▁With ▁his ▁gru ff ▁but ▁pla int ive ▁voice ▁and ▁his ▁fond ness ▁for ▁mud d ied - up ▁gu it ars , ▁he ▁sometimes ▁rec alls ▁Neil ▁Young ... ". ▁And ▁according ▁to ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio , ▁his ▁music ▁" has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁' be aut iful , ▁heart - r ending ▁and ▁soul ful ,' ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁' dark , ▁rock ing ▁and ▁dangerous ' ". ▁ ▁Har ford ' s ▁backing ▁band , ▁The ▁Band ▁of ▁Ch anges , ▁is ▁a ▁revol ving ▁door ▁concept ▁which ▁has ▁included ▁notable ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁Kevin ▁S alem , ▁Jane ▁Sc arp ant oni , ▁members ▁of ▁We en ▁including ▁Dave ▁D rei witz ▁and ▁Dean ▁We en , ▁Scott ▁Met z ger , ▁Robert ▁Se ah ag ▁Mang ano , ▁Joe ▁Rus so , ▁Eric ▁S lick , ▁Richard ▁Thompson , ▁and ▁Michael ▁Ham pton . ▁ ▁Har ford ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Pr inc eton , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁Pr inc eton ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁then ▁attended ▁Connecticut ▁College ▁before ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁Massachusetts ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Har ford ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁based ▁band ▁Three ▁Colors ▁that ▁included ▁Hub ▁Moore , ▁whose ▁major ▁label ▁debut ▁on ▁Sl ash / Lond on ▁Records ▁Har ford ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ; ▁and ▁sa x oph on ist ▁D ana ▁Col ley , ▁who ▁went ▁on