Answer the following question: Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.theinnocencemission.com/ official web site -rsb- - years active: 1985 -- present - past members: steve brown - origin: lancaster , pennsylvania , usa - label: badman/l & m , kneeling elephant/rca , what are records ? . -lrb- '' former '' -rrb- a.m.p. -lrb- '' current '' -rrb- a - genre: alternative folk rock rock , ambient rock , dream pop , - name: the innocence mission - background: group_or_band - image: the innocence mission 1995.jpg - current members: karen peris don peris mike bitts Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of the innocence mission .
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the innocence mission -lrb- stylized as the innocence mission on all releases since 1995 -rrb- is an american folk rock band centered on husband-and-wife singer-songwriters karen and don peris .the original group , including mike bitts -lrb- bass guitar -rrb- and steve brown -lrb- drums -rrb- , was formed in lancaster , pennsylvania in the early 1980s when the members met during a catholic school production of '' godspell '' .although all members of the band have contributed musically , karen peris is its principal writer .