Good Country People
MAKIN' FINE FOLK, OLD-TIME, BLUES, AND BLUEGRASS IN AND WITH MACON, GEORGIA
The Word of the People
GOOD COUNTRY GAB
Good Country People is a roots-music band which offers up creative interpretations of traditional songs, from 19th Century barroom tunes to sailing shanties to bluegrass gospel to old-timed-up 1980s new wave. We're a collaborative group of eclectic folk collectors and performers playing traditional neighborhood music in festivals, cafes and barrooms, in parks, on stages, and under porches, with guitars, banjos, mandolins, bouzoukis, accordions, washboards, fiddles, and trumpets.
We started collecting and sharing classic and obscure old-time, folk, bluegrass, gospel, and new songs in the foyer of Andy's home and Charlie's porch, accompanied by tea and beer. We first shared our music with Montessori students at culture fest and when the adults enjoyed themselves as much as the kids, our band officially formed.
The band name was taken from Flannery OConnors Good Country People. With four Flannery-lovin professors in the band, what'd you expect?
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SEE THE PEOPLE ON THE TOWN
- July 31 at Shamrock for Bragg Jam
- August 19 at International Student Festival, Mercer
*All Times Pending*
The Good Country People
WE ARE GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE
From Left to Right On ...
Gordon Johnston Washboard, guitar, mandolin, vocals and Traditional Music Historian
Chris Saxton Mandolin, Vocals and Muppet Music Historian
Charlie Thomas Guitar, Vocals and more charm than you can handle
Jacob DeLange Squeeze Box, trumpet, guitar, vocals and facial hair
Mary Raschko Vocals, train whistles and sound judgement
Andrew Silver Banjo, guitar, vocals ... and perpetual tuning
Nathan McMahan Octave mandolin, fiddle and the internet
Shaun Kell Doghouse Bass
