Artist description If they had to put a name to their music it would be *Kosmic Funk Americana* (funk, hip-hop, roots, rock, reggae, and blues), but their performance should speak for itself. One strength of GNS is their ability to compile fans of all persuasions (B-boys, Deadheads, Funk Junkies and more) and get everyone dancin'.

Music Style Fusion of Hip Hop, Funk, Reggae and More

Musical Influences The Roots, Fela Kuti, The Meters

Similar Artists ?The Roots? (i guess)

Artist History The Great North Special is a Vassar College-based band that has been playing for over two years in and around the New York area. Recently they’ve: headlined at the Spring Jam Festival at Hampshire College; embarked on a Spring Break Tour of Key West, Florida playing several gigs including Barefoot Bob’s and the world famous Green Parrot; played at The Living Seed in New Paltz, NY, The Rhinecliff Hotel, Rebar in Manhattan, and opening and playing with Lyricist Lounge artists Punchline and Wordsworth in Poughkeepsie. See them regularly at Mathew’s Mug on Vassar campus and at Bard College and New Paltz.

Group Members The band is comprised of musicians hailing from Key West to Boston to Harlem to Oregon: James Brown on saxophone, Terrence Harris (Mercury) spitting rhymes, Evan Haskell on drum kit, Adam Krug on keys and vocals, John Montavon-McKillip on bass, Luke O’Neill (aka Phil Harmonix) on vocal/MC duties, and Darvey Santner on guitar and vocals.

Instruments Drums, Sax, Guitar, Bass, Keys, 2-3 MCs. Sometimes trumpet and hand drums.

Albums New album coming out mid-december

Location Poughkeepsie, NY - USA

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