Lori Cummins (vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, glock), Catherine Kustelski (vocals, spoons, guitar...don't forget the wood block), Bruk Longbottom (vocals, stand-up bass, electric bass), Jennifer McDaniel (vocals, clarinet, recorder, juice harp, washboard, wooden clapper, banjo), Susan Schultz (vocals, drums, tambo)
Influences
Johnny and June Carter Cash, Carter Family, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams Sr, all old-time music, skinny Elvis, Bruce Petsche, Greg Kustelski, Fran (the band), Gillian Welch, Pink Floyd, Will Rogers, Hee Haw, Dolly Parton, The Ditty Bops, Stacy Earle, John Denver, and especially all the former Maid*Rite members: Heather O'Shaughnessy, Megan Purcill, Patti Loth, Sunyatta Marshall, Jill Aboussie, Gretta Ganter, Lindy Worachek, Kristy Guttmann, Sue Zeilstra, Catherine Cathers
Maid*Rite began in 2002 in St Louis, Missouri, when several female musicians, finding too few women in the local music scene, decided to take matters into their own hands. After exchanging knitting tips and laughing over good food, these women began making some good-time music together, and the Maid*Rite jug band was born.
Today, Maid*Rite continues to delight and excite audiences of all ages with their heartfelt old-time malt-country music and sassy, rockin' attitudes. Maid*Rite musicians enjoy how the traditional country instruments of banjo, mandolin, guitar, spoons, guitar, cowbell, jug and harmonica are given added dimension when teamed with stand-up bass, clarinet, glockenspiel and drumkit. Each member of Maid*Rite writes songs, offering powerful original work alongside fun renditions of classic old country and traditional favorites.
Fondly referred to as "the sweethearts of St Louis" by their growing fan base, Maid*Rite has played benefits for organizations supporting women, music, art, fitness, and St Louis city. In 2004, Maid*Rite received a Kick-Ass Award in recognition of their commitment to the St Louis community.
Maid*Rite has played at venues all around St Louis, including Mangia Italiano, Off Broadway, 2 Cent Plain, Erato in Edwardsville, Mad Art Gallery, Joe's Cafe, Lemmon's, Venice Cafe, Pop's Blue Moon, the Schlafly Taproom, Magee's, The Way Out Club, Broadway Bistro, Beale on Broadway, and at events such as Venus Envy, Schlafly Art Outside, Ferguson StreetFest, TOCO Music Festival, Schlaffenfest and Mid-West Mountain Bike Festival.
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The narrative portion of the film, interwoven throughout, tells the story of two representative graduates, one rich and one poor as they seek direction in their lives. Does America have a ruling class? If so, of what is it made, and how does it co-exist with our democracy? How does one join it: should one even want to? The real life luminaries become characters in a story about power and its responsibilities, and by the films end, the young men must decide: do they wish to rule the world or save it?
