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Packway Handle Band
Bluegrass / Experimental / Acoustic

Red White & Brewgrass Festival July 4- Athens, GA!



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

InfluencesThis could be a huge long list, but we'll just leave you with a few... Single mic Bluegrass, Electric Bass, 4 part harmonies, David Byrne, John Waits, Violent Femmes, Hot Rize, INXS, Bela Fleck et al, Louvin Brothers, 80's pop, Garrison Keillor, 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]

Record Labelnone


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 5 2009 9:00P
The Hummingbird Stage and Taproom Macon, Georgia
Nov 6 2009 8:00P
The Strutting Duck Auburn, Alabama
Nov 7 2009 3:00P
Chomp and Stomp Chili Cookoff and Festival Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 7 2009 8:00P
Five Spot w/ Smokey’s Farmland Band & Incorrigible String Band Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 20 2009 8:00P
Jack of the Wood Asheville, North Carolina
Nov 21 2009 9:00P
Gottrocks Greenville, South Carolina
Dec 4 2009 8:00P
Melting Point Athens, Georgia
Dec 11 2009 8:00P
The Hummingbird Macon, Georgia
Dec 12 2009 8:00P
The Loft Live Columbus, Georgia
Dec 16 2009 8:00P
Home Team BBQ @ Sullivan’s Island Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
Dec 17 2009 9:00P
Live Wire Music Hall w/ the Train Wrecks Savannah, Georgia
Dec 18 2009 9:00P
Rafter’s St Simon’s Island, Georgia

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   About Packway Handle Band


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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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Geoffrey Hammond

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Nov 5 2009 5:39 PM



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Nov 5 2009 5:39 PM

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Nov 5 2009 5:39 PM

Thanks for the add.  Hope you like our music. Feel free to share us with your friends and we hope to see you at one of our shows.  Check out my band website also www.myspace.com/blacktoprodeo2.
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Nov 3 2009 8:30 PM

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Oct 19 2009 5:20 AM

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Oct 19 2009 5:20 AM

Hello Packway Handle Band,
Whenever I listen to your music. I feel like singing too. But your talent is unmatched. How much time you spend to rehearse per day Packway Handle Band? Love ya.
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Oct 17 2009 6:18 PM

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Oct 17 2009 6:17 PM

Thanks for the update.  I know I will see you all soon.  Enjoy the Smokey's!
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