THE NORTH COUNTRY BANDITS are a six piece band comprised of members from DOUG OTTO AND THE GETAWAYS, THE FEELIN' BAND, STONE SOUP, THE HIGH 48's, and THE JASON DIXON LINE. In the summer of 2007 we all got together to jam at Famous Daves, with MATT PUDAS, (WHITE IRON BAND) as his backing band under the name MATT PUDAS & THE NORTH COUNTRY BANDITS. We had such a great time playing music together that we decided to make a band out of it. Our musical influences are all over the board ranging from Blues and Bluegrass to New Orleans Funk and Old School Country. DOUG OTTO, NICK MROZINSKI, and DREW DRUCKREY all bring a different style and sound when they sing, but also blend very well when singing together. SHANE AKERS plays Dobro and Lap Steel, RICH CASEY supplies the low end (Bass) while CHRIS GRAY drives the bus (Drums).
May 2010 be a better year for all of us! The very best of Holidays to you and yours from Nashville! Jimmy Roberts - Songwriter / Pedal Steel Guitarist :)
Thank you for your support! It helps reassure that we are doing the right thing at the right time. Soon we will be having a twincityscene.com article written about our event along with a KFAI radio interview... Anyways, hope that you had a great weekend! We'll keep you posted!
This clip is from the film 'Moments and Truths' included with the new Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank CD 'Traveling Show' coming out Setember 1. Order now at www.hobonephews.com
I just wanted to stop by to say hello and give you a little update on what Blood Root Mother is up to! We will be recording an EP of new music in August, and we recently finished recording a live DVD. The DVD is currently unreleased and I actually just saw it for the first time a few days ago. It features the last two performances with Tony Ellis still alive, and some footage from the tribute show we played on the night of his funeral.
There are some cool covers, as well as some NEW music that will be on our upcoming EP. We're very excited about the new music and we'd like to share a sneak peak with you. Here's a video of a new tune called Run Bobby Run:
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Blood Root Mother will be playing at Trocaderos in Minneapolis on Friday, June 26th. I cannot stress enough how awesome this show will be!! We're playing with three of the sweetest local rock bands: Claret, Niobium and Casanatra. If you haven't heard these guys, check them out immediately! Please come to this show!!
I recommend stopping by during happy hour for two for one drinks along with free buffet, which is delicious. We'll be hanging out at Trocs all night, so come by and chill/party with us :)
Again, here's the event info:
Friday, June 26th Trocaderos 107 3rd Ave N Minneapolis, MN 18+ // $6 // 8pm
Please come out and support some great local music!! Music starts at 9:30pm, we should go on around midnight. Invite your friends, pile into a car (or a party bus), and together we will make this one of the highlights of the summer :)
A FUNDRAISER FOR THE HAMLINE-MIDWAY FOLK FESTIVAL!!!!
FEATURING...
ELIZA BLUE
MOTHER BANJO
SNEAKY PETE BAUER
SHARKS COME CRUISING
LOUDRAY AND MORE!!!!
WE NEED AS MANY FOLKS AS POSSIBLE TO COME OUT AND TOSS IN $2 OR $3 TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE FOR THIS EVENT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RAISE SOME MONEY FOR THE FOLK FESTIVAL'S OPERATING BUDGET. THE FOLK FEST WILL TAKE PLACE AT NEWELL PARK IN ST. PAUL ON SUNDAY, MAY 31ST. THE EVENT IS FREE, BUT WE WILL BE PASSING THE HAT.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS, FORWARD THIS, AND IF YOU HAVE FACEBOOK, LOOK FOR THE EVENT PAGE FOR THE FOLK FESTIVAL.
Hey Drew! Man, we'd love to groove with ya'll at Mayslacks! Sorry it took so long to get back to ya, but yeah, let me know if you get something rollin! Hope you boys are well! peace...Brad
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