The Down Hill Strugglers on Mountain Stage!

The Down Hill Strugglers on stage at the Paramount Theater, Bristol, TN.
Photo: Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage

Listen to our complete appearance on Mountain Stage at:
http://www.npr.org/event/music/182581829/the-down-hill-strugglers-on-mountain-stage

We recently appeared on the Mountain Stage radio program, a wonderful NPR show out of West Virginia.  This particular broadcast was recorded at the Paramount Theater in Bristol, TN/VA where we were privileged to be a part of it through the fine folks at the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance.

Bristol, TN/VA is the "Birthplace of Country Music" as it was the home of the first great recording sessions in the field of Country Music/Old Time Music back in 1927 and '28 when the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Alfred Karnes, B.F. Shelton,  J.P. Nestor and so many others first recorded.  We play 5 tunes including "Train on the Island" by J.P. Nestor from the original Bristol Sessions.

A Few NYC Dates in May...

Got a few shows coming up right here in NYC through the month of May:

Saturday May 18th

Caskey's Tavern

6869 Fresh Pond Rd, Ridgewood, Queens, NY 11385

with Booth and Lucas and Feral Foster

9:30pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/365650766878103/?fref=ts

No cover!

Wednesday May 22nd

Roots n Ruckus show at the Jalopy Theatre

315 Columbia St.

Brooklyn, NY

www.Jalopy.biz

10:30pm

No cover!

Wednesday May 29th

Harry Smith 90th Birthday Tribute

Ace Hotel

20 W 29th St.

New York, NY 10001 

Time TBA

New York + North East Spring Dates

The Down Hill Strugglers are excited to be performing at the 2013 Brooklyn Folk Festival!  We will be performing at 8:30pm on Saturday April 20th.  Information and tickets at: www.brooklynfolkfest.com.


Other Upcoming Performances:

Tuesday, April 23rd - Rodeo Bar, NYC

9pm 

375 3rd Ave New York, NY 10016

(212) 683-6500

www.rodeobar.com

Friday, May 3rd - Premier Monthly show @ the Brooklyn Rod n Gun Club

59 Kent Ave (between 13th St & Franklin St)
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Saturday, May 4th - Square Dance in MA.
The Grange
34 Main St.
Montague, MA.
6:30pm

Sunday, May 5th - The Jalopy Theatre

The Down Hill Strugglers opening for Mac Benford of the Highwoods String Band.

315 Columbia St.

Brooklyn, NY
We go on at 7:30pm, followed by Mac.

www.Jalopy.biz

North Carolina!

Well, we are taking to the road again.  This time we set out for North Carolina, with a bunch of shows in the Chapel Hill area and in Boone! We will be joined on this tour by John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers!  Also with us is Jerron "Blindboy" Paxton.

All confirmed dates will be announced soon.

Monday April 8th: Chapel Hill, NC
8:30-10pm
The Nightlight
405 1/2 West Rosemary Street
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516

Tuesday April 9th: Concert at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

Thursday April 13th: Carrboro, NC
The Down Hill Strugglers with John Cohen
Jerron "Blindboy" Paxton
The ArtsCenter
300 E Main St
8:15pm

Friday April 12th: Hillsborough, NC
The Down Hill Strugglers with John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers.

7:30pm
House concert at Woodcrest Farm - a great old farmhouse out in the country!
5604 Dairyland Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
http://woodcrestfarmnc.com
info@woodcrestfarmnc.com for reservations
(suggested donation: $15-20)
P.S. Jerron Paxton is not on this show.

Saturday April 13th: Baltimore, MD
The Down Hill Strugglers with John Cohen
Hidden Harvest Farm - Community garden show.
1825 N. Calvert St.
7pm

Saturday Feb. 9th at the Jalopy Theatre

Hey everybody,

  Please join as at the Jalopy Theatre on Saturday Feb. 9th for our CD release show for our new album, Home Recordings: Vol. 1!  The show starts at 9pm with an opening set by the 4 O'clock Flowers - a excellent folk/blues duet.  Not to be missed!  Then we will take to the stage.

   Samples from the record can be heard at https://soundcloud.com/downhillstrugglers.

Hope to see you there!

The show:
Saturday, Feb 9th
9pm
Jalopy Theatre
315 Columbia St. btwn Woodhull and Hamilton
Brooklyn, NY
www.Jalopy.biz
718.395.3214

Mountain Stage Radio Show March 10th...

We are very pleased to be appearing on the Mountain Stage radio program on Sunday, March 10th.  Check it out on your local radio station, see the Mountain Stage website for the podcast and broadcast schedule!

We'd like to thank the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance for bringing us to Bristol, TN for this broadcast.

  

Check out our Folkways record..!

Hey everybody - don't forget to check out the album that we released in August of last year, in the previous incarnation of our band, "the Dust Busters," on the Smithsonian Folkways label!

To quote the Folkways website:

On Old Man Below, The Dust Busters point the way for a new generation of old-time music devotees. Standing squarely in the lineage of the New Lost City Ramblers, their reverence for tradition runs deep while their interpretations bring fresh meaning and a sense that their music is as contemporary as any other. Dust Busters mentor and Ramblers elder John Cohen joins Eli Smith, Walker Shepard, and Craig Judelman in this solidly grounded, future-looking album of classic melodies that makes the legacy of yesterday the sound of today. 60 minutes, 36-page booklet with photos and extensive notes.