Hot Buttered Rum String Band

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Hot Buttered Rum Stringband
Background information
Origin	San Francisco Bay Area
Genre(s)	Folk, Progressive Bluegrass
Years active	2005 - present
Label(s)	Self-released
Website	http://hotbutteredrum.net
Members
Aaron Redner, Bryan Horne, Eric Yates, Nat Keefe, Zachary Matthews
Notable instrument(s)
Fiddle, Mandolin, Bass, Guitar, Banjo

Hot Buttered Rum String Band is an American 5-piece progressive bluegrass string band based in the San Francisco Bay area of California. They claim to weave together the grounded traditions of folk and bluegrass with the modern influences of rock-n-roll, reggae and acoustic singer/songwriters.

2005 was a breakout year for Hot Buttered Rum. They have performed at music festivals such as Telluride Bluegrass, Newport Folk and South By Southwest, and received an invitation to perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 5. They have played with artists Phil Lesh, Ben Harper, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Chris Thile, Bela Fleck, Peter Rowan, Billy Nershi and Mike Marshall. In 2006, they headlined San Francisco's historic Fillmore Auditorium. HBR's studio album, produced by Mike Marshall and featuring guest sit-ins by Peter Rowan, Mike Marshall and Darol Anger was released early in the year.

[edit] Discography

Chilly Submersion (2000)

(self-released)

Yee Haw
Cripple Creek
Dovetail Joint
Look Again
Dolphin
Quittin' Time
Norwegian Wood
Ian's Greens
Banter
Glacial Enchantment
Mountain Left To Climb
Sunrise Song
Roll River Roll
Red-Haired Boy
Virginia's Grin
The Crest

Live at the Freight and Salvage (2002)

(recorded live at Berkeley's premier listening venue The Freight and Salvage)

Backrooms of My Mind
Elephant Hunting Song
Red-Haired Boy
String's Breath
The Trial of John Walker Lindh
Norwegian Wood
Warm Up
Naked Blue
Red Clay Halo
The Crest

In These Parts (2004)

(HBR's first studio effort recorded in the hills of Fairfax, CA)

Three Point Two
Flask, Alas!
Evolution
Old Dangerfield
I've Let Go
Lighten Up Your Load
Horseshoe
Reckless Tex
Immaculate Rain
In These Parts

Well Oiled Machine (2006)

(HBR's long anticipated sophomore studio release, produced by Mike Marshall and featuring guest sit-ins by Peter Rowan, Mike Marshall and Darol Anger)