The Barrelhousers
Long Beach, California, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | SELF
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The Barrelhousers are a local trio, that I’d describe as ‘Folk music,’ if I were forced to
stick them in a bag…It’s ready for the pub, and a Pint of Guinness or three… Blessed
with real multi-instrumentality (just because you have the axe, doesn’t mean you play it
well, or should call yourself a ____ player—very nice pickin’ on this), the vocals have a
thick pad of bright chords to float on…. Very Nice Effort, cleanly recorded….
Grandpa At War—Pub Music, plain and simple…the instrumentation is bright, tight and
spirited (Ryan Pena plays Mandolin, Snare Drum, Piccolo, Bass, Banjo, and performs
Backing Vocals on this project)
Love Me Sometimes—Funky, a la The Beatles “Rubber Soul”…has a fun little bounce
to it… “You have to desecrate the temple to keep it standing…great lyric, and a daring
vocal, with unexpected high notes…
General Sherman Blues—The Banjo is driving this one, like a hip version of a Kingston
Trio song… “And, you’ll beg for mercy you never gave your fellow man..” GREAT
Banjo pickin’ on this one…. - Long Beach Independent
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Still working on that hot first release.
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With a shared passion for blues, psychedelia, folk, and above all else noise; friends, multi-instrumentalists, and long time collaborators, Freeman Land, Freddie Dilworth, and Ryan Pea formed The Barrelhousers in the temperate Southern California winter of 2009. Since then, The bawdy trio have been honing their sonic craft while tirelessly enchanting audiences around the tri-county area with their boundless charisma, instrumental virtuosity, and energetic (yet danceable) music. Over the course of their tenure, they have independently recorded, produced, and distributed three EPs with compositions ranging anywhere from boisterous acoustic ballads to cacophonous walls of sounds.
Dont expect to see the same show twice with The Barrelhousers, because they dont even know what theyre going to do until they turn their equipment on.
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