The Woodbox Gang is a band formerly based in
Herod, Illinois
Herod is an unincorporated community in Pope County, Illinois, United States. Herod is located on Illinois Route 34 at the edge of the Shawnee National Forest. Herod has a post office with ZIP code 62947.
A cultural heritage group and nonprofit ...
, then out of
Makanda, Illinois. They play an eclectic style of
bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music
The term American folk music encompasses numerous music genres, variously known as ''traditional music'', ''traditional folk music'', ''contemporary folk music'', ''vernacular music,'' or ...
labeled by some as "insurgent Americana," "jug-punk," "y'allternative," and "funk-a-billy," though they prefer the terms "caustic acoustic" and "trashcan Americana" (also the name of one of their albums).
The band originated as the trio of dobro player Brad Bolin and the brothers Hugh (guitar, kazoo, and vocals) and Brian (bass) DeNeal in 1999. Bolin soon left the band, but rejoined in 2000 along with Alex Kirt (assorted jug percussion,
washboard, banjo, kazoo, harmonica, didgeridoo,
slide resonator guitar, drum, vocals, stompboard, and
gutbucket
The washtub bass, or gutbucket, is a stringed instrument used in American folk music that uses a metal washtub as a resonator. Although it is possible for a washtub bass to have four or more strings and tuning pegs, traditional washtub basses ha ...
); however, Bolin left the band a second time. They were later joined by Greg Edwards (bass), Ratliff Dean Thiebaud (guitar and vocals), and Dan Goett (banjo, mandolin, dobro, guitar).
Discography
* '' A Caustic Acoustic Cacophony'' (2001)
* ''Trashcan Americana'' (2001)
* ''Wormwood'' (2002)
* ''Showdown'' (2002)
* ''Born With A Tail'' (2003)
* ''I've Killed Men'' (2003)
* ''Live at Schubas 06/09/2004'' (2004)
* ''Live at Hangar 9'' (2005)
* ''Drunk as Dragons'' (2006)
* ''Drunk as Dragons: Fortified Edition'' (2008)
* ''White Trash Voodoo'' (2009)
* ''Glorious Scars'' (2012)
References
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American bluegrass music groups
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