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Merchants of Moonshine

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About Me

The Merchants of Moonshine: Six musicians from all over America (Texas, Ohio, Nebraska, Missouri, Michigan, Florida), with all kinds of musical backgrounds (blues, jazz, classical, rock, country, theatre) who met up in the “City of Angels” and decided to construct “their” version of a country band…3 alternating lead vocalists w/ 3-part vocal harmonies, memorable guitar melodies and solos, and a distinct, traditional, driving bass and drum groove… MoM performs tunes in the spirit and under the influence of all of country’s past greats while incorporating a sound that invites the modern listener… “REVITALIZED ROOTS COUNTRY WITH A KICK”
The “Moonshiner”: MoM’s ass-kickin’ friends! They can be found spending most weekends at MoM shows, BBQ’s, house/lake/beach/pool parties, or half-naked w/ a cowboy hat on, alone, on some porch somewhere with a beer and country classics playin’ in the background! They bust their asses all week long at work with that simple thought in mind! A little disgruntled with pop country…a little tired of their bosses…a little irritated with the world around ‘em, but damn happy to be alive and living, and damn proud to have the friends and family that they share this life with!!!
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Member Since: 7/17/2005
Band Website: merchantsofmoonshine.com
Band Members:

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Melissa Bernadt (mandolin/vocals, NEBRASKA)
Chris Brown (guitar/vocals, TEXAS)
Chris Hancock (guitar/vocals, OHIO)
Dale Jennings (bass, MICHIGAN)
Anthony King (lead, FLORIDA)
Paul Van de Riet (drums, MISSOURI)

Influences:
Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, The Hank Williams Family, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Rodney Crowell, Lefty Frizzel, Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Mickey Newbury, George Strait, Ray Charles, Loretta Lynn, Shelby Lynne, Lyle Lovett, Billy Joe Shaver, Dwight Yoakam, George Jones, Marty Robbins, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Conway Twitty, Garth Brooks, Merle Travis, Jerry Jeff Walker, Robert Earl Keen, Kevin Fowler, Roger Creager and all the boys south of the Red River that couldn't give a damn what "Nashville" thinks. This is just a few of the country influences!
Sounds Like:
Along the lines of Texas country with a hint of the West (Coast)!
Record Label: ?????
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Story behind new pics!

Well... I was gonna tell the story of the last TX trip, but it still makes me a little ill to think about the trip home!  Long story short, the whole band went down one at a time w/ some 24 hour ...
Posted by Merchants of Moonshine on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:52:00 PST

New MYSPACE features

Well....it took us a while, but we finally got this site where we want it.  The latest push is due to the rise in our myspace traffic.  Our friends and our myspace rank have been increasing ...
Posted by Merchants of Moonshine on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:29:00 PST