Kort McCumber, singer/songwriter (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, bass, dobro, piano, and more) and a revolving cast of characters that includes Beth Wilberger (violin, viola, vocals), Monte Thorin (drums), Ray Smith (electric bass, electric guitar), Jim Gilmour (electric bass, vocals) Greg Schochet (electric guitar, mandolin), Eric Thorin (upright & electric bass), Mark Diamond (upright bass), Don Conoscenti (electric guitar, slide guitar, lap steel), Kory Krahl (fiddle, mando, guitar), etc...
Influences
Darrell Scott, Paul Simon, John Hiatt, Tim O'Brien, Sam Bush, John Prine, Edgar Meyer, Steve Earle, The Band, Sting, Don Conoscenti, Jim Gilmour, Gram Parsons, James Moors, Kevin DeForrest, Todd Adelman
Sounds Like
Darrell Scott, Tim O'Brien, Gram Parsons, Railroad Earth, Shawn Mullins
“I travel these highways/and listen to the wheels roll along/just telling my story …” Simple and true. That’s what singer songwriter Kort McCumber does. To the tune of about 50,000 miles in the last year alone. “I don’t know for sure,” says Kort, “but I’d guess I’m creeping up on a half a million miles over the last ten years.” That’s a lot of miles, a lot of smiles, and a fair share of calamities, mishaps and broke-down rigs along the way. Not all the stories are born when the “wheels roll along.” Some roll along when the wheels don’t.
“The road is tough,” admits Kort, “but I love it in a ‘man-am-I-crazy-or-what’ kinda way.” While he readily admits to loving the ‘playing music part of it … anywhere, anytime’, it’s the in between times that get tough; the getting there, getting set up, getting packed up and getting up to get goin’ to the next show that makes the road wearisome. That and the fact that he misses his home, wife, dogs “and the sanity they afford me. But when I weigh it all out, I know this is what I want to do. This is what I gotta do.”
Over the last ten years, Kort has honed his skills as a working musician playing more than 1000 live shows throughout the U.S. and Europe. Kort writes, plays and sings Americana Music - equal parts rock, folk, country, blues and bluegrass, with a healthy dose of something fresh. After moving to Colorado in 2003, the music took a decidedly more country/bluegrass turn and dug deeper into the roots of his Scotch-Irish heritage. In 2007, he released his sixth CD, “Lickskillet Road,” featuring appearances from Vince Gill, Sally Van Meter, Don Conoscenti and more. Last year, he was back in the mixing booth putting the finishing touches on a live DVD, captured at the famed Boulder Theater on an awesome night that saw no less than fifteen great musicians join him on stage. Somewhere along the line he also found time to compete in, and win, a couple nationally known singer songwriter contests.
Kort weaves a rich and diverse tapestry of musical experience, skill and energy into each and every one of his many musical endeavors. A classically trained pianist & cellist (he learned from his mom, Joy Myers, who played for the Jacksonville Symphony for more than two decades) today Kort plays guitar, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, piano, bouzouki, cello, bass, and more. He also plays golf. Or at least he used to – NCAA Division I golf. His Father Jim owns McCumber Golf, a worldwide leader in course design and operations and Uncle Mark spent nearly 30 years on the PGA Tour, playing today on the Senior Tour.
“People ask me why I chose music over golf,” says Kort. “Well, I didn’t. I didn’t choose music, it chose me.” Americana music fans are glad it did. Live and in person or through the magic of recording technology, you gotta check out this hard driving and hard driven musician. He’s back in the studio this year with a “really exciting project for me,” as he says. “Not quite as country as the last record - a little more back to my folk roots. Of course I’ll still play the country and bluegrass live. I love that stuff. But the time is right to record some other stuff, a little more social commentary and a little more direct to the times.” Look for the new CD later this year and look for Kort in a town near you soon – at a gig, hangin' around a festival, sleeping in a campground, broke down on the side of the road or heading down another new one, “listening to the wheels roll along.”
Hello I am Brian Rotella... I live in a small town in upstate ny I am musician/singer/songwriter I would like thank you for allowing me to share some of my music with you... I also want Thank you for adding me as a friend It means so much... Comments are awesome!!! anytime!!! I would love to hear what you think always... I hope that you enjoy my songs. All my music comes from my soul my dreams my heart. I believe every word I write every note I play and every lyric I sing.. Just so you know, all my music is Recorded here in my home studio by me... I write, compose and play all the instruments... I hope to start an new album soon!!! I hope you enjoy... Thank you again For all your support!!!! and god bless you and your family this holiday season.
Join Bawn in the Mash and friends for our 4th annual Cluckin' and Pluckin' outside Murray, KY. Music starts at noon and goes until 1am. Potluck dinner, byob, and camping available, all FREE. Tshirts will be available day of show.
Colby Young 12:00-12:30 Eddie Coffey 12:45-1:15 Sarah Elizabeth 1:30-2:00 Gnawing on a Hogleg 2:00-2:20 JT Oglesby 2:30-3:00 Old Haul 3:15-4:15 Chris Black 4:30-5:00 Solid Rocket Boosters 5:15-6:15 Jamie Pigg 6:30-7:00 The Blind Corn Liquor Pickers 7:15-8:30 Bawn in the Mash 8:45-midnight 8 Track Spiders 12:00-12:30 Boot Dagger 12:30-1:30am
Hello I wanted to stop by and say Thank you for adding me and listening to my Music:) Comments are awesome anytime I would love to hear what you think... I hope that you enjoy my songs. All my music comes from my soul. I believe every word I write and sing.. Just so you know, all my music is Recorded here in my home studio by me... I write, compose and play all the instruments... I hope to start an new album soon!!! I hope you enjoy... Thank you again and god bless.
Thank you Kort. Glad to be one of your friends now. May I insist: we do hope to see you on a french stage soon. Your music is so subtle poetic and full of life (sorry for my poor english) Friendly Jean
Saludos, neighbor! I hadn't heard your music enough before, being so deeply steeped in my beloved Latin Jazz....you are wonderful! quite good! If I can, I'll try to catch a whole show. Abrazos, J
see you at left hand for the fest. looking forward to hearing the trio, lets tire that yozell fella out on drums, and share a cold one after we're done...
