Artist Information Biography Like their namesakes, The Mayhaws are sweet and thorny, playing music rooted in American and American-immigrant traditions. Each member brings to the enterprise a wealth of musical experience, their combined talents resulting in a piquant mix of folk, honky-tonk, soul, bluegrass and old-school country. A Mayhaws set can run the gamut from traditional hill music to delta blues to pop songs re-imagined as jug tunes. With their roots in punk, folk, and country music and their hearts in the honky-tonk, The Mayhaws do rockabilly Stooges, samba Patsy Cline, and a wealth of originals (written by all three core members) that saunter, swing, or make folks weep into their shot glasses. Come and see them soon; you will be moved. You'll shake your tail feathers. You'll remember why they call it folk music. ONE SHEET FOR LONELY PLACES Lonely Places, the new disc by The Mayhaws, could well be considered the sequel to Ms. Hazel Dickens’ Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People.  The three songwriters in The Mayhaws—Sharla June, David Leporati, and Carrie Hamby—have gone to the dark side and come out with some of their hardest-hitting songs yet, while still managing to shine the surfaces just enough that you can see a reflection of your better nature. In hallmark Mayhaws’ style, Lonely Places serves up a heaping helping of longing, regret, humor, hope, and stomp that will get you kicking out your chair and shaking it long through the coming dog-days. And the mix of lead voices—June, Leporati, and Hamby—keeps the disc sounding fresh, surprising, and richly textured. These folks have studied on the harmonies of family bands like the Louvin and Everly Brothers, as well as gospel music and the bright, nonchalance of 70s-transister radio pop to find a sound that is at once familiar and unexpectedly moving. Like their namesakes, The Mayhaws, are sweet and thorny, playing music rooted in American and American-immigrant traditions. Each member brings to the enterprise a wealth of musical experience, their combined talents resulting in a piquant mix of folk, honky-tonk, soul, bluegrass and old-school country. A Mayhaws set can run the gamut from traditional hill music to delta blues to pop songs re-imagined as jug tunes. With their roots in folk and country music and their hearts in the honky-tonk, The Mayhaws do rockabilly Stooges, samba Patsy Cline, and a wealth of originals that saunter, swing, or make folks weep into their shot glasses. Instrumentation Sharla June -- Acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals Carrie Hamby -- Upright bass, accordion, guitar, vocals Dave Leporati -- mandolin, vocals Deb Berlinger -- drums, cowbell, whoops, hollers Adam Straubinger -- fiddle, vocals, attitude Discography The Mayhaws: Lonely Places (2009) Sharla June: Mayan Television (1989), Self-Help Songbook (w/Traci Buckle, 1993), One Hand One Crooked Finger (1994), Flyin' without My Wings Again (2007) Carrie Hamby: Stand Up Eight (w/Singing Biscuit, 2003), The Cosmic Reel (2006) Links http://www.themayhaws.com