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REVIEW FROM:
The High Ground
Drifters
The High
Ground Drifters
Independent
By Alex Rawls
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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!
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the country
Oct 10, 7:00P - Neutral Ground
Coffeehouse
Oct 17, 11:00A - Wild Things Festival
Oct 17, 3:00P - La. Steam Train Festival
Nov 1, 1:00P - Parkway Tavern
Nov. 14, 7:00P - Neutral Ground Coffee
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Nov 22, 5:00P - Trinity Episcopal Church
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