Hayseed Dixie began in the summer of 2000 in the fertile valley of Deer Lick Holler, deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee USA. In this area which was completely isolated from outside cultural and musical influence, the boys grew up playing the traditional music of their forefathers on banjo, fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar and acoustic bass. All of this changed abruptly one afternoon when a stranger crashed his car into a stately old oak tree on a particularly dangerous curve, which the locals refer to as the “Devil’s Elbow.” Sadly, the stranger expired, but his legacy lives on! As the boys searched through the wreckage looking for identification, they discovered several vinyl AC/DC albums. After playing these back on an old Edison 78rpm Victrola, everyone agreed that the songs were right fine country music . . . and that the Lost Highway of Brother Hank Williams and this Highway To Hell of AC/DC were indeed the exact same damn road! And the rest is now enshrined in musical history. Without doubt and quite simply a show that should not be missed ! The best feelgood barn-storming, twangy banjoed night out of the year with twisted Hillbilly country rockers Hayseed Dixie and their rootin' tootin' deliverances of such rock classics as 'You Shook Me All Night Long', 'Black Dog', 'Ace Of Spades' and 'Fat Bottomed Girls' alongside classics 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown' and 'Duellin' Banjos' not to mention the bands own compositions.
“The Hayseed’s berserk hedonism is indeed refreshing! ***** (5 Stars)” - The Guardian
“Hayseed Dixie highlights the worth of mountain music to all things rock: energy, dirt-punk rhythm, careening harmonies and the fundamental right of all no-good fuck-ups to raise hell come Saturday night.” - Uncut
“Superlative musicians with a deep love and understanding of the dynamics of both modern rock and ancient hillbilly music” - The Times
“I enjoyed this and . . . on further investigation . . . it’s not good . . . it’s fabulous!” – Brian May, Queen
“This is great! I can’t wait to get the royalty check!” - Gene Simmons, KISS
Event Venue
Herbert Street, SA8 4ED Pontardawe, United Kingdom, 67 Herbert Street, Swansea, SA8 4ED, United Kingdom,Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, United Kingdom
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