Mohave (2005)
Mohave's unique Americana sound stems from indigenous folk music to many lands, then fanciful stories are added to the mix. Unusual instrumentation and a high-
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Ring-A-Ding Ring-A-Ding
A silly sort of nonsense song in a Texas swing mood, fueled by some jazzy Dixieland. It's basically about being stuck in a truckstop in Houston with no cash.
Black Indian Black Indian
A song about trying to find your way in this country called America.
Americana band Mohave takes its inspiration from the tiny town of Nowhere, Nevada, a former gold mining town with a population of 222. Legend has it that back in 1962 at the old El Rey Drive In Theater, Hippie, Dark and E-Z, three employees of the place, were called to the front to play music when the film projector broke one night. They soon became a regular part of each evening. In 1999, lead vocalist/Appalachian mountain dulcimerist Bing Futch was given the inspiration for the band while driving through the southwestern desert and Mohave was born.Band/artist history
There's so much history, too much to write. Suffice it to say that it's already been a busy year (2005) and we're gearing up for big things in the fall.Have you performed in front of an audience?We've played at some of the coolest venues in Florida! Our first live show EVER was at the House Of Blues (Downtown Disney). We've also played Hard Rock Live, The Central Florida Fair, The Bamboo Room, Freebird Live, Tobacco Road and a number of music and arts festivals. We enjoy playing live because we're a 'band of the moment' and like to do things off-the-cuff. We also like vibing off of the audience - there's so much energy there.
Your musical influences
In the summer of '99 when Mohave came to be, we were on a cross-country tour listening to a bunch of cassette tapes from my collection. It was all pretty inspirational, but especially Harry Belafonte and Michelle Shocked while driving across Texas. That's when it really began to sink in - I wanted to not only take the Appalachian mountain dulcimer and put it into a rock band, but I wanted to take the time-honored tradition of storytelling and use it to fuel the music. The international appeal of Belafonte, a guy who can go from singing "Day-O" to "Hava Nagila", is really at the core of Mohave.What equipment do you use?
J.D. plays Sonor drums; he'd freak if I didn't mention that because he's endorsed. Randy plays a bass of indistinguishable origin but pumps through a Fender. Bunky plays trumpet and a Hohner Melodica, among other things. John plays a Roland (sheesh, what model is that thing?) and various keys of mouth harp. I'm currently playing an Elderly Instruments Lapblaster electric dulcimer, which I trade off with a custome-built walnut shallowbody electric dulcimer fashioned by Patrick McKinney out of a Cripple Creek acoustic kit. I play through a Line 6 Spyder amp.Anything else?
All I can see is, "only carry what you can eat, kids."
Orlando, FL
USA
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360767
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I found your latest upload on the chart today.. good work!
