all sounds by Kirk Withrow; I proudly play Deering banjos, Tacoma guitars, and Warhorse Music Works cigar boxes as well as anything else I can get to make a sound.
Influences
Earl Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka, Tony Furtado, Roscoe Holcomb, Emry Arthur, Son House, R.L. Burnside, John Hurt, Skip James, Cedell Davis, Johnny Cash, Hank Sr., Howard Finster, Ravi Shankar, John Prine, Uncle Tupelo, Whiskeytown, Old 97s, Driver-By Truckers/Patterson Hood, Daniel Johnston, Evan Dando, Todd Snider, Ben Lee, Ben Kweller, Mike Ness, Phil Draper (CBG luthier extraordanaire and helluva nice guy), Shane Speal, Johnny Lowe, Doomtown Jug Sluggers, Max Shores via his hill country doc, all the folks I've met who make instruments and music their way, left brain and right mind...
Sounds Like
cowpunk-ass blues with more soul than Rick James and Stevie Wonder in a hot tub with enough diesel to hit you harder than Ike Turner which is not terribly dissimilar from the sound dogshit makes upon striking the pavement after being hurled from the Sears Tower...kind of
Started playing banjo at the end of college in an effort to learn the E minor lick in the hillbilly chase music from 'Bonnie and Clyde' (Foggy Mountain Breakdown/Earl Scruggs) and it just went from there. Since then I picked up some guitar, mandolin, and dulcimer. On occasion I mix a bit of electronica, mostly trance stuff. Recently I've taken to making/playing cigar box guitars and other such instruments. I listen to (or have listened to) nearly all genres of music excepting modern soul-less radio pop and new trash country. That's pretty much where I am today, hanging out in the dirty writing songs about stupid shit.
Hey Kirk hope this note sees you well! You playing anywhere in the next few months. If you have a lineup of gigs for the next few months post em! Would love to come and hear you again!
Howdy Kirk, Just stopped by Ebay. And gotta say I love the "serpentcaster" story. Nice instrument too! P.S. You may be spending too much time under the influence of another story telling, royalty like fellow we know.
Whats up Kirk, how are you guys? I speak to Katherine a good bit, and sounds like everything is good. Matt and Laura visited last week, it was good to see them. Well, take care and keep me posted on things.
yeah, nashville's good. i'm in school here for interior design, which i enjoy. i heard you're gonna have a baby soon! congrats!!! oh and i'm trying to get your sister to move here so tell her she should. k?
Kirk, I don't know if you've hear already but "How I Get Down..." was accepted to the 9th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival! The Festival is Sept. 28th - 30th. Invite many friends! We need to win this thing! We'll know exact screening times and days sometime soon. I'll let you know. Talk to ya soon man!
