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ABOUT THE HUNGER MOUNTAIN BOYS
The Hunger Mountain Boys (Kip Beacco, Teddy Weber and Matt Downing) have just cracked the half-decade mark of their touring and recording career. In that short time, they have released four full-length albums and one vinyl single on their own record label, toured from coast to coast, Canada, Europe and the UK, and have garnered a collection of accolades from USA Today to Bluegrass Unlimited.
Fulfilling invitations to open for such Americana icons as Taj Mahal, Doc Watson, Iris Dement and Ralph Stanley, among others, The Hunger Mountain Boys have directly absorbed musical influences from a broad reaching transection of American music. Merging these contemporary influences with their own eclectic upbringings and infatuation with the 1920’s, 30’s, and 40’s western swing, country jazz and early bluegrass, The Hunger Mountain Boys embody these musical traditions while revealing their own voices. Their music resonates from an unoccupied niche in the resurgence of today’s acoustic string bands. The Hunger Mountain Boys show no sign of slowing down.
In the News, Reviews & Quotes
Interview with The Scope, the weekly newspaper of St. John's, Newfoundland...
http://thescope.ca/?p=222
Feature Story "Seeking Fulfillment with the Hunger Mountain Boys"
http://www.chicagowriting.net/hungermountainfeature.html
Bluegrass Music Profiles, July/August 2006
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2003-11-17-newsong-festival_x.htm#
"Although brother-act tributes are common these days, The Hunger Mountain Boys are in front of the pack...."
READ THE REVIEW FOR "THREE": http://www.bluegrassmusicprofiles.com/Hunger%20Mtn%20Boys%20RR...Three.htm
Bluegrass Music Profiles
Sept-Oct 2006 Issue
BluegrassCountry.org Artist of the Month August 2004
http://www.wirenh.com/Music/Music_-_general/old_souls,_new_music_200606211315.html
http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/archive.cfm?type=Music%20Previews&action=getComplete&ref=2700
http://www.bluegrassmusicprofiles.com/current%20issue.htm
http://www.metroland.net/back_issues/vol28_no45/recordings.html
http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/archive.cfm?type=Music%20Previews&action=getComplete&ref=2700
http://www.valleyadvocate.com/gbase/Music/content?oid=oid:151544
http://www.puremusic.com/hunger.html
http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/mland_Hunger%20MT%20CD.html
http://www.nadamucho.com/Music_461.html
http://www.freighttrainboogie.com/Archives/Archive-H.htm
"Although brother-act tributes are common these days, The Hunger Mountain Boys are in front of the pack...."
READ THE REVIEW FOR "THREE": http://www.bluegrassmusicprofiles.com/Hunger%20Mtn%20Boys%20RR...Three.htm
Bluegrass Music Profiles
Sept-Oct 2006 Issue
"Blue Ribbon Waltz should be taken seriously both as a loving tribute to the pre-bluegrass brother-act sound and as a fine set of new songs."
READ THE REVIEW FOR "BLUE RIBBON WALTZ":
http://www.chicagowriting.net/hungermtnreview.html
Bluegrass Music News
Fall 2005
“It is only the sonic clearity and warmth of their recording
that makes you realize that you are not actually living in the
past, but hearing its immaculate recreation.....These guys believe.”
Dirty
Linen Magazine
#120, Oct/Nov 2005
“This duet is ready to take lovers of bluegrass and early
country music by storm. Their show is alive with the spirit of
the early performers, and you can feel their love for what they
do. Entertaining teamwork; first class musicianship and singing;
good, heartfelt and sometimes funny material, with some excellent
new songs in the old style. What a combination! It makes me wish
they had a 15-minute radio show I could listen to every day.
Pete
“Dr. Banjo” Wernick
Sept. 2005
“Blue Ribbon Waltz is the real deal as the Hunger Mountain
Boys have recreated those early days of country music through
expert musicianship, joyous vocals and quality originals and classic
material. Well done!
Sing
Out! Magazine
Vol. 49 #2 / Summer 2005
"As a Traditional Bluegrass Music promoter/agent, The Hunger
Mt. Boys are what I’m looking for. Youthful exuberance,
fantastic vocals, lightning pickin’, and genuine respect
for Tradtional Country & Bluegrass Music. I believe they’re
road has no end."
Brad
Klabunde, Agent/Promoter
B.K. Prod’s Bluegrass Shows
Two Rivers,WI
“The smartly-suited duet ripped out traditional country
and original songs at a furious pace, spitting out lyrics so rapidly
that, at times, it was difficult to keep up. To make it even more
interesting, the duet frequently changed instruments. “
Kennebec
Journal
Morning Sentinel, ME
Sept 12, 2005
“The picking is pretty sharp throughout, but what steals
the show is the tightly intertwined high lonesome vocal harmonies.”
Greg
Haymes
Albany Times Union
February 2005
“Both Teddy Weber and Kip Beacco write with a sound and
in a voice that is hard to date, it’s just good country.
From the solo mandolin of the title track to the tight harmonies
of Cry Away the Years, this is a must-have for fans of the down
home.”
Kay
Clements
FreightTrainBoogie.com
“These are some nimble-fingered, barn-burnin’ country
boys . . . or they’re time-travelers, one or the other.
You don’t need a degree to recognize the prettiest pickin’
you’ve ever heard.”
Kevan
Breitinger
indie-music.com / 2005
“The Hunger Mountain Boys could have easily been performing
sixty years ago instead of at the beginning of the twenty-first
century....Fashioned in the Old Way features plenty of the old-style
duo singing, guaranteed to raise goosebumps. Expect to hear much
more from the Hunger Mountain Boys.”
Bluegrass
Unlimited Magazine
March 2004
“The Hunger Mountain Boys recapture evenings spent sitting
on the floor in front of the old Philco listening to country music
that’s just about as elementalas it gets. Except for the
fact that there’s no static, these could easily be taken
for transcriptions from 1935 or so.”
Sing
Out! Magazine
Summer 2004
“Genuine. Authentic. Bonafide. Beautiful in its simplicity...
The Hunger Mountain Boys’ sound is all these and more. If
not for the excellent production values... you would literally
have to read the liner notes to believe that this music was not
recorded in the 1920s.”
Jeff
Anzevino
Founder & President,
Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association
“Their unabashed stage show is one not to miss.”
The
Woodstock Times
Woodstock, NY
“Yeah! This is the real thing—nothing but straight-ahead
heartfelt singing punctuated by exquisite picking. I enjoyed every
“old fashioned” moment... what a cool record!”
Dave
Higgs
Bluegrass Breakdown - Nashville Public Radio
WPLN
90.3 FM / 1430 AM Nashville, TN
“The new face of Old-Time.”
The
Rutland Herald,
Rutland, VT
“They’re the next big duo... the singing and playing
is very sharp, right on the money... this act will continue to
rise, and quickly.”
READ THE REVIEW: http://www.puremusic.com/hunger.html
Frank
Goodman
Puremusic.com, Nashville, TN
“Not much since the 20’s, 30’s and early 40’s
have we heard such music as The Hunger Mountain Boys with their
authentic old time sound. They are a genuine facsimile of that
era from their period dress to their spot-on vocalization... It’s
no wonder they are one of the fastest rising groups in the Northeast
today”.
Dave
Helman
Country Corner WTCC-FM, Springfield, MA
“Their high energy and sincere approach to the brother-style
duet harmony singing helps to set them aside from other performers
at bluegrass festivals. The crowd loved them... the response made
it clear that they won’t soon be forgotten. If you haven’t
seen them be sure to catch their next show!!!”
Candi
Sawyer
Promoter of the Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival - Weston, VT
Publisher of the Bluegrass Guide
“The Hunger Mountain Boys are the genuine article! Their
new CD Fashioned in the Old Way is a fantastic record and a well-received
addition to our play list.”
Scott
Johnson
Owner, WKZE 98.1 FM - Sharon, CT
IBMA radio panel member
“The Hunger Mountain Boys, a terrific duo...shared a single,
old-style microphone, and they harmonized in the old-country brother
style...their fleet playing was matched by their plaintive, microtonal
singing.”
Seth
Rogovoy
Berkshire Eagle
“The Hunger Mountain Boys are youthful, bowler-wearing,
harmony-driven throwbacks.”
All
The Rage
June 2005 / NashvilleRage.com
The Hunger Mountain Boys have... “written some stellar
material...and sing with a lot of swing, a lot of soul and a lot
of class.”
Dave
Higgs / Bluegrass Breakdown / Nashville Public Radio
WPLN 90.3 FM / 1430 AM Nashville, TN
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