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Kirk Withrow

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About Me

Started playing banjo at the end of college in an effort to learn the E minor lick in the hillbilly chase music from 'Bonnie and Clyde' (Foggy Mountain Breakdown/Earl Scruggs) and it just went from there. Since then I picked up some guitar, mandolin, and dulcimer. On occasion I mix a bit of electronica, mostly trance stuff. Recently I've taken to making/playing cigar box guitars and other such instruments. I listen to (or have listened to) nearly all genres of music excepting modern soul-less radio pop and new trash country. That's pretty much where I am today, hanging out in the dirty writing songs about stupid shit.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/8/2006
Band Members: all sounds by Kirk Withrow; I proudly play Deering banjos, Tacoma guitars, and Warhorse Music Works cigar boxes as well as anything else I can get to make a sound.
Influences: Earl Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka, Tony Furtado, Roscoe Holcomb, Emry Arthur, Son House, R.L. Burnside, John Hurt, Skip James, Cedell Davis, Johnny Cash, Hank Sr., Howard Finster, Ravi Shankar, John Prine, Uncle Tupelo, Whiskeytown, Old 97s, Driver-By Truckers/Patterson Hood, Daniel Johnston, Evan Dando, Todd Snider, Ben Lee, Ben Kweller, Mike Ness, Phil Draper (CBG luthier extraordanaire and helluva nice guy), Shane Speal, Johnny Lowe, Doomtown Jug Sluggers, Max Shores via his hill country doc, all the folks I've met who make instruments and music their way, left brain and right mind...
Sounds Like: cowpunk-ass blues with more soul than Rick James and Stevie Wonder in a hot tub with enough diesel to hit you harder than Ike Turner which is not terribly dissimilar from the sound dogshit makes upon striking the pavement after being hurled from the Sears Tower...kind of
Record Label: Insurrection Records/Dark Holler Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Climbing and Music Videos...

Check out http://www.youtube.com/buckeyestomp for some climbing videos we've made as well as some live videos from Buckeye.
Posted by Kirk Withrow on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 06:52:00 PST

Drawings Posted

I've taken up drawing in the last few weeks. I use charcoal, pencil, and paper. I've posted a few drawings for your perusal. Let me know what you think...
Posted by Kirk Withrow on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 07:12:00 PST

New Songs!

I sat down and recorded a couple new tunes today. Both are played on a 4-string fretted CBG I made. The percussion consists of a stompbox I made using a big-ass sub as the pickup and a tambourine. ...
Posted by Kirk Withrow on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:01:00 PST

Hear more of my tunes on the Net!

In addition to this site and the Buckeye site (www.myspace.com/buckeyestomp), more of my songs songs can be heard at http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?AID=533449&T=450736. Video can be seen at www...
Posted by Kirk Withrow on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:48:00 PST

Cigar Box Rocks! 'Tha Goat' Internet radio

Check out www.live365.com/stations/tha_goat for 24-7 streaming of awesome blues/folk/rock/etc.
Posted by Kirk Withrow on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 06:08:00 PST

The Band is Born!

That's right my good friend and climbing buddy (who also happens to play a little percussion) has joined up with me.  We're currently working hard in the studio and getting ready for our likely-t...
Posted by Kirk Withrow on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 09:19:00 PST

songs

added a couple new songs and some photos today.  recorded with CBG and the voodoo box (see pics).  let me know what you think.
Posted by Kirk Withrow on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:04:00 PST