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Cary Fridley and Down South

Country Vocal

About Me

In her new band, Down South, Cary Fridley’s powerful vocal styles soar on an all-star group featuring honky-tonk guitar and country rhythms, spiced with bluesy pedal-steel and hot Appalachian fiddle stylings.Down South shows Fridley’s love for the full spread of Southern music – black and white, rural and urban, mountain and Mississippi delta – and her notable ability to tie it all together. Her singing evokes centuries of Southern voices from Memphis Minnie to Maybelle Carter, and her new is band breathing new life into the classic country and blues sound of her Southern background. Her natural affinity for folk music and her ability to reach the heart and soul of an audience is showcased in Down South with new original songs and traditional mountain favorites. Down South follows in the footsteps of classic country singing bands, like Bob Wills and Hank Thompson, embracing traditional heritage and bringing innovative country music to a new generation.Please visit http://www.caryfridley.net/index.html.
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Member Since: 5/28/2006
Band Website: caryfridley.net/index.html
Band Members: Cary Fridley ~ Bass and Vocals,Steve Trismen ~ Fiddle and Vocals, Matt Smith ~ Pedal Steel, Daniel Coolik ~ Electric Guitar, Lance Wille ~ Drums

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Influences: Wanda Jackson, Etta James, The Carter Family, The Big 3, Kitty Wells, The Louvin Brothers, George Landers,Patsy Cline, Memphis Minnie, RL Burnside,Muddy Waters, Hazel & Alice, Dolly Parton, Gram Parsons, Towns Van Sandt, Emmylou Harris, Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, Lester Flatt, Slim and Slam, Dellie Norton, Carol Elizabeth Jones, Patty Lovelace, Moonshine Kate, Mike Merrit, Ray Brown, The Balfa Brothers, Dillard Chandler, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Maggie Hammons, James Brown, The Horseflies, The Skillet Lickers, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Donna Norton, Ray Charles, Ola Belle Reed, Lily May Ledford
Sounds Like: Country groove, heavy back beat, danceable, traditional, meaningful, rooted in Appalachian primitivism. Patsy Cline meets RL Burnside. Then Buck Owens and Buddy Emmons stop by with their favorite drummer to take them to the community dance hall, where they meet up with Wanda Jackson and rock it all night long.
Record Label: Juba Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Some Thoughts About Down South and Traditional Country Music

The original and old songs I sing with Down South are all rooted in the country music tradition, but they are also evolved from the purely traditional country songs I sang with the Freight Hoppers in ...
Posted by Cary Fridley and Down South on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:50:00 PST

New Review In Bluegrass Unlimited May 2008 Issue

CARY FRIDLEY - DOWN SOUTH [May 2008 Issue]Juba Records 02Cary Fridley understands one very, very important thing about singing emotionally intense music: it's almost always most effective to deliver l...
Posted by Cary Fridley and Down South on Tue, 20 May 2008 11:24:00 PST

Country Music In Modern Times

My music now is rooted in mountain tradition, but alsoevolved from the purely traditional songs I sang with the FreightHoppers in the 1990's. These days, I'm trying to connect withcountry/western/Sou...
Posted by Cary Fridley and Down South on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:44:00 PST

New Review in Dirty Linen Magazine

This review is in the April/May '08 issue of Dirty Linen Magazine"Down South" is a good name for the latest solo release from Cary Fridley. On it, the former Freight Hoppers singer and guitarist offe...
Posted by Cary Fridley and Down South on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:00:00 PST

Article from The Virginian Review 9/08/07

This article appeared in Cary's hometown newspaper in Covington, VA when "Down South" was released in September 2007.Cary Fridley's Latest CD Includes Song She WroteBY HORTON BEIRNE, Editor Covington ...
Posted by Cary Fridley and Down South on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:27:00 PST

Great Review in New Sing Out! Magazine!

Great New Review Link:SingOut.jpg: http://s150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/cfridley/?action=view ¤t=SingOut.jpgContent: This new review of Down South is currently in the the Winter 2008 Vol. 51 4...
Posted by Cary Fridley and Down South on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:43:00 PST

Read No Depression Article "Cary Fridley: Gone Freightless" Here

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Posted by Cary Fridley and Down South on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:35:00 PST

Cary Fridley ~ Gone Freightless

On sale now, click here to buy the latest issue http://www.nodepression.net/newissue.html, containing a regional feature about Cary Fridley, Asheville, NC, and the new album Down South in the Town an...
Posted by Cary Fridley and Down South on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:14:00 PST

Back in the spotlight

Back in the spotlightCary Fridley strikes out on her own, againby Dane Smith in Mountain Xpress Vol. 14 / Iss. 07 on 09/12/2007It's not like Cary Fridley has been keeping a low profile for the past se...
Posted by Cary Fridley and Down South on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:12:00 PST

CARY FRIDLEY/DOWN SOUTH PRESS RELEASE

OLD-TIME FOLK SINGER CARY FRIDLEY TO PERFORM SEPTEMBER14 AT THE GREY EAGLE ASHEVILLE, NC -- The Grey Eagle will welcome Asheville's hometown folk singer Cary Fridley to the stage on Friday, September ...
Posted by Cary Fridley and Down South on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:22:00 PST