Artist Information
Biography
There isn't much that is more refreshing than a new band that uses their music to celebrate the traditions of their past while adapting them into an exploration of contemporary and progressive styles. Neighbors' Acres is one of those refreshing new bands.
Neighbors' Acres is a seven piece outfit soaked in bluegrass standards and flavored with just about any other style you can imagine. Their arsenal of covers can range from traditional rollicking bluegrass numbers, funky r&b tunes (ala Morris day and Outkast, etc.), the southern blues rock drive of bands such as the Allman Brothers or John Hiatt, or even the rare spot-on Elvis Costello crowd pleaser that drops in out of left field. Either way, this extensive catalog teams up quite well with a list of originals that are even more impressive. There will never be any lack of diverse music that is guaranteed to please a crowd that is just as diverse.
The earliest incarnations of Neighbors' Acres began in the living rooms of Brandon Driggers (banjo), Ron Fasick (mandolin), and Lucas Rosin (guitar) as jam sessions including fellow Winthrop University musicians Tom McClellan (guitar) and Patrick Allen (drums/percussion). The addition of Brett Nelson (bass) and Jason Poore (fiddle/guitar), later that year, helped to perfect the sound that Neighbors' Acres had been working to create.
While they may be a relatively new band, these guys are quickly becoming regular fixtures on the South-Eastern festival and bar scene. Their hard work and talent has allowed them to share the stage with such acts as Doc Watson, Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, Barefoot Manner, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Barney Barnwell and the Plum Hollow Band, Kevn Kinney, The Kruger Brothers, and many others. Most recently, they were allowed the honor of releasing their debut album under the well known regional label, Little King Records. (This seemed only natural considering most of Neighbors' Acres biggest influences found their first home with the Little King, Steve Metcalf) The self titled release was recorded at Flying Eye Pro Studios with engineer and producer Chris Mitchell, former engineer for Acoustic Syndicate and currently working with artists such as Old Crow Medicine Show and Mickey Hart's Rhythm Devils.
So, now that you've heard the name, keep your eyes and your ears open. Neighbors' Acres will be making their way to a venue near you very soon. Veteran fans, curious newcomers, barstool fixtures... it matters not. You are all bound to have one hell of a time at every Neighbors' Acres show you catch!!
Instrumentation
Brandon Driggers - (acoustic and electric banjos/vocals), Ron Fasick - (acoustic and electric mandolin/vocals), Lucas Rosin - (acoustic and electric guitars/vocals), Tom McClellan - (acoustic and electric guitars/vocals), Jason Poore - (fiddle, electric guitar/vocals), Brett Nelson - (electric and stand-up bass/vocals), and Patrick Allen - (drums and percussion/vocals)
Discography
Neighbors' Acres - Self Titled (available @ Itunes, CD Baby, and DigStation)
Video
Photo Gallery
-
Neighbors' Acres Live...
-
Under the Influence of the Notorius Barney Barnwell @ The Moonshiner's Reunion (2006)
-
Neighbors' Acres @ Toyo Sushi and Bar (2007)
-
Jammin' Out with Good Buddy, Hank Smith @ The Money (2006)
-
Live @ the Solstice Tavern (2007)
-
Big Ol' Band on a Tiny Lil' Stage @ McHale's Irish Pub (2007)
-
Acoustic encore in the crowd @ Canyons (Blowing Rock, NC) 2008
-
Neighbors' Acres @ The Visulite Theater 2008
-
Tuning stuff up backstage
-
Neighbors' Acres @ The Visulite Theater 2008
Press
-
Brewer's Briefs: Spotlighting Live Music in the High Country
[+ Show ]
"Carrying the torch of such bands as Acoustic Syndicate, Leftover Salmon and Railroad Earth, Rock Hi...
-
Music Menu by: Samir Shukla
[+ Show ]
This regional bluegrass and roots outfit, lodged in Rock Hill, SC, are quite able when it comes trad...
Setlist
Neighbors’ Acres Songlist Examples – November (2007)
Where Did My Blues Go? (original – B. Driggers)
Spotlight (original – B. Driggers)
With the Grace of the Last (original – T. McClellan)
As If I Knew (original – T. McClellan)
Song for M (original – J. Poore)
Lowdown Sin (original – J. Poore)
Ballad of Highway 1 (original – B. Driggers)
When I’m With You – (original – J. Poore)
Slow Road (original – R. Fasick)
Troubled Mind (original – J. Poore)
Fenceposts (original – B. Driggers / R. Fasick)
Senseless (original – former bandmate W. Norwood)
Fast Man Little Country (original – J. Poore)
Ten Gallon Hat (original – J. Poore)
E. Street (original – J. Poore)
Salt Creek (Bill Monroe)
Eight More Miles to Louisville (Grandpa Jones)
Long Tall Texan (arrangement by Lyle Lovett)
Ethylene (John Hiatt)
Loser (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
Me and My Uncle (Bob Weir / John Perry Barlow)
Fire in the City (Peter Krug / as performed by the Grateful Dead)
Skippin’ in the Mississippi Dew (John Hartford)
Up on the Hill Where They Do the Boogie (John Hartford)
Swing 42’ (Django Reinhardt)
Blackberry Blossom (traditional)
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (Van Gosden)
Can’t Wait (Hepcat / ska band from Los Angeles)
Straight to Hell (Hank Williams III)
Midnight Moonlight (Peter Rowan)
Tamlin (traditional Irish)
Whipping Post (Allman Brothers Band)
Radio, Radio (Elvis Costello)
Twilight Zone (Golden Earring)
Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy (Frank Zappa)
Jungle Love (Morris Day and the Time)
Whiskey Before Breakfast (traditional)
Ain’t Gwine Drinka (traditional)
Three Nights Experience (traditional)
Bloody Mary Morning (Willie Nelson)
Baby, When You Hold Me Tight (John Hiatt)
East Tennessee Blues (Bill Monroe and Doc Watson)
Amos Moses (Jerry Reed)
Leave My Woman Alone (Ray Charles)
Lonesome Pine (Blue Highway)
Mountain Song (Larry Keel)
Mr Right (Garth Brooks)
See Ya in the Morning (traditional)
Stay All Night (Bob Wills)
Stickshifts and Safety Belts (Cake)
The Weight (The Band)
Worried Man Blues (Woody Guthrie)
