THE TARBOX RAMBLERS
“Between the fiddle, string bass, drums and slide guitar, you won't know what hit you.” - The New Yorker
The Tarbox Ramblers’ sound is rooted in hillbilly music, backwater blues and early rock ‘n’ roll. It’s rough-hewn, dark and joyous, and unfailingly direct. Previewing the band’s no-holds-barred live show, The New Yorker said “Between the fiddle, string bass, drums and slide guitar, you won't know what hit you.”
Led by songwriter Michael Tarbox, the group also features violinist Daniel Kellar and the hard-hitting rhythm section of string-bassist Johnny Sciascia and drummer Jon Cohan. Kellar’s mesmerizing solos, and Tarbox’s barbed-wire guitar, give the band its edge. The combination of Sciascia’s percussive rockabilly style and Cohan’s New Orleans parade drums is its secret sauce.
The Tarbox Ramblers have released two albums on the Rounder label, played clubs and festivals in The US, Canada and Europe, and worked with heroes like Robert Plant, Allison Krauss and Jim Dickinson.
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“Between the fiddle, string bass, drums and slide guitar, you won't know what hit you.” - The New Yorker
"If the Rolling Stones had happened 10 years earlier, hailed from Memphis and been produced by Ike Turner, they might have sounded like The Tarbox Ramblers. The way the Ramblers lay down their backroads grit and raw hillbilly-rock jive, you're unlikely to hear a more genuine blast of sandpaper rhythm and roots." - Tristram Lozaw, The Boston Herald
"They take forgotten music and breathe a freshness into it that lights up the room, causing folks to take a collective leave of their senses.” - Steve Morse, The Boston Globe
"Homemade rock ‘n’ roll with a dose of rattlesnake venom and gospel-drenched howling.” - NPR’s All Things Considered