Foddershock
Acoustic Appalachian Dysfunctional Folk Rock
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Dyin' To Make A Livin'
Daydreams fade on the hoot-owl shift...when you work down in the mines.
Can't Win Fer Boozin'
It ain`t bad luck, son...ya`just drink too damn much. Wake up and smell the vomit!
Drunkards Go To Hell
There`s this self-righteous preacher/businessman feller in our town that uses his advertising space to put up doomsday signs about drinkin`, gamblin`, and fornicatin`. We don`t dig them signs, and he don`t dig our music. Praise the Lord!
Underneath A Rock (All Y'all)
Escapin` from the unexplainable...runnin` from regret. Life is strange. Pet the cat. Flip the bird. Go live underneath a rock. It`s much safer.
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AcousticAppalachianDysfunctionalFolkRock...from the dusty black coalfields of southwest Virginia, Foddershock is a collaboration between two long-time friends- one that writes strangely truthful and surreal lyrics about the often sordid details of the human condition, and one that puts it all together with a unique and perfectly twisted blend of American roots music. Songs about love, hate, life, death, drinkin, and killin. Sometimes tragic. Sometimes funny. Always interesting. Everything from guitar driven "Alt. Country" to "bluegrass" to a weird mix of banjos and walkie-talkies that can only be described as "southern banjer trance". Put John Prine, The Grateful Dead, Primus, and Camper Van Beethoven in a blender and you gotta a big ol glass of Foddershock. Drink up!Band/artist history
Formed under the influence of alcohol in 2000, Foddershock released their first album- "Roadkill Expressway". A rather dark and haunting album, with tunes such as "Amphetamines and Grits", "Sock Monkey", and "Monster in the Closet".
In 2001 we released our second album, "Ghost Of Lonzo". This album contains one our most popular songs, "Drunkards Go To Hell". The song "Jump In The River" is also on this release and was recently used in the independent film "Coming Down The Mountain" produced by N.Y.C.s Cyan Pictures.
2002 brought yet another fine Foddershock album, "One Good Eye". Difficult to categorize, this album contains everything from distorted banjo instrumentals to fuzzy folk punk. "Angel On Dirty Sheets" and "Wings and Warts" are standout cuts.
In 2003, Foddershock released what is possibly their best album to date, "Black Lung & White Lightnin'"- an eclectic mix of tunes ranging from the bluegrass of "Fate's Runnin' Late" , the sarcastic pop-folk of "Use Me, Do Me, Love Me", to the flat out garage rockin' of "Cahoots"
In the spring of 2004, Foddershock invaded the independent music scene with their album "Inbreds From Outer Space". From the pessimistic barnyard drinkin tune "Cant Win Fer Boozin" to the flat out bong rockin groove of "Stoned and Broke", this latest installment of Dysfunctional Folk Rock is truly an eclectical listening experience.
Foddershocks newest CD, "Corn On Macabre", is finally a done deal! You can pick one up at the nearest Flea Market, County Jail, Goodwill Store, or Brothel. Around here, all those places are in the same building- an Appalachian "mall" so to speak.
Also, Foddershock's tune "Dyin' To Make A Livin'" (off the Black Lung & White Lightnin' CD) is going to be included on an upcoming Americana compilation CD featuring songs about the coal mining industry. Other artists on this 2 disc set include Dwight Yoakam, Natalie Merchant (from 10,000 Maniacs), Ralph Stanley, Darrell Scott, and Tom T. Hall. We reckon that's purty good company.Have you performed in front of an audience?Yes, Pine Mountain Tacky Lawn Ornament and Pink Flamingo Sioree. Oh yeah... played at my cousin Bubba Epstein's bluegrass bar mitzvah, too.
Your musical influences
John Prine, Bottle Rockets, Whiskeytown, Bad Livers, Robbie Fulks, Jason and the Scorchers, the Gourds, Drive-By Truckers, Cracker, Paul K. and the Weathermen, Uncle Tupelo, Lonzo Perrigan, The Handsome FamilyWhat equipment do you use?
Anythang. Everythang. Guitar, banjo, bass keyboards, mandolin, dulcimer, bongos, clorox jug and jaw harp (among others).Anything else?
We dig beer. We dig pork. We know people who dig coal.READ MORE
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Foddershock, we LOVE and play the mess outta you at www.CygnusRadio.com !!!
Love All Y'all,
Nita T - Delta's Daughter Show
howdy. just popped by to say how much I love your stuff an I put "Stoned and Broke" on my SC station: hermeVOX
I'd come down an hep ya but they won't let me cross the border...
I love Beside the Road, i want to record it
Just calling to say I really like your new song "Beside the side of the road"
Carol.
Reminds me or wild hickory nuts (N.).
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