Pumpkin Head Ted (PHT) was formed on a Friday in 1994 to fill in for a band that had cancelled for the next night in a downtown New Bedford, MA venue.
The band was an instant hit and became the Saturday night house band for the next several years.
During this period the band went through many changes but stayed true to an acoustic format while experimenting with many styles.
PHT was originally: Tom Short on flute, saxes and vocals; John Nieman on guitar and vocals; and Matt Ryckebusch on bass. Later it expanded to include: Jason Smith on washboard, percussion, guitar and vocals; vocalist Kathy Crowley; Doug Tuxworth on sax; and Pat Pounds on mandolin.
The Pumpkin Head Ted band was named after Ted Kennedy whose politics, drinking ability and large Jack-O-Lantern like noggin we all admire greatly!
"Swamp Yankee" is our first CD and contains our own songs as well as the covers that have kept us popular in South East MA. It was recorded in a single session at Sound Station Seven in Providence, RI using a "studio live" format, no overdubs or corrections.
Engineer Rob Pemberton did a fantastic job!
"Swamp Yankee came out great, it is fun and very listenable, I know you'll love it. Thanks for listening!" - Tom Short
thanks for the add guys,feel free to stop on by my profile/video channel and let me know what you think.Hopefully get to catch you guys live one of these days at the X.
Thanks for the Add. I have this weird kind of luck where I go for the underdog and end up on the side that's winning. You boys are hero's in the war on souls.
Thank you for including Sound Session'09 in your circle of friends!
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SoundSession'09 is New England's premier summer music festival in Rhode Island's capital city. A multi-stage, genre-defying event, the festival is produced by the Providence Black Repertory Company in collaboration with the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture & Tourism.
Hi Gang, Sorry we missed your Whaling Museum After Hours. Heard it was a good time. The Trick-or-Treaters and grandchildren won out. We've got a CD release party at Gallery X Nov.21, 7PM along with The Jethros, Charlie Cover and Amy Basse. Hope we see some of you there. Nothing like a live show, Tesseract
Hey guys, Can't wait for the new cd. If you're around May 30 come by the X and check out the show we're hosting. Its a Jeff and Benares cd release with the Jethros, Maybees, and Woodrow Wilsons too, WCS
