Biography
In the South the phrase 'High Cotton' recalls a time when your fortune was determined by the success of your crops. If you grew cotton and things went well and the cotton grew 'high' you were guaranteed a good crop and life was good. You were literally in "High Cotton"....we're betting on success!
We love performing live. It's amazing when you are performing and you can tell that the audience gets what you are trying to convey in your music!!! We try to pull the listener in whether it's with trivia that rewards with extremely tacky prizes or a song that pulls at the heart strings.
We are well seasoned performers whose musical experience ranges from Pop, Jazz, Celtic, Rock and Country. Our influences include; Roget and Webster, John Hiatt, Dolly Parton, Ogden Nash, Carol King, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Shane McGowan, Tom Rush, John Sebastian, Paul Simon, Willie Dixon, Traditional Ballads, Lucinda Williams.
High Cotton started as a duo with Laura and John Monk in 2003, PJ (percussion)found Laura & John and joined to make a trio in the Fall of 2005. And in 2007, with the addition of Dan, on lead guitar their sound was complete.
We are equally at home at a large venue, festival or in an intimate house-concert. You can bet that every performance delivers a full bale of entertainment!
Instrumentation
Laura Monk: Lead Vocals,
Guitar, Mandolin, lap
dulcimer, bowed psaltry
John Monk: Bass, mandolin,
Harmony
PJ Engeman: Percussion,
Guitar, Banjo, Harmony
Dan Foster: Lead Guitar,
acoustic and electric
SOME VENUES WE HAVE PLAYED:
Eddies' Attic, Atlanta, Ga.
The Swallow At the Hollow, Roswell, Ga
Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta, Ga
Rodi, Gastonia, N.C.
WDVX Radio, The Blue Plate Special, Knoxville, Tn
WSGE Radio, Dallas, N.C.
WUGA Radio, Athens, Ga.
Fox TV, Good Morning Atlanta
Alpharetta Arts Street Fest,
Alpharetta, Ga 4yrs
Matthews Alive Festival,
Matthews N.C. 4 yrs
Gaylord Plaza Resort,
Kissimmee, Fl.
The Great Gulf Coast
Arts Festival, Pensacola, Fl
Mall of Ga, Buford, Ga
Concerts On The Square,
Jonesboro, Tn
Mountain High BBQ & Music
Festival, Franklin, N.C.
Grant Park Summer Shade
Festival, Atlanta, Ga.
Upper S.C. State Fair,
Greenville, S.C.
and more!
Discography
"Laura Monk & High Cotton Live @ The Balzer Theater" 2010
'PICTURES', In Focus Records, 2007
ROCKIN' AT THE BARN #5, Dusty Records, Sweden,
Americana comp features 2 High Cotton songs!
2006
'HIGH COTTON' (SELF TITLED) 2004
HIGH COTTON 'HANGING BY A THREAD' (RECORDED
LIVE AT THE CRIMSON MOON) 2006
All songs SESAC
Links
| http://www.highcottonatl.com |
| Last.fm |
| Air Play Direct |
| MySpace |
| discrevolt |
| REVERBNATION |