The Holler & Browngrass On The Big Stage

9/19/14
Brewhouse Music & Grill
Rome, GA

Another testament to how fast this ride is going.  We didn't call them, they called us.  We've had this booked for nearly three months.  Crazy.  Slim crowd, as folks were taking off for Music Midtown, and saving their strength for Beer Fest (the next day).  But it was, as Mullins says, quality over quantity.  We reconnected with Chris Brown and did a solid Browngrass set (which the world will never hear, since I forgot to push the Record button).  We got a real soundcheck, had monitors and lights, and a big ol' stage.  Oh, and we ended up with two band tabs, since we were technically two bands.  Lordy.

Browngrass:
Folsom Prison Blues
Georgia On A Fast Train
Memphis Women And Chicken
A Little Light
And It Stoned Me
Seminole Wind
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke
Fire On The Mountain
Swamp Music
Never Gonna Change

The Holler:

Heartbreak Song
I Wouldn't Know Love
Maybe Texas
Are You Ready For The Country?
Freeborn Man
Just One More
Wasn't Really
Wayfaring Stranger
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?
Lost Highway
Explosions
Long, Long Way From You
Desperate Teresa
Henry
Holy Ghost Comes For Free
The Luckiest Man
It's A Crying Shame
Six Days On The Road
Friend Of The Devil
I'm Gone

Chris Brown:  acoustic guitar, vocals (Browngrass)
Josh Brown: guitar, vocals
Manning Burns:  guitar, vocals
APL:  bass, vocals
Adam Sikes:  drums

The Holler: Tennessee Tour

It all started with the booking of the Knoxville gig.  We'd have to leave by 6 a.m. or so to get there.  No small feat, but not impossible.  The Sugarlands gig brought it all together.  We traveled in leisurely fashion, getting there early, checking in, relaxing.  They got us a room at the Gatlinburg Inn (est. 1937), and a deep discount on a second one (there were six of us on this trip, including Ben and Callie).  We bought some beer, settled in, set up, soundchecked, and had a spaghetti dinner (courtesy of Sugarlands).  They also gave us each a jar of moonshine.  The tasting tour was fantastic.  It rained around starting time, so the pedestrian traffic dried up.  A few small bursts of a crowd, but nothing great.  It was a little hard to get up for it, especially since we'd had great crowds at home.  A fun time, nonetheless.  We found a laid-back bar down the street, had some beers, returned to the hotel for a late-night swim and pizza.  Oh, and we repeated some songs.  I'm not a fan, but it's part of the crowd dynamic.  People wander in and out, so there's always a new crowd (what there was of it).  We also don't have enough songs to carry a whole night.  We're working on it.
 
9/11/14
Sugarlands Distilling Company
Gatlinburg, TN

I
It's A Crying Shame
I Wouldn't Know Love
Explosions
Six Days On The Road
Freeborn Man
Just One More
Maybe Texas
The Luckiest Man
Heartbreak Song

II
Are You Ready For The Country?
Wayfaring Stranger
Holy Ghost Comes For Free
Wasn't Really
Lost Highway
It's a Crying Shame
Desperate Teresa
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?
Friend Of The Devil
You Don't Like Me That Way
Just One More

III
In The Pines
Freeborn Man
Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Holy Ghost Comes For Free
Henry
Heartbreak Song
I'm Gone

We left at 8:30 a.m.  Again, no small feat, but necessary.  They wanted us in Knoxville at 10.  We were early, and set it up quickly.  It was a stripped-down affair, with Josh on acoustic, Adam using Lightning Rods, and me plugged into a DI.  Peewee showed up at the last minute, just as Red told us to take the stage.  He did his thing (solo acoustic), and we were on.  Not our usual element (daytime, and a crowd of mostly senior citizens), but a grand time.  Red Hickey was a great hostess, and helped us through the intricacies of a live broadcast.  We packed out, parked the cars, wandered around town, drooled over vintage instruments, ate Mexican food, found coffee, and headed home.  Fun, fun, fun.  We'll have to do it again.

9/12/14
The Blue Blate Special
WDVX FM
Knoxville Visitors Center
Knoxville, TN

I Wouldn't Know Love
It's A Crying Shame
Interview
Holy Ghost Comes For Free
You Don't Like Me That Way
Heartbreak Song

(Peewee Moore, The Holler, hosted by Red Hickey)

9/10/14

9/10/14
400 Block Bar
Rome, GA

I
Desperadoes Waiting For A Train
Empty
For The Turnstiles
The Luckiest Man
Me And Paul
The Promise
Six Days On The Road
These Days
What I Really Mean
Lay Lady Lay

II
Keep Me In Your Heart
Midnight Afternoon >
Harbinger >
Not Yet But Maybe