Artist description The Acres' music has been described as "a post-punk, urban farmer, browngrass, porch rocking Peter, Paul and Mary." Taking the mountain string band as their musical inspiration, they have re-created the very origins of modern popular music all over again. They have a sound that could as easily be heard on a transistor AM radio in a sweltering West Virginia diner as on a dorm room stereo in California. Their lyrics cover a wide range of topics including snake handling, heartache, death, intolerance, circus life, trombones and train rides. When not playing music, they like to wear toy hats and shoot cap guns.The Acres' album, Plow This Land, is available on their website at http://www.acresmountain.com

Music Style Alternative Country ("y'allternative")

Musical Influences Carter Family, JE Mainer, Hank Williams

Similar Artists Trio, Dolly Parton, June Carter Cash, Shaggs, Magnetic Fields, Harry Smith, Knitters,

Artist History They first began playing music together at private hootenannies in Duncan's Hollywood kitchen. It's been a whirlwind hayride ever since.Since that fateful evening, they have performed numerous gigs in and around Hollywood, including a recent sold-out Saturday night show at McCabe's. They regularly play to a packed house at Genghis Cohen. Their first album, Plow This Land was released in January, 2000.

Group Members The Acres are Nettie Acre on banjulele, Duncan Acre on autoharp, Norman Acre on pump organ and washboard, Morgan Acre on bass fiddle, and Willie Acre on cello.

Instruments banjulele, autoharp, pump organ, washboard, bass fiddle, cello

Albums Plow This Land

Press Reviews See the LA Weekly Review at http://www.laweekly.com/ink/00/22/music-davis.shtml

Location Santa Monica, CA - USA

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