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Packway Handle Band
Bluegrass / Experimental / Acoustic

What Are We Gonna Do Now?-- Release date: 2/2/10



ATHENS, Georgia
United States

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Member Since1/27/2005
Band Websitewww.packwayhandle.com
Band Members





Michael Paynter
mandolin, vocals




Josh Erwin
guitar, vocals




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Andrew Heaton
fiddle, vocals




Zach McCoy
bass




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Tom Baker
banjo, vocals

InfluencesHere are a few... Thinking of things before, Condenser mics, Electric Bass, Good gas mileage, 4 part harmonies, Failure, 80's pop, Garrison Keillor, Different things, etc...
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PHB on iTunes
Packway Handle Band on iTunes




New Self-titled Album
[Self-titled] [2008]




EP Extreme Live in 2006 [2007]






(Sinner) You Better Get Ready [2005]






Chaff Harvest [2003]

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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 30 2010 9:00P
Empire Dine and Dance Portland, ME Find Tickets
Jul 31 2010 9:00P
Westcott Theater Syracuse, New York Find Tickets
Aug 3 2010 9:00P
Cantab Lounge Cambridge, Massachuse Find Tickets
Aug 6 2010 1:00P
The Chilly Ranch Albany, VT Find Tickets
Aug 6 2010 1:00P
The Chilly Ranch Albany, VT Find Tickets
Aug 7 2010 8:00P
Podunk Bluegrass Festival East Hartford, Connecticu, US
Aug 8 2010 8:00P
Podunk Bluegrass Festival East Hartford, Connecticu, US
Sep 11 2010 2:30P
Rudy’s Bluegrass Festival Anderson, South Caro, US
Oct 1 2010 8:00P
Jack of the Wood Asheville, North Caro, US
Oct 4 2010 6:00P
Ashford Manor Concerts on the Lawn Watkinsville, Georgia Find Tickets
Oct 10 2010 1:00P
Wintergreen Resort Wintergreen, Virginia Find Tickets

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"Packway Handle's strength is in its cohesiveness. Vocal Harmonies and string syncopations lock together like Legos.…" -Aspen Daily News.


It all started in Athens, Georgia in 2001 during a most peculiar spell when 5 or 6 bluegrass bands circulated the town. The famous Athens, which had once spawned the B-52s, REM, Widespread Panic, and countless other indie, pop and punk acts, was now the home to a competing minority of bluegrass players. The Packway Handle Band emerged from this small scene, finding national acclaim first as finalists at the Telluride bluegrass competition in 2002 and 2003, then taking 2nd place in 2004. The band’s 2003 debut album, “Chaff Harvest” was produced using prize awards from a local Battle of the Bands. PHB was on a roll and has continued to win over fans and rack up awards.

In early 2006 the band went on the road full time, wowing audiences across the country with close 4-part harmonies and their dance around two tightly-spaced condenser mics. The Packway Handle Band has emerged at the national forefront of bands that use this “gather around the mic” style. PHB’s second full length record “(Sinner) You Better Get Ready” was recorded this way. Theirs is not a mission to preserve historical styles—it’s just how they do what they do the best. And what they do best is rooted in thought provoking songwriting, clever choice and arrangement of bluegrass traditionals, and totally unexpected (even totally inappropriate) covers, all delivered with a crackling energy. If you get an idea of what Packway Handle is early in a show, you’ll probably change your mind several times before they’re done. But it’s obvious their enthusiasm and sense of humor are honest, and that what they do appeals to broad audiences, even those who don’t normally listen to bluegrass. Yes, they play bluegrass instruments, and hey, they even play them mostly in the bluegrass way; but you won’t find a whole lot of lyrics about rambling or trains or wagon wheels, and you’re not going to say you’ve heard this band before, unless you actually have.

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Apr 14 2010 6:31 PM

Frogtown Tonight   BCR/Packway Handle/Conner Christian
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Featuring national acts , Frogtown Hollow Bluegrass Jam is quickly becoming one of the best Music Festivals in the state. If you love amazing music, great food, and good times then you don't want to miss this years Frogtown Hollow Bluegrass Jam!
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Bibb City Ramblers - 6:30 to 7:15 PM
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Mar 31 2010 3:32 PM

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Mar 31 2010 3:32 PM

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Mar 23 2010 3:17 AM

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Mar 6 2010 6:10 PM

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Mar 6 2010 6:10 PM

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