The Hackensaw Boys
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The Hackensaw Boys | |
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Origin | Charlottesville, Virginia |
Genre(s) | Americana |
Years active | 1999-present |
Label(s) | Nettwerk |
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Ward "Cousin Spits" Harrison Jesse "Baby J." Fiske Justin "Salvage" Neauhardt Rob "Mahlon" Bullington Ferd "Four" Moyse |
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Former members | |
David "Shiner" Sickman (hiatus) Jimmy "The Kooky-Eyed Fox" Stelling Tom "Pee Paw" Peloso Charlie "C. B." Bell Robbie "Uncle Blind Bobby" St. Ours Big Roy Saw-Saw |
The Hackensaw Boys are an Americana band from Charlottesville, Virginia inspired by punk, bluegrass, and old-time music. They formed as a quartet consisting of Tom Peloso, David Sickmen, Rob Bullington, and Robbie St. Ours in the fall of 1999. Since settling on a six member line up they've toured with Cake and Modest Mouse. They signed with the music label Nettwerk for the 2005 release of their album "Love What You Do".
In the words of Robert "Mahlon" Bullington the band derived their name from a combination of "hack" and "saw", describing the hacking motion used when playing the mandolin and the sawing motion used when drawing the bow across the fiddle.
[edit] Discography
- Get Some (2000)
- Keep It Simple (2002)
- Give It Back (2004) - live
- Love What You Do (2005)
- Look Out (2007)
[edit] External links
- The Hackensaw Boys Official site with tour dates, downloads, info and merchandise
- Official Myspace page
- The Hackensaw Boys from Sam Hill Entertainment
- Hackensaw Boys review in the Hook weekly
- Hackensaw Boys interview on NPR's "Weekend Edtion"
- Hackensaw Boys on Fredericksburg.com
- The Hackensaw Boys at Allmusic
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