Barnraisers

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Name = Barnraisers


Img_capt = Barnraisers at the Brewgrass Festival in Wilmington, NC
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Origin = Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
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Genre = Bluegrass
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Years_active = 2005 - Present
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URL = http://www.barnraisersmusic.com
Current_members = Tiff Reece
Adam Forsythe
Benji Smith
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The Barnraisers are a Bluegrass band from Wilmington, North Carolina. Formed in 2005 by Tiff Reece and Adam Forsythe, the band played at local venues and events gaining a reputation that allowed them to be featured in regional bluegrass and folk music festivals. [ [http://encorepub.com/a/index.php?blog=7&s=barnraisers&submit=Search Encore Magazine] ] [ [http://www.ocrafolkfestival.org/ Ocrafolk Festival Website] ] [ [http://blowupradio.tripod.com/review_we2007_2.html Live Review] ]

The band has listed as influences Bluegrass legends Ralph Stanley and Bill Monroe as well as contemporary artists such as The Hackensaw Boys and The Meat Purveyors. [ [http://encorepub.com/a/index.php?p=948&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Encore Magazine] ] . The Barnraisers can be considered as part of a growing number of artists referred to as Fourth Generation Bluegrass, a new wave of the genre characterized by technical mastery of traditional instrumentation with a broader influence upon content and sensibilities.

In addition to traditional Bluegrass songs, The Barnraisers have performed non-traditional covers including Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' [ [http://encorepub.com/a/index.php?p=948&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Encore Magazine] ] as well as 'Skulls' by The Misfits.

In September 2006, they performed along with the Avett brothers at the 1st Annual Brewgrass Festival in Wilmington, North Carolina and in May 2007, they appeared at the WE Fest XI in Wilmington, North Carolina. [ [http://www.wefestival.com/music/ WE Fest XI] ] In June 2007, they performed at the Ocrafolk Music Festival on Ocracoke Island. [ [http://www.ocrafolkfestival.org/ofperformers.htm Ocrafolk Festival Performers] ]

Members

* "Tiff Reece" - Vocals, Five-string Banjo
* "Adam Forsythe" - Guitar, Vocals
* "Benji Smith" - Bass

Discography

Debut CD was released in December 2007.

Trivia

When the Barnraisers formed Tiff Reece had never played banjo. [ [http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/article/20061214/NEWS/612140390&SearchID=73285852171139 Wilmington Star] ]

In the Press

On September 16th, 2006 the Barnraisers gave a live interview [ [http://barnraisersmusic.com/tunes.php Live Radio Interview, WUIN 106.7 Penguin FM] ] with North Carolina's WUIN 106.7 The Penguin FM [ [http://www.1067thepenguin.com/ WUIN 106.7 Penguin FM Radio] ] and in October 2006, the Barnraisers were the profile of an article in Encore Magazine titled, 'As Good as Boiled Peanuts: Barnraisers have bluegrass in the bag' [ [http://encorepub.com/a/index.php?blog=7&s=barnraisers&page=1&disp=posts&paged=6 Encore Magazine Article] ]

In June 2007, the Barnraisers were featured on the cover of 'The Beat', Music Magazine of Coastal Carolina since 1991. [ [http://www.creativewilmington.com/member_detail.php?id=656 The Beat Magazine] ]

External links

* [http://barnraisersmusic.com/index.php Official Barnraisers website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/barnraisers Barnraisers Myspace ]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7ey4NvUy0k&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbarnraisersmusic%2Ecom%2Ftunes%2Ephp/ Poor Working Girl performance at the WE Fest 2007]
* [http://www.myspace.com/readthebeat The Beat Magazine on Myspace]

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