, into a recording studio and performing arts space called Nowhere Else.

[36][37] The festival has featured artists like Patty Griffin, Mary Gauthier, Joe Henry, Allison Russell, James McMurtry, John Paul White, Birds of Chicago, Leigh Nash, Lily & Madeleine, and Valerie June.