Eden and John's East River String Band are an American,
New York City-based duo, who play
country blues from the 1920s and 1930s. The members are John Heneghan (guitar, mandolin and vocals) and Eden Brower (ukulele and vocals).
The duo often have other musicians sit in with them, including
Dom Flemons
Dominique Flemons (born August 30, 1982) is an American old-time music, Piedmont blues, and neotraditional country multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. He is a proficient player of the banjo, fife, guitar, harmonica, percussion, quills ...
(formerly of
Carolina Chocolate Drops), Pat Conte (of the Canebreak Rattlers and Otis Brothers) and
Robert Crumb (of
the Cheap Suit Serenaders
R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders are an American retro string band playing songs from, and in the style of, the 1920s: old-time music, ragtime, "evergreen" jazz standards, western swing, country blues, Hawaiian, hokum, vaudeville and ...
).
The East River String Band has released seven albums. Their debut, ''Sweet East River'' (2006), featured special guests Sophie Crumb (who also provided the cover artwork) on banjolin, Alec Morton from
Raging Slab on bass, Jim Stout on banjo and Sam Hopkins on bottleneck guitar. The band's second album, ''Some Cold Rainy Day'' (2008), was chosen by
David Fricke as one of his "picks" of the month in the November 2008 issue of ''
Rolling Stone''.
It featured cover artwork by Crumb (as did their three subsequent albums) and special guest pianist Terry Waldo, known for his work with
Leon Redbone and
Woody Allen. Their third album, ''Drunken Barrel House Blues'' (2009), featured special guests Flemons on guitar and quills, Conte on fiddle, and Eli Smith on banjo. Their fourth album, ''Be Kind to a Man When He's Down'' (2011), boasted guest players Crumb on mandolin, Flemons on guitar, and Conte on fiddle, banjo, harmonica and vocals. Their fifth album, ''Take a Look at That Baby'' (2013), included guests Ernesto Gomez, Joe Bellulovich, Jackson Lynch and Blind Uncle Otis in addition to Crumb, Flemons and Conte.
Their sixth album is named ''Coney Island Baby'' (2019) and can be found on eBAY or ordered direct from the band. Their seventh and latest album "Goodbye Cruel World" (2022) can be purchased on eBAY. Crumb plays, sings and again did the cover art.
Discography
See also
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Country blues
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Delta blues
Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta, and is regarded as a regional variant of country blues. Guitar and harmonica are its dominant instruments; slide guitar is a hallmark of the s ...
*
Robert Crumb
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Carolina Chocolate Drops
References
External links
East River String Band Website
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American blues musical groups
American musical duos