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About Me

5 years of documented rambling, with songs and fans and busted up cars to prove it. countless years prior to this unaccounted for......but scattered field reports state that it was much of the same.some call the music folk, punk and roll with a banjo, acoustic roots music, alt-folk, singer/song writer, neo-trad.it's just 2 guys - benny and phill. they both sing like ghosts. and phill writes good songs. and ben plays the dobro like no one else. rumor has it they're really brothers....from the washington post march 2006 ~ The Shiftless Rounders twist the old-time string-band tradition to their own purposes. On the Rounders' second album, "(Places)," those purposes include driving rhythms that treat a homemade dobro and a claw hammer banjo like rock 'n' roll guitars and lyrics that mix Appalachian storytelling and Beat poetry. Phillips Saylor Wisor's "Over the Water" is a fantasia about the transformation of rural America; the verses are understated laments about destruction, but the choruses soar hopefully on Ben Sidelinger's dobro and high harmonies.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/25/2006
Band Website: theshiftlessrounders.com
Band Members: benny and phill and lately, austin
Influences: malcolm holcombe, yusef lateef, the lonesome brothers, jim roll, the bad livers, folkways records, joseph spence, bobby-d, bad livers, pauls big radio
Sounds Like: if kurt cobain had been from west virginia....
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Warm Clothing Line Song Notes

LOVING HENRY I spent the first warm day of spring out on the porch in Belchertown. I left my shirt off all day and got sunburne...
Posted by The Shiftless Rounders on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:30:00 PST

Warm Clothing Line Album Info

Warm Clothing Line was recorded in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at Riverdale Recorders by Scott Franchuck and was produced by Luther Wright. Additional recording in Vancouver, British C...
Posted by The Shiftless Rounders on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:41:00 PST

Address for the Vancouver House Concert 4/9

the address to the blue house concert series2085 w 6th avecome around 730 for good seats - this one will probably sell out!
Posted by The Shiftless Rounders on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:48:00 PST

don't ask don't tell

to all those folks who feel that our personal business should be common knowledge - DON'T ASK US WHERE WE'RE FROM AND WE WON'T ASK YOU WHAT YOU DO.that goes out to all you drug dealers out there.....p...
Posted by The Shiftless Rounders on Mon, 28 May 2007 09:32:00 PST

get dosed at our shows!

it's said that there's a fine line between cop and criminal. it's the same mentaility - think like a crook to catch a crook.the same can be said of the musician and the preacher. think lik...
Posted by The Shiftless Rounders on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:27:00 PST

L.R.F.F.L. #3

Luther's Rules For Fine Living # 3It doesn't count if it's (insert day of the week).EXAMPLE:person 1 - man you're not supposed to (insert vice or habit)person 2 - dude it doesn't count if it's sunday....
Posted by The Shiftless Rounders on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:53:00 PST

the dean martin of folk music

benny is the dean martin of folk music. think about it. picture it. can you see dean martin? now picture ben after his third irish whisky. scary, init? this came to...
Posted by The Shiftless Rounders on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:47:00 PST

NEW RECORD COMING SOON!

NEWS FLASH - 'Warm Clothing Line' will be available to the public February 1, 2007. Produced by Shiftless Rounder-In Arms, Luther Wright, the CD features new favorties 'White Bucket' and 'Bloody...
Posted by The Shiftless Rounders on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:11:00 PST

EAST COAST FALL DATES ANNOUNCED

YO PEOPLE. WE ARE THUMBING IT OUT A FEW TIME ZONES TO CATCH THE LEAVES CHANGE AND PLAY TONS OF DATES FEATURING NEW MATERIAL FROM OUR TWO UPCOMING RECORDS! PLEASE VISIT WWW.THESHIFTLESSROUND...
Posted by The Shiftless Rounders on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:06:00 PST

Luther's Rules For Fine Living

We will, from time to time, share with you some learning we've come across on the road. Our good friend, Luther Wright, has tons of useful advise. Things to remember - 1. Gatorade ...
Posted by The Shiftless Rounders on Tue, 30 May 2006 06:28:00 PST