Artist description Thought provoking Alternative/Hillbilly/Folk from the coalfields of Virginia.

Music Style AcousticAppalachianDysfunctionalFolkRock

Musical Influences Ralph Stanley , Hank Williams Sr., Ernest Tubbs, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Bottle Rockets, John Prine, Bad Livers, Paul K. and the Weathermen, Steve Forbert, Cracker, Stan Ridgway, Uncle Tupelo

Similar Artists You know all them bands you ain`t never heard of? Well...we`re similar to them.

Artist History Foddershock just happened. W.V. plays music. A.K. writes poetry. They both drink beer.

Group Members W.V. Hill: vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, jaw harp, keyboard, percussion, hog noises and hollers; A.K. Mullins: lyrics, homebrew, burps

Instruments Whatever`s layin` around the house, Yamaha FG 335 Guitar (early 80`s model), Yamaha Keyboards (old as the hills),$5.00 Jaw Harp, No Name Banjo (mom bought at a yard sale) Mandolin, Bongos.

Albums Roadkill Expressway (2000); Ghost Of Lonzo (2001); One Good Eye (2002); Black Lung & White Lightnin` (2003) *coming soon*

Press Reviews "What the hell`s that noise?"... AMATEUR KAZOO JOURNAL; "Entailagent, toonful, an sumtimes downrite scairy. Mownten muzic `bowt drenkin an killen"... ILLITERATE HILLBILLY GAZETTE; "If you like Winger, you`ll hate Foddershock!"... POWER BALLAD MAGAZINE

Additional Info We dig beer. We dig pork. We know people who dig coal.

Location Clintwood, Virginia - USA

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