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.
August 18, 2009
[ September 3, 2009; 9:00 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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May 15, 2009
It’s been four years since we recorded anything and a lot has changed since we released Moonshine & Palinka. We have a whole slew of new material, new band members, another four years of whiskey drinking and playing in dive bars under our belts. We are excited to have been able to find [...]
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May 15, 2009
[ July 2, 2009; 9:00 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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April 22, 2009
[ May 17, 2009; 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] We are pleased as punch to have been asked to play the closing spot at the 2009 Brooklyn Folk Festival. There will be 20 bands over three days with workshops and jams interspersed throughout the day. We are excited to be sharing the stage with some of our heroes including John Cohen of [...]
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April 22, 2009
On February 5th, 2006 we stopped by WKCR’s studios to play live on the Moonshine Show hosted by Matt Winters. We had a great time despite the ungodly early hour for a Sunday.
You can listen here.
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April 22, 2009
[ June 4, 2009; 9:00 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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April 21, 2009
[ May 7, 2009; 9:00 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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