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Ponty’s Camper

About Me

Formed from the ashes of Kentucky RocknRoll and Old Time Music. Ponty's camper formed as a backing band in 2004 for Kentucky Rock Veteran and banjo player John Haywood. All of the members of Ponty's Camper have played music accross Kentucky since way before the turn of the century. Ponty's Camper was formed to bring a unique form of Kentucky hillbilly music to the rest of the world. The members wanted to create a band where the music is Uniquely Kentucky, by blending rock and roll influence with old time traditional mountain music.
“One of the things I realized not long after coming to Louisville, was that there were so many really good bands and a hundred times more bands that seemed like they were just rehashing music that trickled down from other major cities like New York, LA, Chicago, or Seattle. So I began to look for people and music that supported a more regional sound. Well, when you ask yourself what Kentucky is famous for musically, the first answer is bluegrass. But as I got into listening to bluegrass here and there, I felt that so many contemporary bluegrass bands just stuck to a specific formula. That’s when I discovered that Kentucky used to be a haven for old time music that represented the varieties of different families and cultures across the state. What I liked about old time music was that songs were shared, and that one song could be made original by the diverse musicians who played it regularly, or if one musician had a tune stuck in his head then he’d just make up his own words and share them with whoever.
CLICKHERE TO READ BOONE COUNTY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE MENTIONING PONTYS CAMPER

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PONTY'S CAMPER PERFORM ON WFPK'S LIVE LUNCH PROGRAM
It Aired Nov 17, 2006

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Member Since: 21/10/2006
Band Members: HONORARY/GUEST MUSICIANS
Mathew Kinnman/Fiddle,Banjo,Washtub
Herman/Mandolin

NEWEST MEMBERS
Joe Mooser/Accordian

NEW BAND MEMBERSKarly Higgins/Guitar, Vocals, and more Brett Ratliff/Washtub Bass, Banjo, fiddle

Original Members John Haywood/ Banjo and Vocals Nathan Hall / Fiddle, Guitar Salena Filitchia / Guitar Scott (Monkey Boy) Scarboro / Percusion

As of now Salena is no longer a member of Ponty's Camper, but is stil a dear friend.
Influences: Roscoe Holcomb, Doc Boggs, Lee Sexton, George Gibson, Marion Sumner, Bill Cornett, etc. Hogscraper, Hank Senior, Misfits, Punk Rock, Metal, Indie Rock, Sonic Youth. Who knows what else.
Type of Label: Major

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