Voluntary String Band

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Ancient Mountain Tones

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Released: Jan 1, 2008

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Ancient Mountain Tones
4:20
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Western Crosswind
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Lazy Mazy
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Driving Into Texas
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No Worse for the Wear
3:18
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General Info

Genre: Black Metal / Bluegrass / Roots Music
Location FLAGSTAFF, Un
Profile Views: 33547
Last Login: 8/30/2011
Member Since 8/26/2006
Website Here she is ...
Record Label VSB
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
VISIT US ON FACEBOOK at www.facebook.com/voluntarystringband TO RECEIVE PERIODIC UPDATES on VSB live shows, recording projects and all that good stuff, drop us an e-mail at voluntarystringband@gmail.com. Founded in 2001, the Voluntary String Band has comfortably jumped between many disparate musical styles, both old and new, during its first decade. The VSB, primarily featuring banjo, standup bass and guitar, stretches well beyond bluegrass and old timey sounds, but still manages to maintain strong ties to roots and traditional music. As a result, the trio has carved out an unmatched presence in the eclectic northern Arizona music scene while refusing to be bound by any exact definition. The VSB includes founding member MATT ROBINSON on five-string banjo and resophonic guitar; JOE SORREN (formerly the drummer of Flagstaff's Lyle and Sparkleface Band and the Memphis Laundramatte, and the former bassist for the Mars Hillbillies) on standup bass and vocals; and RYAN HEINSIUS (formerly of Flagstaff bands Virgil Caine, the Mars Hillbillies, Memphis Laundramatte and currently also the lead guitarist for Americana rockers Dave McGraw and Crow Wing) on guitar and vocals. The band weaves its love for all things musical with an experimental sensibility, taking advantage of a nimble three-piece lineup to produce live performances that are always spontaneous and unpredictable. With material that includes a healthy catalog of original music, the VSB also incorporates sometimes-surprising covers and their own occasionally skewed interpretations of classic traditionals. The VSB has shared the stage with many of the West's finest modern roots-oriented bands. They also were honored to have played both the second (2007) and fourth (2009) annual Pickin' in the Pines Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festivals in Flagstaff, Arizona, where they shared the stage with the David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Chatham County Line, the Freight Hoppers, Crooked Still, the Claire Lynch Band, the Gibson Brothers, the Steep Canyon Rangers, and their local buddies Muskellunge Bluegrass. The VSB is extremely proud to offer its debut album, "No Worse for the Wear," for public consumption. Recorded one chilly night live around one mic in the band's Flagstaff rehearsal space, the album is part love letter to their mountain-town home of Flagstaff, and part documentation of the VSB's continuously evolving sound. Check it out on CDBaby.com, iTunes or Amazon. The VSB plays every second and fourth Tuesday of the month as part of their longtime residency at the local Flagstaff acoustic music hotspot the Wine Loft. "No Worse for the Wear" is also available digitally at the iTunes Music Store. As well as: Rock-It-Man<p> 17 N. Leroux in downtown Flagstaff<p> (928) 214-6096<p> Amazon Rhapsody eMusic Napster And several other fine online distribution sites ...
Members
MATT: Five-string banjo, resophonic guitar RYAN: Guitar, vocals JOE: Standup bass, vocals
Influences
Highways, dirt, mountains ...
Sounds Like
A stinkin' ass good old time.