the everybodyfields was an
indie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s among musicians from indie rock scenes influenced by folk music. Indie folk hybridizes the acoustic guitar melodies of traditional folk music with contemporary instrumentation.
The genre has its ...
/
alt-country band from
Johnson City, Tennessee. The band was co-founded and fronted by Sam Quinn and
Jill Andrews
Jill Andrews is an American singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. She co-founded the indie folk/alt-country band The Everybodyfields, leaving in 2009 to pursue a solo career. In 2018, she co-founded the duo Hush Kids with Peter Gro ...
who met in 1999 while working at a summer camp. They were joined by dobroist David Richey.
After Richey's departure, electric guitarist Megan McCormick joined the band;
followed by fiddler Megan Gregory and drummer Travis Kammeyer. They were succeeded by keyboardist Josh Oliver, pedal steel player Tom Pryor, and drummer Jamie Cook.
the everybodyfields combined
country,
folk,
bluegrass,
rock and roll, and
Americana to produce a unique sound that
Harp Magazine called "stompin’ and twangin’ in world-class style." Sam Quinn's song "T.V.A." from ''
Halfway There: Electricity and the South'' won 1st place in the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest 2005 at
Merlefest. "Lonely Anywhere," from the album ''Nothing is Okay'', was chosen by NPR as Song Of The Day for 29 February 2008. The band was the focus of increasing attention as a representative of the alternative country genre. They were chosen to play at
Bonnaroo, Bristol
Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion a non-profit organization which hosts an annual 3-day Americana music festival in the twin cities of Bristol, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee.
Celebrating Bristol's heritage as the "Birthplace of Country Music" (a ...
and
Twangfest in 2008.
On June 5, 2009, the everybodyfields posted an announcement on their website that they were disbanding in order for Sam Quinn and Jill Andrews to pursue their respective solo careers.
In September 2011, reunion shows were held at the
Bristol Rhythm & Roots festival and at
Music City Roots
''Music City Roots'' is a live radio show, created and produced by John Walker and Todd Mayo. The show is owned and its international trademark is held by Heng Dai Media, LLC, a Tennessee corporation. The television show is distributed via Ameri ...
.
Members
* Jill Andrews (vocals,
bass guitar,
acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...
)
* Sam Quinn (vocals,
acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...
,
bass guitar)
* Josh Oliver (
keyboard,
guitar)
* Tom Pryor (
pedal steel)
* Jamie Cook (
drums
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)
Former
* David Richey (vocals,
dobro
Dobro is an American brand of resonator guitars, currently owned by Gibson and manufactured by its subsidiary Epiphone. The term "dobro" is also used as a generic term for any wood-bodied, single-cone resonator guitar.
The Dobro was originally ...
)
* Megan McCormick (vocals,
lap steel,
electric guitar)
* Megan Gregory (vocals,
fiddle
A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...
)
* Andrew Kelly (vocals,
electric guitar,
mandolin
A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...
)
* Travis Kammeyer (drums)
* Angela Oudean (vocals,
fiddle
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)
* Emma O'Donnell (
fiddle
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)
Discography
* ''
Halfway There: Electricity and the South'' (2004)
* ''
Plague of Dreams'' (2005)
* ''
Nothing is Okay'' (2007)
References
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External links
Official site(archived July 6, 2009)
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Myspacethe everybodyfieldsRamseur Records page (archived May 1, 2009)
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Daytrotter (archived August 28, 2008)
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the everybodyfieldsat EKS Sound (archived August 3, 2004)
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American alternative country groups
Americana music groups
American indie folk groups
Country music groups from Tennessee