Between old-time fiddle and bluegrass banjo emerges a distinct hard-driving sound which draws on NC's diverse traditions of string-band music.

The last place you might expect a bluegrass band to begin might very well be a middle school math classroom. But that's where Matthew Rubin, Dave Henderson and Spencer Woodman first met Tim Wells, an old-time fiddler and-at the time-their math teacher. The four played together in different configurations over the years until the pandemic brought them all back to their native Hillsborough. As informal picking developed into a serious group, the Carolina Cutups
were born. Between Wells' old-time fiddle and Rubin's bluegrass banjo emerges a distinct hard-driving sound which draws on North Carolina's diverse traditions of string-band music. Molded after early bluegrass groups like the Shenandoah Cutups, the Carolina Cutups's music could be at home in 1944 as comfortably as it is in 2024.

Track Listing

• Bowling Green
• Dim Lights, Thick Smoke
• Keep a Memory
• Short Life of Trouble
• Ducks on a Mill Pond
• Locks and Bolts
• Bravest Cowboy
• Stone Walls and Steel Bars
• Harold's Super Service
• Fox Chase
• The Weapon of Prayer
• Shortnin' Bread
• Lonesome River
• Gloryland

Additional Details

Label: Music Maker

Genre: Bluegrass

Run Time: 2:01 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 11/08/24

UPC: 760137167150