Music:
Member Since: 10/11/2006
Band Website: whitetopmountainband.com
Band Members: The Whitetop Mountain Band:
Thornton Spencer, fiddle,
Emily Spencer, clawhammer banjo, vocals,
Martha Spencer, guitar, fiddle, clawhammer banjo, vocals,
Jackson Cunningham, mandolin and vocals,
Spencer Pennington, guitar, vocals, and
Debbie Bramer, bassWe are also assisted by musicians Ersel Fletcher, Steve Crabtree, Mark Handy, Kilby Spencer, Blake Rash, Wayne Dye, Rich Miller and others whose help we very much appreciate! And we also appreciate the dancing crowd who has supported us through the years!
Influences: Albert Hash, Corbett Stamper, Muncey Gualtney, Jont Blevins, Lawrence Russell, Enoch Rutherford, Spencer Moore, Frank Blevins, Otis Burris, Fred Taylor...old timers from the Whitetop and surrounding Grayson, Ashe, Alleghany, Washington counties. Check out the "Sounds Like" blurb for more influences, though not nearly all, by any stretch!
Sounds Like: Traditional music from the Whitetop.Mt. Rogers area of southwestern Virginia, along with material from many other sources--older country, bluegrass, gospel, original material, wide range of old time influences such as G.B. Grayson, Arthur Smith, Skillet Lickers, Carters. Louvins, Molly O'Day, Coon Creek Girls, Hank Williams, Cousin Emmy, Stanleys etc. etc. Have been said to be a cross between Maddox Brothers and Rose and the Skillet Lickers. Hard core old time, but open minded.
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Record Label: Arhoolie, VFH Crooked Road Series, Heritage, other
Type of Label: Indie