The Prairie Belt Boys.
The PBBs are an oldtime four or six piece string band with some punk rock drive and oldtime rhythms. Imagine 'Gid Tanner and The Skillet Likkers' crossed 'The Pogues'. Playing and performing traditional oldtime tunes fiddle & banjo tunes, originals, Irish folk rock, and any conglomeration of fun to music to watch and hear the band has carved out a growing bubble of fans in the oldtime community who consider them a musical train wreck that one cannot turn an eye or ear away.
Based out of Winston Salem NC. the "Belt Boys" are:
Toby Weaver - fiddle , bass , & drums .
Rob Gabb - banjo , & vocals .
Mike Arant - guitar , & vocals .
Andy Edmonds - fiddle , & bass .
Toby is based in Asheville NC & started playing music from a young age.
His art includes guitar , mandolin, fiddle, and drums. He comes from a long line of musicians.
Rob originates from Wales , United Kingdom and now lives in Pinnacle NC. He also started playing music from a young age playing in punk rock bands in the late 70 s early 80s . He plays banjo, guitar and tenor banjo, he also comes from a long line of musicians.
Mike Arant grew up on the Catawba River in Rock Hill SC and now resides in Charlotte NC. Mike took up the guitar in his 20's after beng told after a Grateful Dead concert that picking guitar was beyond his grasp. This lead to the likes of musicians found at most oldtime fiddle convention who were more than willing to teach those eager to learn.
Andy Edmonds is from Pilot Mountain NC and a musical background steeped in the tradtions of NC/VA oldtime music and is a master of many sounds himself. Andy plays bass , fiddle, guitar and banjo. He is the low down in the PBB sound.
All together you have The Prairie Belt Boys. Solid String Punks
FOR BOOKING INFO CALL ROBERT 336 692 4458
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
Awesome! Look forward to seeing you there too. And Thank You for the sweet comment on my photo! :) Been thinking about taking my son to the Outerbanks ~ how is it up there?
Spring Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance: April 16-19, 2009......they still have some spaces open.
* E-mail us at shakorihills@grassrootsfest.org * Call us at 919.542.8142 * Get in touch the old-fashioned way: 1439 Henderson Tanyard Rd., Pittsboro, NC 27312
Bands: We are currently booked for the fall festival. We will begin looking at bands for the Spring festival after this one. Feel free to mail us a press kit at the address above beginning in November! Please make sure your band name is stated clearly on the outside of the package.
Would be some good exposure guys. Hope you can get in!
