Jesse Morgan: Keyboards
Ben Long: Percussion
Ryan Edwards: Drums/Percussion
Evan Gutierrez: Drums/Percussion
Members involved in 2008 "Mutual Kumquat" release: Chris Good, Drue Gray, Seth Hendricks, Justin Peterson, Jesse Morgan, Jacob Jolliff with special guests Evan Gutierrez and Abby Alwin.
Members involved in 2004 release "Dream On It": Michael Good, Seth Hendricks, Drue Jones, Liz Giewewite, Ben Long, Justin Peterson, Nome, Chris Good.
Members involved in our debut album "Feel the Vibe" released in 2002:
Ben Long, Chris Good, Nate Shull, Justin Petersen, Seth Hendricks, Drue Jones, Michael Good, Liz Giesewite, Nome, Eric Stalter, Kyle Morris.
For BOOKING please email chris@mutualkumquat.com!!
Influences
Ani Difranco, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Robert Randolph, Chris Thile, Bob Marley, Ozomatli, Jack Johnson, Fela Kuti, Oliver Mtukudzi, The Meters, Del McCoury, Grateful Dead, David Grisman, Soulive, Meshell Ndegeocello, The Roots, Nomo, Daisy May, The Macpodz, The Ragbirds, Seth Bernard, The Cranberries, Sinead O'Conner, Ben Harper, Allison Krause, Nickel Creek, Sly and the Family Stone, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Rufus Wainwright, Muziq Soulchild, Sting, Taj Mahal, Tenacious D., Raul Midon, Common, Martin Sexton, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Woody Guthrie, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dead Prez, Phish, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Kay Starr, Steve Goodman, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Elton John, The Beatles, Ben Folds, Bobby Mcferrin, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Jonathon Larson, Camera Obscura, Rusted Root, Antibalas.
The sun, basketball, cherry coke, vegetables (specifically leafy greens), Andrew Duffy, revolution, laughter, deep conversation, drum circles, scrabble, acapella break downs, kickball, and of course the pleasure van.
How do you eat a kumquat?!
Sounds Like
Sweet Love and a little bit of Lime Juice in 3 part harmony!!
"People's State of the Union" featuring "No War" by Mutual Kumquat. Visit www.michiganpeaceworks.org for more info.
Seth Hendricks, Chris Good, Drue Gray and Jacob Jolliff make up Mutual Kumquat, a talented quartet of 3 singer-songwriters and a mandolin virtuoso. Mutual Kumquat has brought it's 'good times revolution music' to audiences across the United States, engaging audiences with positive, clever, and poignant lyrics, strong rhythms, rich harmonies, stick-in-your-head melodies and its unique blend of acoustic roots music influenced by bluegrass, funk, jazz, soul, folk, reggae and afrobeat.
The group's brand-new self-titled release features longtime Mutual Kumquat members co-founder/bassist Chris Good, vocalist Drue Gray, guitarist/vocalist Seth Hendricks and drummer Justin Peterson. Mandolinist Jacob Jolliff is also featured heavily on the new album and brings new layers of flair and virtuosity to the Kumquat's trademark eclectic sound. Community Records (Ypsilanti, MI) founder Jesse Morgan (keyboards), cellist Abby Alwin, drummer Evan Gutierrez (Like Water Drum and Dance, Outkast, India Arie), and MK co-founder and poet Nate Waas Shull also contributed to the project.
Inspired by visions of radical, loving, creative communities living in MUTUAL relationship and the sweet yet tart, tiny but power-packed-with-flavor wonder fruit that is a KUMQUAT, the group was born. A wild journey has followed taking the group from 3 members up to 14, back again to 3, then to 7 and now settling on its current acoustic ensemble of 4. Seth, Drue, and Chris are thrilled to welcome mandolinist Jacob Jolliff as a regular member of the group. Jacob is currently a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston and has played with such legendary musicians as Chris Thile, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Ronnie McCourey and Tim O'Brien.
"Looking through these pages" (Manchester College 3/29/08)
"Crazy" (Song and Story Fest 7/11/08)
"Song for the Veggies" (Crazy Wisdom Tearroom 3/22/08)
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
Thanks for the add, and for all you do to keep the music alive!
Jack Radcliffe and “the gang” at Wepecket Island Records Rolling Roots Revue: 20 cities in 25 days, March 9 – April 4, 2009! We'll be terrorizing Saginaw at the White Crow Conservatory on March 20. Come on up and jam with us. Hmmm. kumquat jam...
Running a wee bit behind on getting the word out, but I played one of your tracks during the first ever 2009 edition of Some Kind of Jam. It was a hell of a great way to start this show's second year running!
Y'all gonna have a show in Michigan sometime after your Nov. 8th show before Christmas? I'm gonna be in the midwest and I've got 2 Kumquat virgins to sacrifice at a show. :) Love you fellas.
