Hayseed Dixie

Infobox musical artist
Name = Hayseed Dixie

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Img_capt = Hayseed Dixie performing in Edinburgh, Scotland, 2005
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Background = cover_band
Alias = Kerosene Brothers
Origin = United States
Genre = Bluegrass, parody music
Years_active = 2001–present
Label = Dualtone, Cooking Vinyl
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URL = [http://www.hayseed-dixie.com/ www.hayseed-dixie.com]
Current_members = John Wheeler, Don Wayne Reno, Dale Reno, Jake Byers
Past_members = Kurt Carrick, Mike Daly, Rusty Horn, Jason D Smith, Jeff Williams, Chad Mize
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Hayseed Dixie is an American band described as "A Hillbilly tribute to AC/DC." The band performs a mixture cover versions of hard rock songs and original compositions in a style that is a cross between bluegrass and rock music. The band's name is a play on the name AC/DC and was originally AC/Dixie, but they were forced to change it. Claiming to hail from the fictional Deer Lick Holler, Appalachia, the band has toured since 2001.

Kerosene Brothers is the band's alter-ego project; they released the album "Choose Your Own Title" under that name.

In 2005 they played at Glastonbury and the Cambridge Folk Festival. In September 2005 they held their own festival Loopallu in Ullapool, Scotland, which has become an annual event. In June 2007 they appeared on the opening day of the Download Festival [cite web | url=http://www.hayseed-dixie.com/itinerary.php | title=Hayseed Dixie tour itinerary | date=1 April, 2007 | accessdate=2007-04-04] and were scheduled to play at the Roskilde Festival and the Wickerman Festival in July 2007.

BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine is a fan of their work and infrequently plays a tune by the band. The group recorded the "When you wanna hear great music..." jingle for his show.

Current band members

* John Wheeler (credited as Barley Scotch) – vocals, guitar, fiddle, founding member
* "Reverend" Don Wayne Reno – banjo
* "Deacon" Dale Reno – mandolin, guitar
* Jake "Bakesnake" Byers – bass guitar

Former band members

*Rusty Horn (as Cooter Brown) – guitar, founding member
*Kurt Carrick (as Kletus) – bass, founding member
*Mike Daly (as Wilson Cook) – Dobro, founding member
*Jason D Smith – bass
*Jeff Williams – bass
*Chad Mize – bass

Discography

*2001: "A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC" – A full album of AC/DC songs
*2002: "A Hillbilly Tribute to Mountain Love" – Covers of 1970s classic rock and 1980s New Wave songs, plus two originals
*2003: "" – A full album of KISS songs
*2004: "Let There Be Rockgrass"
*2005: "A Hot Piece of Grass"
*2006: "You Wanna See Something REALLY Scary?" (EP)
*2007: "Weapons of Grass Destruction"
*2008: "No Covers"

Videography

*2006: "No Sleep Till Liverpool" (DVD) – A 2005 concert tour to support "A Hot Piece of Grass". Includes a cover of AC/DC's "Hells Bells" and a segment about the band.

References

*cite news|title=THE CHARTS: MUSIC|work=The (London) Independent |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20051216/ai_n15946115 |date=2005-12-16|accessdate=2007-12-04
*cite news|author=Dave Simpson|title=Southern fried metal|work=Guardian Unlimited |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,11710,1536871,00.html |date=2005-07-27|accessdate=2007-12-04
*cite news|title=Hayseed Dixie|work=The Age |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/gig-previews--reviews/hayseed-dixie/2005/10/07/1128562986515.html |date=2005-10-07|accessdate=2007-12-04
*cite news|author=Troy Carpenter|title=Billboard Bits: Bob Dylan, Hayseed Dixie, Men At Work|work=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1795925 |date=2003-01-14|accessdate=2007-12-04

External links

* [http://www.hayseed-dixie.com/ Hayseed Dixie] official website.
* [http://www.archive.org/details/HayseedDixie Hayseed Dixie collection] at the Internet Archive's live music archive.
*cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=829699|title=CD Pays Bluegrass Tribute to Rockers AC/DC |publisher=NPR |date=2002-11-02|accessdate=2007-12-04