Chris "The Mediterranean Mandolin Monster" Bingman - Mandolin, Vocals
Casey "El Capitan" Cook - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Justin "The Feral Dog" Farrell - Bass, Vocals
Kristen "K-Roc" McNabb - Fiddle, Vocals
"Banjar" Brett Parsons - Banjo, Vocals
Influences
Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Jim & Jesse, The Louvin Brothers, Grandpa Jones, Stringbean, Johnny Cash, Cliff Bruner, Milton Brown, George Jones, Hank Williams Sr., Charlie Poole, Del McCoury, Open Road, Tony Rice, Larry Sparks, Tom Ewing, Ween
Sounds Like
The Wild Breed Boys are a mix of old-timey bluegrass, modern influences, classic country greats, and just enough moonshine!
The Wild Breed Boys were born on a hoary night when men struggled to keep their fires lit and their cabins warm. At first there were only three, Brett Parsons, Chris Bingman and Dustin Moore (who has since retired from the fold). They started a-pickin' and a-drinkin' on Brett's mom's front porch when a stranger came up and started pickin too. Well, it turned out to be Casey Cook and he's been pluckin at the git-box with The Boys ever since. Then on the Fourth of July of the year 2004, Justin Farrell, long-time friend of Casey's was invited to come out and pick some bass with The Boys. Ever since that Fourth of July, Wild Breed Boys everywhere celebrate the true birth of the biggest monumental bluegrass movement of the 21st century - its true, the earth quaked open, the skies began to fall, and God said, "let there be The Wild Breed Boys" - or so the story goes... The Boys went on with the 4 man line-up for awhile, and then one fateful night Justin and Chris, while pounding beers in a dive bar in Fairborn, ran into fiddlin' Clark Huckaby. Clark picked with The Boys for awhile, introduced them to western swing and jived up the bluegrass, but then he mysteriously disappeared and some say he went on a murderous killing spree across the Western Plains. But almost instantly the fiddlin' position was filled by the very capable shoes of Kristen "K-Roc" McNabb who has been fiddlin' with The Boys ever since. And to keep the name Boys, Kristen had to undergo some "changes," but we're told everything's fine now.
Well shucks, listen to me ramble, why don't you just read what our fans have to say about us!
"The Wild Breed Boys are a group of rough & rowdy mountain men currently on the lam out of Clark County, OH. When they're not runnin' from the law they're pickin that good ol' timey traditional bluegrass and you can usually catch 'em drinkin some kind of clear liquid out of a mason jar, no one's quite sure what it is... Seeing these boys is a show in and of itself, and just you wait til you hear 'em pick! Bring out yer dancing shoes and overalls if'n you're seein The Wild Breed Boys, you'll be in for the long haul! You can see these boys a-pickin' and a-grinnin' and a-drinkin' at any respectable dive bar in Ohio, West (By God) Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and any place else hillbillies are found!" - Athens Musician Network
"You ain't shit!" - Boone patron
"You know, I don't even like bluegrass, but I love watchin you fellers" - the vast majority of our audience
"GO WILD" - Rick Bailey
"Our name sucks and so does our reputation" - Brett Parsons.. wait, how'd that get in there...
"I remember listening to bluegrass way back with my parents and hearing you guys reminds me of home" - heard it from far too many people to remember
"I hate bluegrass, but I can stand watching you guys" - Owner of The Leaf & Vine Troy, OH (I think there's a compliment in there somewhere..)
Well that about wraps it up, hope you enjoy the pickin', we sure do! And feel free to leave a comment about how much you love us, it makes us feel better. And maybe Justin won't cry himself to sleep again..
Go to www.thewildbreedboys.com to vote for your favorite Wild Breed Boy in our new forum today! You can also check out some MP3s while you're there recorded live in West Milton on 04/21/2007!
The Wild Breed Boys are currently or have been featured on the following radio stations: WYSO 91.3 (Yellow Springs, OH), WUSO 89.1 (Springfield, OH), WBZI 1500AM (Xenia, OH), WRST 90.3 (Oshkosh, WI), an independent radio station in Killingworth, CT (sorry, can't remember the call letters!!), KAOS 95.9 (Austin, TX), and podcasts all over the world.. we're pretty sure about that.
So I was just googling something at work that has nothing to do with you guys at all, but Wild Breed Boys came up. I think that means you've officially made it. Love ya (specially that fine ass colonel bingman)!
