Old Crow Medicine Show is a young
country/
bluegrass/
folk band. They're five pieced and
acoustic, and if you listen closely you can hear
punk influences. They play early traditional
american music - tunes from
back porches,
travelling shows,
dance halls, and
memphis blues.
The lead vocalists are
Ketch Secor and
Willie Watson, Watson plays guitar and Secor plays
fiddle and
harmonica. Critter Fuqua sometimes joins in on vocals and plays
banjo and
slide guitar.
kevin Hayes plays the
guitjo, which is a six-string banjo that is much like a guitar. MorganJahnig plays the
doghouse bass.
When my friend told me he was putting on a new country band he was getting into I thought, 'oh God... not some whiney country band...' but I began to listen, and the music was
beautiful. I immediately recorded a copy for myself on his tape deck.
Old Crow Medicine Show is a band that people who don't normally like country can enjoy. They're raw, edgy, old, and new. They mix new
styles with old ones, creating a whole new
sound.