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Hillfolk Noir

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Released: Mar 6, 2012
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General Info

  • Genre: Blues / Country / Swing

    Location BOISE, Idaho, Un

    Profile Views: 57153

    Last Login: 5/4/2012

    Member Since 9/1/2006

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmhpbGxmb2xrbm9pci5jb20v

    Record Label Petometz Records (DIY)

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    Fronted by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Travis Ward, Hillfolk Noir's peculiar take on traditional acoustic mountain music is filtered through a half-century of folk, country and rock 'n' roll and fed by an affinity for medicine show culture and Depression-era string-band blues. The band calls it Junkerdash, which has multiple definitions up to and including "psychedelic swamp-shack rags." However, if you're looking for something neat and tidy to place in print or casual conversation, feel free to use current music-journalism parlance and call it "indie folk."

  • Members

    Travis Ward: Resonator guitar, vocals, harmonica, kazoo, words; Mike Waite: Stand-up bass; Jared Goodpastor: Snare, washboard, tambourine, harmonies; Alison Ward: Singing saw, washboard, banjo, harmonies; Shaun King: Banjo

  • Influences

    Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Charlie Louvin, Mississippi John Hurt, Fats Waller, Blind Blake, Charles Mingus, King Oliver, Son House, Memphis Jug Band, Ma Rainey, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Buck Owens, Hank Williams, Carter Family, Charley Patton, Dock Boggs, Charlie Christian, Iron Maiden, Django Reinhardt, Ennio Morricone, Fred McDowell, Gillian Welch, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, Leadbelly, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Muddy Waters, Prison Songs, Scrapper Blackwell.......

  • Sounds Like

    Urban but mostly rural. Or maybe you could call it "Death Folk."

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  1. Hillfolk Noir

    Almost Ranch Fest time! http://lnk.ms/9DjQs

  2. Hillfolk Noir

    Travis Ward (opening for Loudon Wainwright III) soundchecking at BCT. Doors open in 50 minutes, tickets still available! http://lnk.ms/bvJVC

  3. Hillfolk Noir

    Our main man Travis is opening for Loudon Wainwright III tonight at BCT! Limited tickets available online today: http://lnk.ms/b5lYC

  4. Hillfolk Noir

    Hootenanny-bound today! Heading to La Grande for the inaugural Blue Mountain Hootenanny. Full details here: http://lnk.ms/btKnn

  5. Hillfolk Noir

    Busy weekend in Hillfolkland: La Grande Friday for a Hootenanny, Trav solo at BCT Saturday, Eagle Island fest Sunday: http://lnk.ms/bsXwY

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