Spring 2007 Performers

The Grandsons
with the The Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Friday, February 9

This Northern Virginia outfit draws on the same rockabilly, honky-tonk, New Orleans and jump-blues sources as dozens of other groups, but Chris Watling's deep-throated baritone sax and Alan MacEwen's boyish tenor give those ingredients a distinctly different flavor. Here’s a roots-rock band with a honking, dance-floor bottom and a heart-on-the-sleeve sincerity. The band’s latest album, last year's "Live at the Barns: The Legendary Wolf Trap Recordings, Vol. 2," features the Grandsons’ distinctive reinterpretations of songs by Art Neville, Little Richard, Arthur Alexander, Lefty Frizzell, Bobby Troup, Slim Harpo and Peter Case with an enthusiastic audience egging them on. The Washington Post concurred, saying, “The performances are dependably lively, rootsy and affectionate.” The band is currently celebrating its 20th year with shows in the same spirit as the record.

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Discography:
The Grandsons: Live at the Barns: The Legendary Wolf Trap Recordings, Vol. 2 (Whirling House, 2006)
The Grandsons: Party with the Rich (Whirling House, 2004)
The Grandsons: Live at the Barns: The Legendary Wolf Trap Recordings, Vol. 1 (Whirling House, 2002)
The Grandsons: Pan American Shindig (Whirling House, 1999)
The Grandsons of the Pioneers: It's Hip To Flip with the Grandsons of the Pioneers (Whirling House, 1994)
The Grandsons of the Pioneers: Howdy from the Grandsons of the Pioneers (Whirling House, 1991)

 

 

The Rhodes Tavern Troubadours is a regional roots-rock all-star quartet named after their original home base, a 200-year-old saloon in the District of Columbia. Drummer Jack O’Dell, is best known for supplying the backbeat to Billy Kemp & the Paradise Rockers and Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun. Bassist Mark Noone is a current member of the Hula Monsters and the former lead singer for the Slickee Boys, the Wanktones and Out Behind the Barn as well as a producer for the Grandsons, Kelly Willis, Go To Blazes, and Ruthie & the Wranglers. Playing one guitar is Dave Chappell, also an alumnus of the Paradise Rockers and the Hula Monsters. Chappell's fleet fingers have been hired by the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Hancock, Evan Johns, Chuck Brown, Danny Gatton, Johnnie Johnson, Sam Moore and Kevin Johnson. Playing the other guitar is Jake Flack, best known for his work with Austin's Neptunes and New Orleans’ Thousand $ Car. “On the Red Line," their debut album, features impressive original songs from all four members. “Turn It Up Mommy” is that rare children's album that rocks hard enough for adults to enjoy.

Discography:
On the Red Line (Route 11, 2002)
Turn It Up Mommy (Route 11, 2003)

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