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You reckon many people would be interested in seeing these guys up here?
If you don't know who there are... listen here
http://myspace.com/hayseeddixie
The Pepsi Challenge
11-Jun-07, 20:12
They'd definitely get a party started that's for sure. Played with them at the Garage last year, and still trying to shake the hangover. Jeff, their manager, will want big buckaroos, though.
They'd definitely get a party started that's for sure. Played with them at the Garage last year, and still trying to shake the hangover. Jeff, their manager, will want big buckaroos, though.
Is it true that they come from Edinburgh, Pepsi, as a good friend of yours laughingly told me between fiddle tunes.? Would'nt make much difference to their rather fine music though.:)
Jeemag_USA
11-Jun-07, 21:57
Says they are from North Carolina, thats a long way to Thurso. Anyway they sound like fun, a hillbilly ACDC band, I'd turn out for that, just to hear banjo and slide guitar ;)
Were in Stornoway a few months ago - packed houses of all ages, thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Says they are from North Carolina, thats a long way to Thurso. Anyway they sound like fun, a hillbilly ACDC band, I'd turn out for that, just to hear banjo and slide guitar ;)
That's why the fiddle player who knew them was so amused when telling me, that they, in reality, hail from Auld Reekie.
The Pepsi Challenge
12-Jun-07, 00:12
North Carolina? Quality. You'd be surprised how many people still fall for their schtick. March down to the Blind Beggar pub on Edinburgh's Broughton Road any day of the week and chances are you'll find the band swilling on a few ales. They come from all over Scotland, I believe, though they've been resident in Edinburgh for quite some time now. When my band (at the time, Hai Karate) supported them at the end of Celtic Connections in January of last year, we started mimicking their pseudo-American Southern drawls when they came into the dressing room next to ours. They weren't too happy at us taking the wee-wee - we just wanted to have a laugh, and it proved my theory they couldn't take a joke being returned on them - and they bemoaned us for daring to have drums in our line-up. Apparently no drummer can keep up with their fast playing, or so they said. Perhaps Chobbers might like to take up the challenge should HD turn up in Thurso, Tennessee? That aside, they're a good party band. Their novelty quickly wears thin, but for one night, you'll definitely have a blast. Speaking of the Blind Beggar, their song of the same name - one of their few originals - is a cracking tune. Anyway, enough o' my yakking, grab yourselves a root beer and get down to the Barn Dance... Hayseed style.
grab yourselves a root beer and get down to the Barn Dance... Hayseed style.
I'm not going to see a mere covers band. LOL:)
Chobbersjnr
12-Jun-07, 01:36
have one of their albums somewhere, certainly gets your toe tapping
Craig Duncan was using them to test his PA & they were doing bluegrass versions of AC/DC covers on that particular album
guitarzan
12-Jun-07, 06:53
i stumbled upon them at T in the Park a few years ago by mistake - good band tho, atmosphere in the tent was quality!
Came across this band a couple of years ago and have a lot of there stuff, growing up being a metal head and then exploring diffrent styles of music, it kind of struck a chord!!
If they came up am sure they would get a good turnout.
A song to look out for 'Keeping your poop in a jar' had me in stitches!!
colin stoner
12-Jun-07, 20:36
oh aye hayseed dixie played in inverness last summer didn't they with like Echo & The Bunnymen? they're pretty lethal and that song 'Keepin Your Poop In A Jar' is beasting
i saw hayseed dixie playin at in ullapool at the Loopallu festival last year, pretty good band, would love to see them up here, would definitely go and see them!
The Bruce saw them in inverness - they had a great night dunno if he and his ates knew they were from Edi though.;)
they played the Tuborg stage at download this year and was packed according to some fellow campers
Super, and as much as all the stories are good, not many people have answered.
Is it worth the effort(and more importantly, the hefty fee) to get them up here?
The Pepsi Challenge
13-Jun-07, 19:44
Jeid, have you not contacted Jeff, their manager yet? They're gonna be hosting their annual Loopalllu festival in September; why not try and get them to come to Thurso just before that seeing as they'll be in the area?
They've been in touch aye. I'm just gauging interest. If I think there's a chance of a good crowd, then we'll get them booked, but we'd need to get a couple of hundred in to make it worth our while
Definetly should get them up. Would attract a different crowd than the normal skins following i reckon
Jeemag_USA
14-Jun-07, 12:39
Super, and as much as all the stories are good, not many people have answered.
Is it worth the effort(and more importantly, the hefty fee) to get them up here?
You won't get a lot of answers in the music section of the org so it won't be a good gauge of how many people will turn up, if you base bringing them up here on thoughts of the org you may as well forget it now. bring them up and set up a barn somewhere that can hold two to three hundred people and call it Hayseeds in The Barn and tell the young fairmers about it and advertise it across the county. Make sure you put their myspace on the posters, It'll be mobbed.
Get them to play the Thurso Auction Mart before it gets ripped down! decent sized venue and kind of appropriate place to have it i reckon.
Haud on a second Jeid. i've just remembered they're a cover band, therefore you wont like them!
Right then a few FACTS first
Hayseed Dixie are from Nashville, Tennessee, not Edinburgh.
They WILL NOT be playing Loopallu in September this year.
"It is with immeasurable regret that I must tell you all now that due to circumstances placed completely beyond our control, Hayseed Dixie will no longer be involved with co-promoting or performing at Loopallu, as the festival has made the decision to go it without us. "
Brothers Don Wayne and Dale Reno are the sons of legendary banjo player Don (Duellin' Banjos) Reno. (google for yourself).
Their front man Barley Scotch does love Scotland and if they're in Edinburgh, then yes you'll find them in the Blind Beggar.
The Blind Beggar Breakdown was dedicated to the pub after the hospitality shown to the band on their first visit.
At the time their promoter Jeff was co-owner of the BB.
As well as their many covers they do play their own songs and I can't recommend them enough.
This comes from a 43 year old rock fan who has has seen pretty much everything the rock world has to offer.
Get them up there, and tell Jeff that Casey says Hi.
Jeemag_USA
14-Jun-07, 14:41
Right then a few FACTS first
Hayseed Dixie are from Nashville, Tennessee, not Edinburgh.
They WILL NOT be playing Loopallu in September this year.
"It is with immeasurable regret that I must tell you all now that due to circumstances placed completely beyond our control, Hayseed Dixie will no longer be involved with co-promoting or performing at Loopallu, as the festival has made the decision to go it without us. "
Brothers Don Wayne and Dale Reno are the sons of legendary banjo player Don (Duellin' Banjos) Reno. (google for yourself).
Their front man Barley Scotch does love Scotland and if they're in Edinburgh, then yes you'll find them in the Blind Beggar.
The Blind Beggar Breakdown was dedicated to the pub after the hospitality shown to the band on their first visit.
At the time their promoter Jeff was co-owner of the BB.
As well as their many covers they do play their own songs and I can't recommend them enough.
This comes from a 43 year old rock fan who has has seen pretty much everything the rock world has to offer.
Get them up there, and tell Jeff that Casey says Hi.
if they are from Nashville TN, why do they claim to be from Laurel Hill NC on their myspace??
Haud on a second Jeid. i've just remembered they're a cover band, therefore you wont like them!
It's ok, I won't be going. Plus, I don't recall saying I dislike cover bands, I just find it dull.
Point taken jeemag, but I'm gauging interest for someone.
Yeah i doubt you would get a lot of replies from different folk on this forum. But I do know that a lot of people read the threads without posting anything so in a round about way it may get people talking, saying "I heard Hayseed Dixie might be playing [insert venue name here]! That'd be ace if its true!" Maybe even by asking punters at your workplace what they think would give you a fair idea of whats best to do.
Dave Pearce has played Thurso before, as did Snow Patrol many years ago, The Saw Doctors are coming up soon, and itd be good to see another big act come up to Thurso to taste Skinandis world famous BURGERS!!
Bands love the burgers for some reason, it's a novelty!
I've asked a few people at work and I've had mixed replies. I'll keep asking though.
The Pepsi Challenge
14-Jun-07, 17:19
Right then a few FACTS first
Hayseed Dixie are from Nashville, Tennessee, not Edinburgh.
Sure they are, Casey... sure they are :)
Jeemag_USA
14-Jun-07, 22:14
It's ok, I won't be going. Plus, I don't recall saying I dislike cover bands, I just find it dull.
Point taken jeemag, but I'm gauging interest for someone.
I'm serious about the barn thing though, when I was a younger loon, I had never been to a barn dance that was not packed. If there is one thing Caithness has a lot of, its huge barns with electricity. This type of band woudl be ideal for that ,they could even play the same barn two nights running and still pack it out and make a ton of money. I honestly would rather see a festival in a huge barn than on a trailer in a park. I always thought the barn belonging to Sinclair who owns the park, just outside Thurso on the road to Castletown woudl be an ideal venue! Its within walking distance if the taxis are busy and there is a ton of room for parking if permission could be had. The Big Barn Gig!
if they are from Nashville TN, why do they claim to be from Laurel Hill NC on their myspace??
They don't! That's not their myspace page!
Theirs (not actually run by them but sanctioned and as officail as it gets) is http://www.myspace.com/hsdx
John Wheeler (Barley Scotch, singer, fiddle and guitar) has run a recording studio in Nashville for around 15 years although he hasn't been home much for the last three years. The Reno brothers, as I've said are the sons of the legendary banjo pioneer Don Reno. (go google it for yourself)
Their official website is http://www.hayseed-dixie.com. On there (in The Outhouse) you can read complaints from Americans who've known the band for years about them not playing at home.
I've met the guys several times. (not just sat in an adjacent room)
Barley Scotch in a Dumbarton strip
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/Casey2901/Hayseed%20Dixie%20Fort%20William%2022nd%20April%20 2005/GavinJohnCaseyGraham3.jpg
Jeemag_USA
15-Jun-07, 13:04
Very good Casey, I like the official website (you forgot the dotcom part). Looking at their itinerary for this year i'd say you'd have a hard job of getting them up to Thurso Jeid unless you wait until winter. I wonder if these are migratory yanks who go home when its cauld :lol: I got some good friends who live just outside Nashville, must ask them to see if they heard of them.
They just played Nashville on 25th May (Their only US show this year)
You can download the whole gig here.
http://www.archive.org/details/hd2007-05-25 (http://www.archive.org/details/hd2007-05-25)
Home taping of their shows is approved by the band:)
Jeemag_USA
16-Jun-07, 02:04
They just played Nashville on 25th May (Their only US show this year)
You can download the whole gig here.
http://www.archive.org/details/hd2007-05-25 (http://www.archive.org/details/hd2007-05-25)
Home taping of their shows is approved by the band:)
Nice link, thanks, maybe if they start playing at home moreI will be able to see them, I am about 6 hours from Nashville but surely they play Indiana and Kentucky too.
Jeid,
I see you've got the guys coming up on the 23rd August.
Hope all goes well!
JEID! YOU'RE A NUGGET!!!! lol thats the same day as the chilis gig at hampden. Did you do that on purpose? Why I ought to......... *goes off on a tangent of ramblings*
Nothing to do with me. In fact, I was doing some research for the boss.
He never booked them, the band decided that they should come here and play, so they're setting the door tax and what not. They just hired the club from the boss.
I'll be going, should be a cracking night.
the_big_mac
25-Jun-07, 22:36
Nothing to do with me. In fact, I was doing some research for the boss.
He never booked them, the band decided that they should come here and play, so they're setting the door tax and what not. They just hired the club from the boss.
I'll be going, should be a cracking night.
Nah! We got them?
:eek:
Not really, they're coming up, but Brian never booked them lad. They are just using Skins as a venue and the band are doing the advertising etc... well, someone is gonna be doing it for them I believe. The boss spoke to me last week.
the_big_mac
26-Jun-07, 10:23
Awesome :D
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