Bon Iver ( /bo?n i?'v??

r/ bone-ee-VARE ) is a Grammy award-winning American folk

band founded in 2007 by indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. The band also
includes Michael Noyce, Sean Carey and Matthew McCaughan. Vernon released Bon
Iver's debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago independently in July 2007. The majority
of that album was recorded while Vernon spent three months in a cabin in
northwestern Wisconsin. Bon Iver won the 2012 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and
Best Alternative Music Album for their album Bon Iver, Bon Iver. The name Bon Iver
is derived from the French phrase bon hiver (French pronunciation: ?[b?n?iv???]),
meaning "good winter", taken from a greeting on Northern Exposure.