"Athens, Georgia's The Corduroy Road has quickly become one of the finest roots rock bands in the Southeast. Carman and Solise are emerging as one of the strongest young songwriting duos on the Americana scene.”
-An Honest Tune
"Although rooted in classic Americana, with lots of foot stomping, banjo plucking and pedal steel, The Corduroy Road also has a knack for endearing pop sensibility. It just takes one verse of swaying to the acoustic
rhythms before you are singing along the next time the chorus rolls
around. It’s the kind of music that practically begs for a sing-along, with
Carman and Solise’s rich, organic harmonies leading the way.....Fans of anything from country to bluegrass to folk to rock will especially enjoy The Corduroy Road's notoriously lively shows.”
-Flagpole
“The chatty banjo, rolling harmonies, the acoustic guitar and melodic, Southern vocals are the name of the game for the Athens quartet. The music is so damn, well comfy, that the quaint country and roots music peppered with folk rock sounds warmly familiar.”
-Creative Loafing
Since its inception by Drew Carman and Dylan Solise in early 2006, The Corduroy Road has molded bluegrass, Americana, folk rock, and old-time country with the rawest of live performances. The two, born and raised in the Central Kentucky Bluegrass Region where they learned their craft, now reside in the musical gem of the southeast: Athens, GA.
With the addition of John Cable on drums and Elijah NeeSmith on bass, The Corduroy Road quickly gained a reputation in Athens as an up and coming band on the scene after sharing the stage with such notable bands including The Avett Brothers, Paleface, The Packway Handle Band, Ian Thomas, Langhorne Slim, Drakkar Sauna and more.
Athens Banner Herald called them “bluegrass rockers…influenced by old time country and Americana, while the live performances exude the energy of punk rock.”
The band caught the ear of Mule Train Records’ founder Ryan Kelly, who quickly signed the band to the upstart label. In November of 2008, The Corduroy Road entered the studio of local legend John Keane (Widespread Panic, REM, BR549, Uncle Tupelo) to record their Mule Train debut LP, Love Is a War scheduled for release in Summer 2009. The title track will appear on the AthFest 2009 compilation CD that is released each year on Ghostmeat Records in conjunction with the prestigious arts and music festival, AthFest.
In the meantime, The Corduroy Road released a 5-song EP, also recorded by Keane titled: Just One Drop on April 9th, 2009, while they continue to tour heavily in the Southeast.
Hey guys! I really loved singing with you guys on Saturday. Anytime you're in town and want me to join in, I'm there... My son wants me to tell you that he loves your music and sings along to some of the songs on your CD! Love is a War is his favorite. See you soon... Rachel
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
I happily woke up early to see you boys on Good Day Atlanta! Wonderfully played, though I was sorry to hear about the Ga Theatre after your performance! :(
Hey fellas, hope yer doin good, bout done with a 9000 mile in 4.5 weeks tour all by my lonesome.....hope yer missing my drunken 6am cutlery channel nonsense.....250 knives fer $50 bucks, what a deal!
Hey, Everyone! Just wanted to remind you all that we are playing at Go Bar in Athens on Thurday night at 8:30 pm. Please come out and support us! It's gonna' rock! -Luke
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