The Strung Out String Band is a six person acoustic ensemble dedicated to interpreting "Old Time Southern" music. We aim to blast audiences into a frenzied dimension of ecstatic boogieing using fiddle, banjo, guitar and, in the great tradition of those who followed before us, anything we can get our hands on. We are based in Brooklyn, USA.

Please take a moment to learn more about us, listen to our music and book us for your event or venue. Or, simply read our musings and gig announcements below.

Freddy’s Old Time Jam

March 3, 2010
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[ April 1, 2010; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Once a month we host a jam filled with musicians, hipsters, alcoholics and ethno-musicologists who attempt to play music together using acoustic instruments and generally staying somewhere near the key of G (or A, or something). We gather at Freddy’s on the first Thursday of every month to beat back the ever encroaching arms of [...]

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Freddy’s Old Time Jam

March 3, 2010
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[ March 4, 2010; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Once a month we host a jam filled with musicians, hipsters, alcoholics and ethno-musicologists who attempt to play music together using acoustic instruments and generally staying somewhere near the key of G (or A, or something). We gather at Freddy’s on the first Thursday of every month to beat back the ever encroaching arms of [...]

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Clog Dancing On The Porch

February 2, 2010
Porch Clog Dancing

Following up on the recent video we posted of an old-timey house party we found this video from 1964 featuring Bascom Lunsford dancing and playing music on the porch of a friend. Great music and great clogging.

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Robby’s Video Interview

January 25, 2010
Robby interviewed about banjo playing

The Strung Out String Band’s very own banjo player Robby O’Sullivan is a YouTube star! He was recently interviewed about playing Soldier’s Joy on the banjo and how he got involved in New York City’s Old Time Music scene.

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We love clogging!

January 21, 2010
Clog Dancers

If this doesn’t seem like one of the best house parties you’ve ever seen you probably shouldn’t be visiting the Strung Out String Band’s website. Many of the people in this documentary footage are related to one of our band members. Can you guess which one?

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Freddy’s Old Time Jam

January 15, 2010
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[ February 4, 2010; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Once a month we host a jam filled with musicians, hipsters, alcoholics and ethno-musicologists who attempt to play music together using acoustic instruments and generally staying somewhere near the key of G (or A, or something). We gather at Freddy’s on the first Thursday of every month to beat back the ever encroaching arms of [...]

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Shakin’ the Blues Away

January 15, 2010
Pickin the blues away

Gotta love all girl banjo orchestras from the twenties! Well, we do anyway.

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Strung Out String Band CD Available

December 29, 2009
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It’s been years since we last hurled our best musical ideas against a wall and recorded the aftermath. We spent hours swilling cheap beer and whiskey in a subterranean studio buried deep within New York’s Lower East Side and emerged with a record that we are proud to call our own.

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Live on the radio

November 17, 2009

On October, 20th we were invited to the WKCR studios to perform live on the air as part of the weekly Honky Tonkin’ show. We had a blast. Give it a listen below.
Strung Out String Band Live on WKCR

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Live on WKCR

October 20, 2009

[ October 20, 2009; 10:00 pm to 11:30 pm. ] We are honored to be playing live on WKCR from 10 to 11:30pm on Tuesday October 20th. If you’re in the New York metro region you can tune in to 89.9FM or you can stream it live to your computer anywhere in the world by going to WKCR’s website.

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