Member Since: 28/11/2006
Band Website: theprairieacre.com
Band Members: Tricia Spencer, fiddle
Noah Musser, banjo
Greg Yother, guitar
Virginia Musser, bass
Influences: The Freight Hoppers, The Wilders, Sweet Sunny South, The Midday Ramblers, Foghorn Stringband, High on the Hog, Dirk Powell, Bruce Molsky, Rayna Gellert
Sounds Like: A commercial break on your grandma's first radio; driving on Kansas back roads in a minivan; a keg party for pioneers
The band's fourth CD lands them solidly in old-time territory. The 15-song romp through traditional and original numbers continues the band’s efforts to explore, adapt and revive songs that are woven into America’s folk-music fabric.
"The (band's) third self-released record 'Jaybird and the Sparrow-Hawk' is loaded with hot doses of revivalist old-timey fare, documenting the sound of a band hitting its stride and having a heck of a good time doing it." --lawrence.com
"Lawrence string-banders The Prairie Acre shoot straight down the middle and hit a bullseye with their Bill Monroe and Stanley Brothers-informed bluegrass." -- The Lawrence Journal World
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: Indie