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Old Habits - The Weight from Lin Peterson on Vimeo .


Clip from The Berkeley Cafe -- 2.1.08

Clip from Churchill's -- 1.10.08

Clip from The Pour House Music Hall -- 11.17.07

"In an area overflowing with top-shelf bluegrass bands, Raleigh four-piece Old Habits seems to be doing just fine making a name for itself. The fellas have the requisite harmonies, picking skills and influences..." - Rick Cornell, Independent Weekly

The members have similar interests in playing traditional and progressive bluegrass, drawing influences from Old Crow Medicine Show, Tony Rice, Del McCoury, Sam Bush and the Weary Boys. Old Habits has quickly developed a classic sound, fueled by powerful harmonies and strong instrumentals. Expect a fun show filled with a mix of originals, traditional bluegrass & familiar cover songs.

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Music:

Member Since: 03/02/2006
Band Website: http://www.old-habits.com
Band Members: Craig Thompson - Bass, Harmonica
Lin Peterson - Dobro, Banjo
Chad Johnson - Guitar
And sometimes:
Bennett Thompson - Mandolin
Will Beaty - Percusion
Influences: Sam Bush, Tony Rice, Del McCoury Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Band, Tim O'Brien, Weary Boys & many others
Sounds Like: BLUEGRASS!
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

What a night at the Pour House!

Thanks to all who came out to the Pour House last night!It was a memorable night at our 2nd Annual Old Habits Christmas Party as over 360 Habit Heads turned out for an evening of friends, fun and musi...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:51:00 GMT

INDY - 8 Days a Week 12.14.07

MAYHEM HOLIDAY BLUEGRASS BASHTHE POUR HOUSERaleigh bluegrass band Old Habits oozes Appalachian charm, working in the occasional Sam Bush bounce among the spit-shined works of their forebears. But whe...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:02:00 GMT

Pour House Show 11.17.07 - THANKS!

We had a blast Saturday night rocking out at the Pour House and just wanted to give a sincere thanks to our friends and fans who came out!! It was so cool to see so many old and new friends and fans t...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:56:00 GMT

New Shows added

Had a blast this past weekend @ the Farmhouse & Raleigh Times, great to see everyone out! We're all looking forward to some beach time over labor day.We're back @ SADLACK'S - Thursday, Sept 6Just Adde...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:35:00 GMT

Indy Blurb - 3.7.07

Old Habits, The Pour House - 3.8.07Raleigh's Old Habits' solid mountain music hooks firmly to the legends of old with ease, nestling squarely beside Del and the Boys' high hill harmonies, Rice's flat-...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:32:00 GMT

Return to Sadlack's

Our return to Sadlack's was great. They did an incredible job renovating the place without losing the charm. The flat screen TV is quite a change...The crowd was great too...playing inside was nice an...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:33:00 GMT

Old Habits Christmas - Dec 15

It was late night after our last Churchill's show when Craig got talkin to Nate about the next time we'd be back. We've been wondering about a weekend night so Bennett and Brian can make it out...mome...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:19:00 GMT