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Cutch Tuttle & the Hound Dog Hill Boys

We are a six piece band. We put on a great show.

About Me

Hello there americana music lovers! You just found the official website of Hound Dog Hill. Hound Dog Hill is a six piece neo-traditional string band from the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Founded in 2003 by a young banjo player and singer named Cutch Tuttle, these boys make music the old time way, using all acoustic instruments and drawing influence from the Valley's rich musical heritage. In the five years they have been playing together, Hound Dog Hill has evolved into a high energy string band that plays the kind of music rarely heard today. They have been featured on several radio and tv stations across the valley, including WHSV TV 3, WVLS Appalachian Radio, WXJM 88.1, & WTJU 91.1. In 2006, they released "Twisted Sneergrass", a self produced CD retrospective that displays their collective drive and talent. The Hound Dog Hill boys have played County Fairs, Bar rooms, BBQ's, Festivals, and all kinds of benefits and gatherings, and always, ALWAYS puts on a great show. In the summer of 2007, Hound Dog Hill was awarded several awards, including 1st place Best Original Song at the Appalachian Sting Band Festival in Clifftop, West Virginia, along with 2nd Place Neo-Traditional Band. Everywhere they travel in their 1985 converted church bus they are met with praise from the people who love the ancient tones and old time music most. Catch this band sometime or better yet, book them for your next event!

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Member Since: 4/6/2006
Band Website: Your on it fool!
Band Members: Cutch Tuttle- MC, Banjo and Vocals. Awarded 3rd Place Clawhammer Banjoist and 4th Place Folk Singer in Glen Maury Fiddler's Convention 2007. Hot 5-string.Mike Giordanno- Fiddle, Guitar, and Vocals.Emerson- Harmonica and VocalsChris Carpenter - Mandolin and Bari Vox. We call him "Itchy Fingers Fireball."Ben Narduzzi - Bass and Vocals, Civil War General and 5th place Bass in Glen Maury 2007. Makes his own hillbilly wine and vintage clothes. Check out his site!Travis Weaver - Guitar, Bass, and Vocals
Influences: Old time fiddle tunes, bluegrass tunes, Monroe, Stanley, Django, Earl Bros, John Hartford, Grisman, Hackensaw Boys, Scruggs, Uncle Dave Macon, Neil Younf, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Gid Tanner and the skillet lickers, Charlie Poole, Hank Williams, Sesame Street, sunsets, pretty women.
Sounds Like: a stompin good time for children meets a retrospective journey through the appalachian flavored mountain twangin memories set in your head after a good dose of medicine you bought from from some snake oil peddler in a broken wagon off the side of route 11.
Record Label: FMK Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

CLIFFTOP PICS & MORE

Hey Guys & Gals, Clifftop has started to post their pictures and winners lists... they can be found here... http://www.wvculture.org/stringband/ as eeyore would say, thanks for noticin'......
Posted by Cutch Tuttle & the Hound Dog Hill Boys on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:31:00 PST

ON TOP OF THE HILL AT CLIFFTOP

"This past weekend , HOUND DOG HILL , went to the annual music competition held in Clifftop West Virginia. Over 50 bands were in competition for titles. Out of those, we took not only 1st place for be...
Posted by Cutch Tuttle & the Hound Dog Hill Boys on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:38:00 PST

GLEN MAURY RULES!

Hey Just a quick note to let yall know how we did at Glen Maury Fiddlers Convention... Let's see, General Ben Narduzzi placed 5th in the bass competition. I placed 3rd in the Clawhammer Banjo competit...
Posted by Cutch Tuttle & the Hound Dog Hill Boys on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:02:00 PST

The 1985 Bus

(In the voice of the Futurama professor) "Good News Everyone!" We have just initiated the purchasing of our new bus! This blue and white twenty seater will hopefully be transporting the band to our su...
Posted by Cutch Tuttle & the Hound Dog Hill Boys on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:19:00 PST

HERES OUR NEW VIDEO

Hey Check this link out... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj9LuEz9hvc this is a video Steve Devenny made for us one night when we played Shenandoah Pizza. The song we are doing is Steam Powered Aerop...
Posted by Cutch Tuttle & the Hound Dog Hill Boys on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:56:00 PST

1979

Ah, 1979...not just a good smashing pumpkins song, but the year I was born. So how cool is it that within one week, thanks to the kindness of people that support us, I came to own a 1979 Masterpiece b...
Posted by Cutch Tuttle & the Hound Dog Hill Boys on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:27:00 PST

BILL MONROE THEORY

Last Night at our Valley Mall Show we tried something new. Suits and Ties. We were lookin sharp. In fact we probably put way more emphasis on looking good than sounding good. Whoops. Oh well. We had a...
Posted by Cutch Tuttle & the Hound Dog Hill Boys on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:28:00 PST

Things I Like and Dislike

I like WVLS Allegany Mtn Radio. Our Show was a great success Friday night and we had a blast. The whole station was packed with a very excited mix of fans. We raised 600 bucks in two hours and ate alo...
Posted by Cutch Tuttle & the Hound Dog Hill Boys on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:07:00 PST

My Creative Busking in a Bus Vision Part 1

My Creative Vision Part 1. Well, you people have heard me piss and moan about my personal gripes about the inner details of booking a working band, but I never really have shared my creative vision of...
Posted by Cutch Tuttle & the Hound Dog Hill Boys on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:35:00 PST

Headspace Radio and the real Downtown Conspiracy

Hey Guys, Hound Dog Hill will be on the rad-i-o once again this weekend. Allegany Mountain Radio,89.7 FM out of Monterey, Virginia in Highland County. Last time we had such a good time and made a lot ...
Posted by Cutch Tuttle & the Hound Dog Hill Boys on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:00:00 PST