J. Peter Yakel & Flood Road

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Megan's Run

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Megan's Run
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’Til The Cows Come Home
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Genre: Americana / Bluegrass / Folk
Location Niskayuna, New York, Un
Profile Views: 30982
Last Login: 1/16/2012
Member Since 5/11/2007
Website sites.google.com/site/floodroad/Home
Record Label Unsigned, but open to label consideration
Type of Label Indie
Bio
....Flood Road.... hail from upstate New York, playing an original recipe of “Acoustic FolkGrass”, as varied and unpredictable as the northeast seasons. .... The quartet features .."Billy Ray" Bob “Monroe” Carreau.. on mandolin and guitar, ..Pete “The Treat” Murphy.. on bass, .."Professor" Chris Schultz.. on banjo and guitar and .."Chief" J. Peter Yakel.. on guitar and lead vocals. .... ..Bob Carreau.. is the newest member of ..Flood Road.., having come aboard in early 2010. His passion for music dates back to his role as lead lute player in the house band at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in Stratford on Avon around 1605. (He's aged remarkably well). After his beheading at the behest of Elizabeth I, and several reincarnations later, Bob formed the seminal Albany area hard rock band ..“Spiny Sharks”.. in the 1970’s, and was the group’s lead singer until the Sharks bit off more than they could chew. Bob jumped the shark and the band became chum in 1980. With feet back on the ground, Bob played lead guitar with area rock band ..“The Choice”.. in the early 80’s. Thereafter followed a period of producing underground recordings in a variety of genres, including ambient electronic, electro-pop and prog rock. He more recently has worked as vocalist/guitarist in the eclectic acoustic blues duo, .."The Tumelos".., with Capital Region jazz guitarist Judd Staley. Bob’s musical approach is influenced as much by his roots listening to Clapton, Townshend and Hendrix as it is by Bill Monroe, Sam Bush and others in the newgrass vanguard. .... ..Pete Murphy's.. thumpin' bass took root in a Metallica cover band. Later, he migrated toward jazz and blues, and put his talents to work with Capitaland notable bands such as .."The Tri-City All Stars".. and .."Voodoo Runner"... Pete's been with ..Flood Road.. since September 2007. .... ..Chris Schultz's.. music history dates back to the mid 70's with the country bluegrass band .."Schoharie Turnpike"... Later, he formed the Rotterdam Junction based.."Waterwitch".. band. In the mid'90's, Chris formed the edgy acoustic folk rock band .."Mooncat".., and has played with them since. The Professor has been in ..Flood Road.. since December 2008. .... ..J. Peter Yakel's.. music career began in his childhood, learning from his mother, a Capital District church organist for over 70 years. Progressing thru a decade of alto, tenor and bari sax in school bands, Yakel moved on to electric with a lefty Fender Strat. In short order, rock sessions with schoolmates, including ..Vincent Zandri (The Blisterz).., and noted Capitaland artist ..Mike Eck (The Ramblin' Jug Stompers).. took over. Numerous garage bands followed, and later, varied music collaborations evolved while Yakel was stationed at military bases in the US and Europe. Easing back from electric to acoustic, Yakel founded ..Flood Road.. in 2006. .... The Boys and their homegrown music have flourished since then, and since 2009, the band has hosted the annual ..Rhythm on the Ridge Music Fest.. at ..Maple Ski Ridge.., in Rotterdam, NY. .... Past Flood Road Alumni include ..Jon "Banjovius" Belcher.., .."Blueberry" Dan Johnson.. and ..Tom "The Lion" King... .... Homegrown music...easy to enjoy...that's Flood Road. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..J. Peter Yakel & Flood Road.. is spinning on fine broadcast and Internet radio stations, like ..WWB, WEBR, WEXT, WICR, WUSB, WVCR, WMUC, KDNK, KCRL, and AFC Radio.., to name a few. Thanks for the support! Whatever your favorite station happens to be, dial it in and make a Flood Road song request today! If we're not in the rotation, tell 'em to add us! .... ..The band’s independent debut CD, "Pickin’ On Park Ave" was released in May 2008. The 11-song (10 originals, one traditional) disc captures the band’s full quartet sound. Park Ave was recorded live at The Lion's Den in Capitaland of the Empire State. ..CD's are $8, plus $3 for shipping. Drop us a note and we'll get your copy right out! For individual MP3 downloads, visit: www.lulu.com/yakel.. .... ......Visit J. Peter Yakel's ..Lulu website.. for more solo music, as well as his internationally reviewed book, “The Legend Of Juggin Joe”, considered for a movie screenplay by a major Hollywood media company in 2006!...... .............. All of the original lyrics and music, as well as the adapted traditional songs played by J. Peter Yakel and/or Flood Road, are copyright protected and registered with BMI. No unauthorized use allowed. All rights reserved. .... ..Homegrown music…Easy to Enjoy…That’s Flood Road!.. .... Flood Road performing .."Betwixt Yer Eyes".. at the 2009 ..Rhythm on the Ridge Music Fest... Video courtesy of ..Harold Bryant at PoP Media Productions... ..Flood Road Betwix Yer Eyes ROTR...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Members
....The Flood Road Band:.... .... ......"Chief" J. Peter Yakel.... - Guitar; Vocals; Fretless Prussian Kazoo; Doubleneck Jug with Undulating Corkscrew Retractor AND Dewdrop Whammy Bar;Appalachin Wind Harp with Black Bean Inducer.. .... .. .. ...."Professor" Chris Schultz.... - Banjo; Vocals; Wireless Organ Grinder with Dual-Monkey Assist; Acoustic Pitchfork with Step-Mother-of-Pearl Inlay.. ...... ...."Billy Ray" Bob "Monroe" Carreau.... - Mandolin; Electric 5-string Mandolin; Guitar; Vocals; Trombone Retrofitted Side-vented Wire Haired Terrier; Ultra-harmonic Phaseshifted midi-Ocarina with Bubble-making foot pedal; Reverberating Hollowed Dual-Horned Goat Head........... .. ......Pete "The Treat" Murphy.... - Acoustic Bass; Vocals; Stringless Washtub Bass; Non-Reverberating Tuning Fork; Moss-Covered, Three-Handled Family Gredunza.. .... .. .. Individual band member photos taken by ..Ken DeLong... .... J. Peter Yakel is a bonafide member of ....Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI)..... All the boys are members of the ....Adirondack Bluegrass League (ABL)..... J. Peter is also a member of the ....NorthEast Country Music Association (NECMA)..... .. .......... .... J. Peter Yakel interview on WEXT 97.7 FM with host Dave Michaels to talk about the "Rhythm on the Ridge" music fest and happenings with the Flood Road band. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... "Rhythm on the Ridge" video interview and WVCR 88.3 FM radio station interviews courtesy of Harold Bryant, Pop Media Productions. Visit Harold at: http://www.myspace.com/n2stuff .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..John Hardy by Flood Road...... .. .. .. .. .. ..
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..Wanna free song download? Here's how you can get one!.. .... Add J. Peter Yakel & Flood Road as a top friend an' link one of our songs on your profile. Then, drop a note tellin' us we're added, 'long with an e-mail address an' your song choice. We'll check out your page, an' then send you a free mp3 as soon as we confirm you're bonafide! Ain't much easier'n that! Much obliged for your friendship an' support! .. ......
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...Somethin' finer'n frog hair! .... Sorta like when one of the fellers sets a tumbler of the "Oh Be Joyful" down in front of you. Take a swaller, feelin' the heat as it works its way down. You think, "A fine drink, no doubt about it", and at the same time, you cain't put your finger on exactly what it is...sames with the music...partial to Americana, folk, and bluegrass, with hints of other stuff mixed about. .... Flood Road don't nary play live songs exactly the same. The boys know you get a better recipe by constantly stirrin' the pot an' addin' in new ingredients as you go. ....

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Jan 22

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Bill Ackerbauer sat in with Flood Road today at Proctor's Greenmarket. Nice crowd, and Bill's fiddle and... http://t.co/Vv87gtl6

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Jan 20

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Flood Road has a show on 01/22/2012 at 10:00 AM @ Proctor's Gree... in Schenectady, NY http://lnk.ms/XvRPx #concert
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I posted 5 photos on Facebook in the album "Winter Music Series 14 Jan 12" http://t.co/JV3YKyKI

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I posted 14 photos on Facebook in the album "Winter Music Series 14 Jan 12" http://t.co/FHQP696v

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Jan 12

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Flood Road has a show on 01/14/2012 at 10:00 AM @ Maple Ski Ridge in Schenectady, NY http://t.co/3xbpeNLz #concert

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