Oliver Wood- guitar, vocals
Chris Wood- bass, vocals
Influences
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Ways Not To Lose, the 2006 debut from the Wood Brothers had, in a sense, been a lifetime in the making—the first public collaboration between vocalist and guitarist Oliver Wood, who fronts Atlanta-based blues band King Johnson, and upright bassist Chris Wood, of the long-running, genre-blasting trio Medeski Martin and Wood. As players, they displayed an easy-going virtuosity; as siblings, they had an extraordinary rapport. Their folk and acoustic blues tunes, tinged with gospel hopefulness and country melancholy, were welcomed like old friends by both fans and pundits. National Public Radio named their debut disc one of their top ten discoveries that year. Rolling Stone declared, “The flip, easygoing party music on ‘Lose’ disguises sneakily deep inquiries into what it means to be alive, struggle with temptation, and every once in a while seek some truth.”
With Loaded, the Wood Brothers engage in a more expansive musical dialogue that commenced well before they hit the studio; they collaborated for the first time on writing material together. John Medeski, returning as producer, got into the mix as the songs were just taking shape, and he plays keyboards on several tracks. The crew, working at a studio near Woodstock, New York, opened up the sessions to other musicians and friends—singers Amos Lee, Pieta Brown and Frazey Ford, steel guitarist Darick Campbell, violinists David Mansfield and Jennifer Choi, cellist David Eggar, drummers Billy Martin and Kenny Wolleson, and percussionist Donnie McCormick—making this a more fleshed-out, multi-layered band effort compared to the spare, live-in-the-studio approach of Ways Not To Lose.
hey there! i saw u guys in seattle at the tractor, and u played fixing a hole for me and my bf that met at bonaroo, just wanted to say thanks and the show was wonderful and i thoroughly enjoyed it!! hence my howling screams of owowow!!!
also i am moving to nashville and it would be truly great if u guys made it down there nashville needs the wood bros!
I second the Michigan Show b/c I missed the last mid-west show :( --- just letting you know that I love your songs and to sing them in my car :) ---esp Pray--- thanks for giving some soul!!! xoxo
i absolutely LOVED the show yesterday in Austin....was sad it was only 40 mins....plz come back to Texas SOON!!! the new song "Cut on the Lights" is great!!! and yes Oliver we do use that term in Texas as well :) thnx again for the one of a kind sound.
Thank you for your cozy show at the Redstone Room on Thursday evening. The feel of the place was intimate yet social, your true assets shone through, & you plain out rocked. Please consider gracing us with your presence again as soon as possible. We love you guys.
i just realized you guys are coming to milwaukee tomorrow and i am CRAZY disappointed because i can't go. Please make sure you come back again!! You guys are awesome!
If you like the wood brothers then check me and my band out....loved the cover album i bought at your show and also the loaded t-shirt...hope to see you guys soon.
"If music is a smoothie than make it with REAL FRUIT, this canned nonsense thats thrown in our face everyday is really starting to annoy me." THANKS FOR USING SOME SWEET FRUIT GUYS!
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