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Old Crow Medicine Show
Guest Artist
Old Crow Medicine Show (O.C.M.S.) is a five-piece rollicking, old-time acoustic band. The band combines its eclectic style to play songs from some of the earliest traditions of American music. Old Crow Medicine Show's repertoire includes tunes from jug bands and traveling shows, back porches and dance halls, Southern Appalachian string music, and Memphis blues. Backing up the lead vocals, the band consists of guitar, fiddle, harmonica, banjo, slide guitar, an occasional doghouse bass, and the "guitjo," a six-string banjo that is played like a guitar.
The band relocated to from North Carolina to Nashville and soon made its debut on Grand Ole Opry in 2001 where they received a standing ovation. O.C.M.S. was released in 2004. The band's sophomore album, Big Iron World, was released in August 2006 and combined traditional American standards (including Woody Guthrie's "Union Maid") with O.C.M.S. originals that blended American roots, folk, blues, gospel, bluegrass and a little bit of gritty rock. Tennessee Pusher, the band's third album, was released in September 2008.
Old Crow Medicine Show made its national television debut on Opry Live in 2002. The band has since appeared in several documentaries: PBS's American Roots Music series; In the Valley Where Time Stands Still, a film about the history of the Renfro Valley Barndance; and Bluegrass Journey, a portrait of the contemporary bluegrass scene. O.C.M.S. tours extensively and appears at countless festivals including Bonnaroo, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, and New Orleans Jazz Festival.
Latest CD
Tennessee Pusher