![]() He has branded the moniker The American Songster® since his repertoire of music covers over 100 years of early American popular music. Is originally from Phoenix, Arizona and currently lives in the Chicago area with his family. GRAMMY Award Winner, Two-Time EMMY Nominee, 2020 U.S. Check ‘em out! -Lucinda Williams (Facebook, May 5th 2016) What’s not to love? We had a lot of fun after the show up on the rooftop listening to local band Norma Rae, who were great. “We always love coming to Athens, just a great town with a great venue, the Georgia Theatre, and always really great people. Jeff Rieter, Zach Wright and Wade Newbury round out the Norma Rae line-up. Norma Rae’s songwriters Jeff Soileau and Kelly Hoyle, were featured in Southern Distinction magazine’s 2017 article, “Best of Unknown Athens -Athens Best Kept Secret”. In 2013 the band released a self-titled EP, and in 2014, Norma Rae’s song “Muscle Shoals” was featured nationally on the PBS series Independent Lens. The “Norma Rae project” would grow into a full, permanent band by the summer of 2011. Norma Rae was formed in Athens, Georgia, in 2008 as an independent music project – a collection of songs addressing contemporary Southern concerns, told from a female perspective, hence the project’s name. All the stories –inspired from true Southern experiences-are indelibly sown from the unpretentious, and unpredictable, “soggy” part of the real South – the part where both good and evil take root in the same soil, and where certainly everything grows… Grassland is: Jody Daniels, banjo, guitar, mandolin Bo Hembree, Guitar Todd Ferguson, Drums Adam Poulin, Fiddle, Guitar Given Graber, Bass Leanne Daniels, acoustic guitar, vocals Jason Badia, guitar, mandolin.Īthens, Georgia, band writes songs about the South, blending original lyrics with inescapably Southern vocals into its Americana sound. It’s music that crosses generations, crosses genres, and will cross your soul. It’s something much more, something modern and amorphous. It’s jazzy, bluesy, soulful, country and rock. But there is the electric guitar and a drum kit. ![]() Sure, it has a banjo, a fiddle and a mandolin on occasion. Sometimes it looks a little like bluegrass. The band’s chemistry positively fills the room as they grin their way through the set, extending some of their tracks into improvised jams. ![]() This is not a show you’ll see fans chatting through. The band is currently recording their next EP to be released later this year.Īt live shows, every element of the band is turned up to eleven. Dreamers debuted at number 4 on the Alternate Root’s list of top ten songs and was used by NPR Atlanta in a piece they aired about the struggles faced by DACA youth. In 20, the band released singles “Dreamers” and “Heartache and Drifting”. ![]() The EP received much praise and recognition from noteworthy media outlets including NPR Atlanta, Stomp & Stammer, Flagpole Magazine, and the Alternate Root (Calif.) The album, named after the famed studio in which the recording took place, elevated the band to yet another level in its journey. In the fall of 2016, the band released the Echo Mountain Sessions EP, recorded during an epic January snowstorm in Asheville. Shows during that time included a performance at the Ted, the Atlanta Braves former stadium. Clearly the band was in control of its unique sound and headed to success. In 2015, a live performance from the EOP Red Clay Music Foundry (Duluth, Ga) was successfully released as their 2nd album. The album was a first glimpse into the group’s palpable chemistry, strong songwriting and virtuosic musicianship. In the summer of 2014, GSB’s debut album Before the Feast was released and quickly brought attention to the band. You would never have put together a band like this using a formula. A few years later, the band had grown into a multi-generational six-piece band that boasted members with master’s degrees in classical organ and guitar and a jazz-folk-pop and bluegrass influenced, improvisational live performance style -a hybrid the group called Amerigrass. Beginning as a bluegrass duo, then soon after as a trio with a drummer, the pieces began to fall into place and Grassland String Band was born. TICKETS: $10 early bird tix until May 31st, $12 tix June 1-June 30, $15 tix July1st-2nd and at doorīegan their journey in late 2012. Join us on Sat July 2 to celebrate July 4th w/ a great lineup of Americana acts, amazing beers and BBQ at Southern Brewing Co in Athens, GA! About this EventĪGES: All ages welcome - Kids 12 & under are FREE!
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