g burns jug band
The G Burns Jug Band plays a wide slice of pre-war
American music. Like the Lee Highway which lent
its name to an oft-played fiddle tune, the Burns’
repertoire reaches from coast to coast. Based in
San Diego, the G Burns Jug Band is led by multiinstrumentalist and native Kentuckian
Clinton Davis who grew up hearing jug
band music in its birthplace of Louisville.
Moving out west at the age of 23, he brought
with him the sounds of jug bands, string bands,
and tent revivals from home, and began absorbing the sounds of an old southwest: Texas songsters, cowboy fiddlers, and dance hall tunes.
With the help of fiddler Batya MacAdam-Somer,
accordionist Meghann Welsh, tuba-ist Jonathan Piper, and washboardist Andy Rae, the G
Burns Jug Band cuts across that very landscape
in search of older joys to be made new. In August 2013, the band launched their residency
at Black Cat Bar, the G Burns Barn Dance, held
the 1st Saturday of every month. In May 2014
they released their debut self-titled album and
toured the West Coast. They have played shows
and festivals with Jim Kweskin, Del McCoury,
Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Frank Fairfield,
The Americans (LA), and The Earl Bros. (San Fran).
EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 502-718-0999 WEB: http://gburnsjugband.com
press
Lou Curtiss,
Folk Arts Rare Records
Jazz Roots (KSDS FM
88.3 Radio)
“Takes you back to the 1920’s glory days
of the Memphis Jug Band and Cannon’s
Jug Stompers. It’s old time, good time,
any time music.”
Frank Kocher
San Diego Troubadour
Music Periodical
“A hillbilly rave-up...Sounds like a
freight train hauling ass down the track
with some fiddlers and banjo pickers
on board.”
media
Audio..................................... http://gburnsjugband.bandcamp.com
Video...................................... http://youtube.com/user/gburnsjugband
Photos....................................... http://gburnsjugband.com/photos
lineup
Clinton Davis........................... vocals, guitar, tenor banjo, banjolin
Batya MacAdam-Somer.......... fiddle, vocals
Meghann Welsh..................... accordion, vocals
Jonathan Piper....................... tuba, jug, vocals
Andy Rae................................ washboard
shows
of note
debut
album
in
at
with
San Diego.......... Adams Ave Roots Fest...... Jim Kweskin
San Francisco.... Amnesia................................. Earl Brothers
Los Angeles....... Urban Homestead.................The Americans
Long Beach........Folk Revival Fest............... Frank Fairfield
Rev. Peyton
Seattle.................Wintergrass (2015)........... Del McCoury
Caleb Klauder
1. the train that carried my girl from town
2. hen cackle
3. banjoreno
4. cowboy waltz
5. ft. smith breakdown
6. the drunken man’s dream
7. there’s a brown skin girl down the road
8. goodbye old paint
9. railroadin’ some
EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 502-718-0999 WEB: http://gburnsjugband.com