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One of the best things about WCBE is our live music. Keep up to date with the latest Live From Studio A performances coming up in the future. We bring you live in-studio sessions with local and national acts every week on 90.5 FM. Tune in and listen!

WCBE Presents Drunken Catfish Ramblers Live From Studio A Thurs. July 31, 2014 @ 2PM!

WCBE presents Drunken Catfish Ramblers Live From Studio A

Tune in for a live session with the Drunken Catfish Ramblers during the Global Village! That night they'll perform over at Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza & Live Music! 

Listen in for live music, conversation and a chance to win ticketsto the show!

It's all waiting for you on 90.5FM Columbus, 106.3FM Newark and on line at www.wcbe.org!

LISTEN HERE!

The Drunken Catfish Ramblers are, at their core, a street band. Although young in years, they have a lifetime of collective experience playing the streets of the world, not to mention the stages of the Montreal and New Orleans Jazz Fests, Merlefest and more. They started years ago as a freight-hopping bunch of travelers swapping songs, bottles and stories as they made their way east from California. But New Orleans was destined to play host to their signature sound.

Their sets comprise a cross section of the best of American vernacular music, from delta blues to Appalachian stomps to early jazz and popular songs. The guitar and vocal interplay between Greg Sherman and “Stalebread” Scottie Swears can be as sweet as cider or cut like the dozens. Backed by the hypnotic drive of R.C.’s Hampton’s washboard and the jug-based style of Robert Ayo’s tuba, it’s a potent combination. Mr. Gunn’s accompaniment provides solid counterpoint, ragging and syncopating the lines with uncommon ease or laying down the melody line with uncanny accuracy. They treat every song like a mint condition 78, and so it’s no surprise that they sound like it too.

Maggie Brennan has been with WCBE since she began as an intern in 1993. She’s passionate about sharing music from all over the world with our listeners and takes pride in showcasing a wide range of artists from here in central Ohio on her weekday music program.
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