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About Me

....The Tillers came into being while busking for nickels, dimes and burritos in the gaslight Clifton district of Cincinnati. In August 2007, Westside comrades Mike Oberst and Sean Geil united their fondness for thumping out old-timey folk and street-style blues. With Oberst on banjo, Geil on guitar, and soon finding a bassist in Jason Soudrette, the trio plunged into the Cincinnati pub scene, serving a concoction of old-time traditionals, labor standards, and some less typical songs of the people's perspective.The band is both traditional and progressive. They resurrect songs of America's past, touching on themes both historical and timeless. The dusty songs of dead generations take new life and energy before spry young audiences. Clawhammer banjo, accoustic guitar, and wooden upright bass meet high mountain harmonies that belt and croon, lament and rejoice. Stories of work and struggle are revived and rekindled. Country blues classics meet new, less known ballads while we all stomp and sing along.The Tillers keep busy in Northside's renowned bars and musical establishments, as well as festivals, private events and labor functions. They can be found in the Northside Tavern on the last Sunday of each month, the famous Crow's Nest in Price Hill the second Saturday of each month, and frequently at the Gypsy Hut, The Comet Bar, and the historic Southgate House in Newport. They love to play, and are open for hire. You can expect to hear more from them!..
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Member Since: 9/3/2007
Band Website: chestnuttreerecords.com/the-tillers
Band Members: Sean Mountain -vocals, guitar, banjo, resonator Mike Tiller -vocals, banjo, harmonica, guitar, fiddle J Soudrette -upright bass
Influences: Workin' Folk, No Good Gamblers, Whiskey Drinkin' Women, Gravel Scratchers, Union Maids and Columbus Stockades, Old Route 50 from East to West, Big Dirty Ol' Rivers, Banjo Sallys and Railroad Beckys, Jug Blowers to Buck Dancin' Shuffle Toe-ers, Underpaid Pickers, Steeldrivers to Freedom Riders, Bantam Roosters and Buffalo Skinners, Lonesome Whistles, Solidarity Songs, Down Hill Mules, Pleasant Mountains and Boys of Bluerock St.
Record Label: Chestnut Tree Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Many Bands Weve Played With...

Here's A List, Lets Keep It Growing!Rocky Cash- Cincinnati, OH &nbs p; www.myspace.com/rockycashmusic.comT...
Posted by The Tillers on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:26:00 PST

The Passing of U. Utah Phillips

So yesterday afternoon I got the news from the Union that Utah had passed away the night before. Friday night around 10:00 something, as he and his wife Joanna slept, that great big heart of Utah's c...
Posted by The Tillers on Sun, 25 May 2008 10:06:00 PST

Ludlow Street Rag OUT NOW!!!

Just thought I should put up an official blog stating the recent release of our first studio album, Ludlow Street Rag. It’s got twelve songs on it plus another for all you punk rockers if ...
Posted by The Tillers on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:50:00 PST

"Song Saviors" The Tillers In Citybeat

Locals OnlySONG SAVIORS New trio The Tillers revive Old-time music with Ludlow Street Rag.. interview by C.A. MACCONNELL ...
Posted by The Tillers on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:32:00 PST

The Tillers Review - by Billy Sheppard

THE TILLERS ~ "LUDLOW STREET RAG"WOODY GUTHRIE IS MORE PUNK THAN PUNK ~"I hate a song that makes you think that you are not any good. I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose....
Posted by The Tillers on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:44:00 PST

The WAIF Recordings Vol.1 OUT NOW!!!

One night in cold October, us Tillers went to record on the radio. It was a good time aside from nervousness and profuse sweating on Sean's part. Jason had a hard time collecting himself at first an...
Posted by The Tillers on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:25:00 PST

Metamora, our first big show...

Last Saturday and Sunday The Tillers played a number of shows at the amazing Metamora Old Time Music Festival. Needless to say "we had a blast"!!! The people we're all so friendly and supportive, the...
Posted by The Tillers on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:19:00 PST

The Bengals Diaries

Well I'ts sunday night and the whole gang has gathered at a friends house to watch our local bengals on the t.v. I tried to watch and holler and hoot for awhile but as most things aside of music...
Posted by The Tillers on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:09:00 PST