Thursday, December 14, 2006

The Can Kickers - Mountain Dudes

New London, CT-based The Can Kickers combine a punk ethos with traditional mountain music instrumentation: banjo, guitar, fiddle, harmonica, and washboard. What they may not possess in instrumental virtuosity, they make up in frantic energy and excitement. This, their third album, features mostly standards. Check out this collage of traditional sources, incorporating a traditional melody I can't quite place, some words from "Blue Moon of Kentucky," and some original lyrics.

Listen:
The Can Kickers - Shenandoah X

Buy:
From The Can Kickers

1 comment:

Craig said...

can kickers played my first house concert 2 years ago, people are still talkin' about it...