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The High Ground Drifters
The High Ground Drifters

Independent
By Alex Rawls

A bluegrass band in New Orleans has to be lonely. There’s a community of pickers, but the dearth of country and bluegrass bands and clubs suggests that it’s a small one. If the High Ground Drifters’ self-titled debut album is representative of the level of talent, we should be paying more attention. They rarely hit that fleet, exhilarating rush of notes that can make bluegrass viscerally exiting, but they cater to their strengths instead. They play clean, emphasize the textural interplay in the instruments, and pay attention to the song, whether it’s a standard or their own solid compositions. The “OZ Breakdown” would be a shameless plea for airplay if the instrumental weren’t so well executed, and the Drifters’ harmonies are refreshingly accurate. The most likeable thing about the High Ground Drifters, though, is that they seem happy to be a bluegrass band. They don’t punk it up, and they’re not in it for the wardrobe. The album suggests that they actually enjoy picking, and the pleasure is contagious.

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The HighGround Drifters are a New Orleans based bluegrass band.  Their music is largely traditional bluegrass, but also includes originals, mountain music, old-time country, Celtic and other eclectic music stylings and influences.  The band was formed several years ago in the Mid-City area of New Orleans, LA. by neighboring bluegrass musicians who had played in other New Orleans based bluegrass bands, most notably:  Hazel and the Delta Ramblers, Wabash, The Yard Farmers and The Blackberries.

 

Our band members include:
Paul 'Willie' Williams - Mandolin, Vocals
John Noble - Banjo, Vocals
Jeff Bagwell - Fiddle
Grant Ligon - Guitar, Vocals
Greg Nichols - Bass, Vocals

 

Sub-Drifter members include:

Sam Price - Upright Bass, Vocals

Tom Maron - Fiddle, Harmonica, Vocals (including his singing dog "Pickle")

Leo the Cat - nuff said!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The High Ground Drifters CD is here and available for purchase...click the "Buy Now" button to purchase.

Oct 3, 6:00P - Private Party W-A-Y in the country

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