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Heres to the Long Haul
Roots Music / Folk / Americana

Grassroots Mountain Music



Blacksburg, Virginia
United States

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Member Since5/28/2007
Band MembersWillie - Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Spoons;

Joe - Banjo, Vocals, Fiddle, Guitar;

Kyle - Guitar, Vocals, Mandolin, Lap Steel, Banjo, Bass
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hey folks, These past two years have been great. We did some figuring and estimate that we've been on tour for about 9 months out of the past 24. During that time it was great travelling through y'all's towns and playing music for/with you. But now we're fixing to make a change. For one, Kyle is leaving the band to go the Berkley College of music in Boston. He'll be studying Jazz Banjo up there. Joe and Willie are going to put the whole project on the back burner for a while. We need to put energy into other aspects of our lives that we just can't do when we pick up and travel every other month. So after playing at the Common Ground on the Hill music festival/ folks music camp in Westminster Maryland, we'll be on an indefinite hiatus. Maybe it'll just be a month or two, maybe it'll be a bit longer, hopefully it won't be forever though. wellness and solidarity, Here's to the Long Haul _________________________________________________________ Playing both contemporary and traditional mountain music, Here's to the Long Haul is born of the historic and ongoing movements for justice in Appalachia and beyond. Willie Dodson and Joe Overton first met and played music in Southern West Virginia in 2006 at the second annual Mountain Justice Training Camp, a gathering of folks working together to fight mountaintop removal coal mining (www.mountainjusticesummer.org). The two developed the idea of an Appalachian string band that would celebrate the culture and life of the mountains by playing traditional music and original songs that tell stories of grassroots movements and everyday people in the mountains and far beyond.

We are yet another offshoot of the deep and wandering roots of Appalachian music, fed by the waters of modern grassroots resistance to that which is wrong and the creation of that which is good in our mountains. You all are that water. May we all keep each other strong, singing, and moving forever forward.



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Whistle Stop





Jun 6 2009 3:37 AM

  Thanks 4 adding WS 2 your list of friends.
The Outspoken Wordsmiths





Jun 6 2009 3:02 AM

It was nice meeting you in Boston a little while ago. I have enjoyed the disc you traded me.
If you ever come to Kanada, let us know and we can help you with some contacts.

Here some of the Subversive Spoken Word & Beatboxing that we do, if you wanna hear it...



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David Franks: Walkabouts Verse





Jun 5 2009 5:59 PM

(Hi: enjoyed my visit.) 

After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace... 

Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse
(please see my blog): 
WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN 

Once drove an old sedan, up north, 
From a place in Sydney to Cairns; 
Then to Kuranda I went forth, 
By train, to look without set plans.

I browsed through the trendy market, 
With fresh fruits of tropical kind; 
Walked to the creek through lush thicket - 
Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.

I dined in a scenic cafe; 
Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, 
Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, 
You go walkabout with your pen.” 

Request or question, I don’t know -
Assured voices, elderly men.
That’s now several years ago, 
And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.

(C) David Franks 2003
Those Darlins





May 31 2009 9:45 PM

SON DEL CENTRO





May 26 2009 10:08 PM

Hey thanks for the add, hope everything is well!
Jimmy (A.K.A. Sideshow Bob)





May 15 2009 10:46 AM

Kyle and Joe Likes to Wear Dirty Underwear.

Jimmy
mallory





Apr 29 2009 8:58 PM

you guys were awesome - we really enjoyed playing with you.

hope to play with you again soon

-niko
Jimmy (A.K.A. Sideshow Bob)





Apr 21 2009 9:26 PM

Hey Willie,
Andrew Needs Some Help During The Summer and Tim Said That You Can't go on Tour Without Gas so Get a Job. and I Also Saw You Driving a Brown Station Wagon with TN, Tag On it

Jimmy
Jimmy (A.K.A. Sideshow Bob)





Apr 13 2009 10:18 PM

Hey Willie,
When Is Chris Coming Back To The Us and When Are You Going To Be At The Farmers Market.

Jimmy
Logan Ray





Apr 3 2009 4:45 AM

Jimmy (A.K.A. Sideshow Bob)





Apr 1 2009 5:33 PM

Hey Willie,
I Like The New Videos On YouTube and I'm Glad That Kyle and Joe Kept There Shoes on and Please Schdule Some VA Gigs.
Jimmy
Jimmy (A.K.A. Sideshow Bob)





Apr 1 2009 5:32 PM

Hey Willie,
I Like The New Videos On YouTube and I'm Glad That Kyle and Joe Kept There Shoes on and Please Schdule Some VA Gigs.
Jimmy
Dan Collins





Mar 24 2009 2:39 PM

You boys gonna grace us with your presence at Common Ground again this year?
d(A)n m(A)c





Mar 11 2009 5:37 AM

great shows... look forward to getting to know ya'll.
dm
hello





Mar 10 2009 7:58 PM

hey i'll be at ya'll show at winthrop so make sure you practice!
Bulgur Mountain Band





Mar 2 2009 1:43 PM

Thanks for the add. Love your music, especially the old fashioned banjo tunes. Hope you enjoy the music of The Bulgur Mountain Band.
Love to hear what you think!

Jimmy (A.K.A. Sideshow Bob)





Feb 26 2009 10:58 PM

Hey Willie,
Are You Going To That PUNK House Again and This Time Please Tell Kyle and Joe To Keep There Shoes on and Tell The People at The PUNK House To Turn That US Flag Right Side Up.
Jimmy
Jimmy (A.K.A. Sideshow Bob)





Feb 17 2009 10:55 PM

Hey Willie,
Andrew Is Looking For Men Staff For Harrisonburg and Call ASAP If You Want Your Job.
d(A)n m(A)c





Feb 12 2009 7:43 PM

ya'll r so awesome... can't wait to play w/ya'll in march
The HORN





Jan 8 2009 11:40 PM

The HORN
Jimmy (A.K.A. Sideshow Bob)





Jan 6 2009 9:35 PM

Hey Willie,
I Want More Videos On YouTube and I got a Wii For Christmas and I Saw Trent Wagler New Years Eve.
David Franks: Walkabouts Verse





Jan 2 2009 9:10 PM

(Hi - just enjoyed my visit.)

After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...

Poem cum song 2 of 230, walkaboutsverse. 741. com: WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN

Once drove an old sedan, up north,
From a place in Sydney to Cairns;
Then to Kuranda I went forth,
By train, to look without set plans.

I browsed through the trendy market,
With fresh fruits of tropical kind;
Walked to the creek through lush thicket -
Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.

I dined in a scenic cafe;
Then, outside, as I wrote for yen,
Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey,
You go walkabout with your pen.”

Request or question, I don’t know -
Assured voices, elderly men.
That’s now several years ago,
And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.

(C) David Franks 2003
stella





Dec 22 2008 7:26 AM

How's coming down from the tour going for you guys?
Jimmy (A.K.A. Sideshow Bob)





Dec 17 2008 6:56 PM

Hey Willie I Can't Belive That Your Band Is Not Playing at First Night Harrisonburg This Year.
JD has left the building.





Dec 14 2008 7:41 PM

I'm sure you guys have seen this. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lays it all out - the Bush Administration's evisceration of all regulations of mountaintop removal...

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