Bruce Gardner on guitar and vocals. Marty Mitchell on upright bass and vocals. Bruce Mitchell on 5 string banjo, mandolin and vocals. Craig High on washboard, tenor banjo, banjo ukulele, saw, jug and vocals.
Influences
Any old blues guys with "Blind" in their names. Louvin Brothers, Mississippi John Hurt, The Gourds (our local heroes), Splitlip Rayfield, Kweskin, any group with Jug Band following their name (as long as they really play jug band music!), Peter Rowan, Old and In The Way, and the list goes on......
Sounds Like
Old time, string band, jug band, blues, country, bluegrass
Saving your soul one pint at a time, the Boxcar Preachers are known for stradling the fence between Saturday night drinkin' and Sunday mornin' goin' to church. We started up about 9 years ago in Austin, TX and continue to have fun doin' what we do which boils down to a guys night out once a week (some call it band practice) and playing our favorite venues around town and elsewhere.
Our music hits alot of gray areas. We're a little bit of bluegrass, country, blues, jazz, jug band and some old time gospel. The main thing that we've noticed is that we all have lots of fun when we play together. Our primary hope is that the fun transfers over to the audience. So, with that in mind..... come out and have some fun with us sometime! You can catch us around town at both Central Market locations, Flipnotic's, Threadgill's, Hill's Cafe and other fine Austin establishments.
We have two releases. Spindle Top Strike was our first one a couple of years ago and Auto Body Experience was just released for 2006. You can find us at iTunes, Starbucks locations and at http://www.boxcarpreachers.com
Y'all come back now. Ya hear?
"Sounds like it was not only recorded live, but recorded live down a tin can to a tape recorder at the other end of a phone, and sounding great for it!" - Mark Lamarr, BBC Radio 2
We are getting geared up for the 6th St Smokeout, and it's now less than 3 weeks away!
We'll have plenty of pizza, from the Mellow Mushroom, to take care of your munchies, and we'll also have a psychedellic multimedia light show for your viewing pleasure!!
Also, if you have just a couple minutes to spare, go by Do512 and vote "I Like" on the event page there; it'll keep the Smokeout near the top of the list of events for that day, and the "Higher" we are on the list the better!!!! The Do512 event page is here: http://do512.com/event/2009/10/17/texas-normls-4th-annual-6th-street-smokeout
Texas NORML's 4th Annual 6th Street Smokeout is coming up fast! Saturday, October 17th, at Momo's Club in Austin! You can get your tickets online by clicking "Tickets", and you know it's gonna be a sell-out!!
New pics, new videos and new LIVE tunes going up today! Let me know what you think! Sending some ATX (that's Austin Texas) love out to everyone. Ruby Jane
You want to work and so do we. If you want us to book your band in New England, you need topay the registration fee. Go here for more information: http://northamptoncommunity.ning.com
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane. I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
Thanks for the add! Any time you want to come out and visit the resort, please feel free to give me a call at 469-853-3172 and I will personally give you a free tour! Be sure and check out the web site at http://www. millcreekranchresort. com I hope to see ya' here soon! Have a blessed day, Alan Franklin
