The Groundhawgs was originally conceived as a songwriting project that would resurrect the sound of old-time Appalachian string bands, yet evolved into a full-fledged six-piece string band through the fusion of bluegrass, old-time, jazz and swing, poetry and blues, and a little bit of Southern rock. Based out of Calhoun, Georgia, the Jones brothers, Clayton (lead vocals and banjo) and Clark (vocals and guitar), founded the band in 2001 after the ghost of Gram Parsons visited their dream(s) and told them to do so. Mick Kinney (fiddle), brother of Drivin' and Cryin' s Kevin Kinney, and music-maker Thomas Jody Howard (doghouse bass) joined the lineup in 2006. However, shortly after the band debuted at the Howard Finster Music and Folk Art Festival, the band began performing at venues such as The Earl and Eddies Attic in Atlanta, as well as festivals such as Blueridge Harvest Festival, Americana Folk Festival near Nashville, and down home. On stage, the band is intense and fier
like Elvis or Johnny Cash. In the studio, they are eclectic and innovative like Parsons or Monroe. Put simply, the Groundhawgs is a skilled group of songwriters and craftsmen who take their music seriously all the while enjoying the hell out of it. In fall of 2004, the Groundhawgs released their first album, an independent and self-titled effort co-produced by Mike Compton of the Nashville Bluegrass Band.
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