Seven Handle Circus
Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | INDIE
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"Seven Handle Circus hasn't been around that long, but the Georgia-based bluegrass band has made a splash throughout the Southeast by playing original music that doesn't sound quite like anybody else.
Deviating from tradition, Seven Handle Circus adds electric bass and a drum kit to the more traditional bluegrass instrumentation of banjo, fiddle, guitar and mandolin."
- Spartanburg Herald Journal (Spartanburg, SC)
"Seven Handle Circus hasn't been around that long, but the Georgia-based bluegrass band has made a splash throughout the Southeast by playing original music that doesn't sound quite like anybody else.
Deviating from tradition, Seven Handle Circus adds electric bass and a drum kit to the more traditional bluegrass instrumentation of banjo, fiddle, guitar and mandolin."
- Spartanburg Herald Journal (Spartanburg, SC)
"Seven Handle Circus wows me. There is non-stop sound and stage performance that engages the audience. These guys pack the house. If you have not been out to see the Seven Handle Circus show, it is an Atlanta must-do. I expect to see these guys on top of the chart soon." - The Backstage Beat (Atlanta, GA)
"Seven Handle Circus wows me. There is non-stop sound and stage performance that engages the audience. These guys pack the house. If you have not been out to see the Seven Handle Circus show, it is an Atlanta must-do. I expect to see these guys on top of the chart soon." - The Backstage Beat (Atlanta, GA)
Listening to the songs on their just-released, six-song EP, Whiskey Stills and Sleeping Pills, it’s easy to understand the Mumford boys’ enthusiasm. The band’s music has the breathless energy and effortless melodicism that makes many of the songs on the Mumford’s first album so memorable. It’s folk music played and paced like pop, but with the drive and energy of a rock band. - The Pulse, Chattanooga’s Weekly Alternative (Chattanooga, TN)
Audio Only. See URL. - NPR (WABE Atl)
Audio Only. See URL. - NPR (WABE Atl)
Discography
2010 - Georgia Man (LP)
2012 - Whiskey Stills & Sleeping Pills (EP)
2014 - Forthcoming LP
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"Ok, so we are not really a bluegrass band" says Seven Handle Circus lead banjo player Colin Vinson. "We have these instruments, these acoustic sounds, but we really just play whatever we want."
Seven Handle Circus is a modern style of rock, played with energy, skill and folk instruments. Their bluegrass roots reveal themselves from time to time, but so does their classical training and their teenage punk rock days.
Their most recent EP, Whiskey Stills & Sleeping Pills, debuted at #10 on the RMR Bluegrass Charts, #28 on the Relix Jam Band Charts and broke the top 100 on the AMA Radio Play Chart.
"A Seven Handle show is all about keeping it interesting, for the audience and for ourselves" says drummer Jeff Harrison. Thats right a drummer. How could this be a bluegrass band if theres a drummer involved? "We like to go for a ride, play a lot of different stuff, jam a little bit, and sneak in some eclectic covers that the audience doesnt expect, exactly where they lease expect them."
"I think its about finding beauty in music, in whatever form, and packaging it up in the Seven Handle way in order to share it with the world" elaborates Shawn Spencer, guitarist for the band "And sometimes, its just about playing a little bluegrass"
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