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About Me

Check us out at the Summer Camp Music Festival May 23, 24, 25 in Chillicoth, IL http://www.summercampfestival.com/2009/Billy the Squirrel is an acoustic song writing group that explores aspects of rock n' roll, folk, funk and bluegrass music. Shows will often be a journey of life experiences and stories told through the song writing of Mike Hannah/Billy Wassung and improvisational musical landscapes.The music of Billy the Squirrel blends traditional acoustic music with the attitude of rock n' roll in an attempt to create a psychedelic acoustic sound.The band recently added a full drum kit and banjo to their evolving sound. 2008 was a landmark year for the group, highlighted by their first trip to Colorado in the Spring, an epic performance at the Wakarusa Music Festival in the Summer, then a memorable Winfield Festival and a blistering run of hot Fall shows.Billy the Squirrel has become one of the most dynamic acousic groups in the ever expanding Kansas bluegrass scene. 2009 promises to take the Squirrel across the Midwest and West as the continue to explore the limitless possibilities of "Newgrass" music.Billy the Squirrel has performed with noteworthy artists such as Vince Herman (of Leftover Salmon), Acoustic Syndicate, Dirtfoot, Hackensaw Boys, Split Lip Rayfield, Truckstop Honeymoon, Head for the Hills, Benny Galloway and the Wayword Sons, the Dewayn Brothers, Big Smith and many more...I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 16/07/2006
Band Members: Mike Hannah--mandolin, vocals Billy Wassung--guitars, vocals Jon Studtmann--electric bass Tom Fleming---banjo, vocals Blake Clemmer---keyboards Chris Gonsalves---drums
Influences: pink floyd, bob dylan, neil young, phish, the grateful dead, the beatles, john hartford, jerry garcia, yonder mountain string band, garaj mahal, jimi hendrix, tony rice, split lip rayfield, big metal rooster, the cosmopolitics, joe avery, hot rize, new grass revival, david grisman, steve kimock, strength in numbers, bill monroe, flatt and scruggs, jimmy martin, paul simon, talking heads, frank zappa, townes van zant, csny, mike marshall, leftover salmon, louis armstrong, miles davis, herbie hancock, charles mingus, radiohead, etc...
Sounds Like: steal your face rock and roll funky stuff with just the right amount of grass
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

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Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:25:00 GMT

Greetings from Squirreland

Jon here...asserting my right to blog, so assert your right to read and do what I say.We're celebrating Too-Tall Paul's 40th birthday this weekend, which I am thoroughly looking forward to and so shou...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:51:00 GMT

Back in the Saddle Again

Hello friends, We are pleased to say that we are back! You may have noticed that we've been adding dates for the fall and will continue to do so. If you haven't seen them yet, take a look below....
Posted by on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:09:00 GMT

Saying Goodbye---Squirrel Announces Hiatus

Hello Friends,It's with a heavy heart that we announce the departure of two dear brothers from Billy the Squirrel, Mike Self and Max Paley, who are both leaving Lawrence this summer to pursue other op...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 08:40:00 GMT

Setlist archive

This archive is very much still incomplete, but will be adding on. Most of our shows from past three years+ have existing setlists (though not all dated), it will take some time to sort thr...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 02:22:00 GMT

Split Lip Last Night

My God am I still freaking out from last night's SLR show at the Bottleneck. I don't know if I've ever seen a more couragous and guttsy performance as what went on last night. Kirk wa...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:11:00 GMT

Is Billy really the Squirrel?

Is Billy really the Squirrel? This common misunderstanding needs to be addressed, so here it is folks. Billy is a Squirrel, and not just any ole squirrel, but a very intelligent ...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:49:00 GMT