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High Cotton

High Cotton

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Playing the old, the new, the borrowed, the blue...and anything else that comes to mind!A blending of soaring vocals and accoustic rythm - built upon a firm drum/bass foundation. It's a pleasing pastiche of folk, roots rock, rock and roll and good times - and more fun than a game of 3 card monty at a cyclops convention....This accoustic Trio is made up of John and Laura Monk and PJ Engeman. The mixing of songs of many styles and eras creates entertainment for all tastes in music. They complete the musical experience with the addition of their own original tunes.Lead vocals and accoustic guitar by Laura are accompanied by John on bass and PJ on drums and various percussion, with the delightful addition of harmonies by John and PJ for pleasant suprises throughout the show!


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Member Since: 1/15/2006
Band Website: highcottonatl.com
Band Members: Laura Monk(Vocals, Guitar), John Monk(Bass), PJ Engemann(Percussion), Dan Foster (lead acoustic and electric guitar)
Influences: Roget and Webster, John Hiatt, Dolly Parton, Ogden Nash, Carol King, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Shane McGowan, Tom Rush, John Sebastian, Paul Simon, Willie Dixon, Traditional Ballads, Lucinda Williams, Folk Ballads, Child Ballads, Shawn Colvin, Celtic Music, Fairport Convention, Joan Baez, Blues, Rock N Roll
Sounds Like: Natalie Merchant, Linda Ronstadt, Shawn Colvn, Mary Chapin-Carpenter
Record Label: In Focus Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

FOX 5 VIDEO ON OUR WEBSITE

hEY!  YOU CAN FINALLY VIEW OUR APPEARANCE ON FOX 5 TV AT OUR WEBSITE...PLEASE CHECK IT OUT!  NOT TOO BAD FOR 7:30 IN THE MORNING!!  WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND THE FOLKS THERE COULDN'T HAVE...
Posted by High Cotton on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:05:00 PST

WEBSITE ACTING SCREWY

POSTING DATES ON MYSPACE RIGHT NOW AS OUR WEBSITE HAS BEEN TINKERED WITH BY SOME VERY BORED AND NOT SO SOCIAL PERSON.....WHO KNOWS MAYBE WE'LL KEEP THIS UPDATED FROM NOW ON!THANKS FOR CHECKING!...
Posted by High Cotton on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:55:00 PST

SUMMERS GONE HERE COMES FALL

NICE LITTLE WRITE UP FOR HIGH COTTON AND WHAT WE DID THIS SUMMER!PERFORMERMAG.COM - Alpharetta, Ga. Americana folk act High Cotton got lots of media exposure over the summer, first appearing on Fox5's...
Posted by High Cotton on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:53:00 PST

Summer Stuff!

It's coming...in fact it may already be here...hard to say with the weather being what it is...one day 85 degrees then back to 76....either way....we're okay with it....we've got some great shows line...
Posted by High Cotton on Fri, 16 May 2008 07:51:00 PST

High Cotton ’Pictures’ off to a great start

So far songs from the new cd are on 2 compilations....Go Girls Music has added Tattoo to their 2007 comp available for free at all their shows all over the USA! and Efolk has added Pictures to their d...
Posted by High Cotton on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:22:00 PST

NEW CD DEBUTS SEPT 22

High Cotton is proud, pleased, relieved and thrilled to announce the arrival of their new full studio CDPICTURESCD RELEASE PARTY AT NANCY G'S CAFE, ROSWELL RD, SANDY SPRINGS, GA7:30PM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Posted by High Cotton on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:45:00 PST

NEW CD ON THE MOVE!!!!

IT'S GETTING CLOSER...ADVANCE COPIES OF THE NEW CD HAVE BEEN SENT TO SELECTIVE RADIO STATIONS AND CRITICS AND THE RESPONSE IS ....WOO-HOO!  WE ARE BEING PLAYED ON WSGE RADIO IN  N.C.  R...
Posted by High Cotton on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:12:00 PST

NEW HIGH COTTON CD IN THE WORKS!!!!!

   We are moving right along on the new 15 song cd!!!  Trish Little came down from the Charlotte, NC area to add vocals to the song that she wrote that we are putting on the cd!  T...
Posted by High Cotton on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:08:00 PST

CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR CURRENT LIST OF GIGS!!!

CURRENT DATES FOR GIGS POSTED AT OUR WEBSITE...WWW.HIGHCOTTONATL.COM
Posted by High Cotton on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:48:00 PST

Dusty Records comp Review sites High Cotton

REVIEW OF ROCKIN' AT THE BARN VOL. #5SwedenHigh Cotton is an American band with marvelous vocals by Laura Monk and with lyrics well worth listening closely to.Hi High Cotton is an american band with ...
Posted by High Cotton on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:36:00 PST