 Eisenberg has described the genre of early Charming Hostess as "klezmer-punk/balkan-funk".Members included Jewlia Eisenberg (voice, direction), Carla Kihlstedt (voice, fiddle), Nina Rolle (voice, accordion), Wes Anderson (drums), Nils Frykdahl (guitar, flute, saxophone, percussion), and Dan Rathbun (bass).--"from Boston Phoenix, Jon Garelick, (April 1–7, 2005)"