Hot Buttered Rum (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Hot Buttered Rum

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Origin = San Francisco Bay Area
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Genre = Folk, Progressive Bluegrass, Rock
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Years_active = 2002 - present
Label = Self-released, Harmonized
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URL = http://hotbutteredrum.net
Current_members = Aaron Redner Bryan Horne Erik Yates Nat Keefe Zachary Matthews
Past_members = Ian Waight
Notable_instruments = Fiddle, Mandolin, Bass, Guitar, Flute, Banjo, Accordion

Hot Buttered Rum (also known as Hot Buttered Rum String Band and HBRSB) is an American five-piece progressive bluegrass act based in the San Francisco Bay area of California. Their aim is to weave together the traditions of folk and bluegrass with the modern influences of rock-n-roll, reggae and acoustic singer/songwriters.Fact|date=June 2007 The group values creativity in both its instrumental work and its songwriting.Fact|date=June 2007

The group's most notable performances to date have included sets at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the Newport Folk Festival, South by Southwest, High Sierra Music Festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival.Fact|date=June 2007 They have also headlined The Fillmore in their home city of San Francisco. They have performed with a wide array of artists, including Phil Lesh, Ben Harper, Chris Thile, Bela Fleck, Peter Rowan, and Bill Nershi. "Well Oiled Machine", HBR's studio album, produced by Mike Marshall and featuring guest appearances by Peter Rowan and Darol Anger, was released in early 2006.

Discography

* "Live at the Freight and Salvage (2002)": (recorded live at Berkeley's premier listening venue The Freight and Salvage):# Backrooms of My Mind:# Elephant Hunting Song:# Red-Haired Boy:# String's Breath:# The Trial of John Walker Lindh:# Norwegian Wood:# Warm Up:# Naked Blue:# Red Clay Halo:# The Crest
* "In These Parts (2004)": (HBR's first studio effort recorded in the hills of Fairfax, California):# Three Point Two:# Flask, Alas!:# Evolution:# Old Dangerfield:# I've Let Go:# Lighten Up Your Load:# Horseshoe:# Reckless Tex:# Immaculate Rain:# In These Parts
* "Well Oiled Machine (2006)":# Firefly :# Guns or Butter :# Idaho Pines :# Poison Oak :# Waterpocket Fold :# Always Be the Moon :# Well-Oiled Machine :# Waiting for a Squall :# Butch & Peggy :# Sweet Honey Fountain :# Wedding Day
* "Live in the Northeast (2007)":#Busted in Utah:#Limbo in Lovelock:#Desert Rat:#Return Someday:#Cumberland Blues:#Metrosexual:#Summertime Gal:#California Snow and Rain:#Spider:#Queen Elizabeth:#Honey Be:#Feel Like Dancin

Additional Associations:The Overall Experience, Nat Keefe Concert Carnival and Erik Yates Project

External links

* [http://www.archive.org/audio/etreelisting-browse.php?collection=etree&cat=Hot%20Buttered%20Rum%20String%20Band Live music recordings (Archive.org)]
* [http://www.morebutter.net Fan site and online database (www.morebutter.net)]
* [http://intheseparts.com Interactive fan site (www.intheseparts.com)]
*photography from live shows available at [http://www.gromfotos.com www.gromfotos.com] and [http://www.deadesq.com www.deadesq.com]
* [http://www.clifgreennotes.com/band.php?id=3 CLIF GreenNotes]