Hayseed Dixie
Always pushing boundaries in extreme and often absurd ways,
Hayseed Dixie return, full of pith, vinegar and a redneck appetite for
destruction. Having bluegrassed the hell out of AC/DC and Kiss, to
name but a couple of mighty desecrated rock institutions, the
Appalachian Hellraisers aim to “drink, cheat, kill and earn our place in
hell”.
Hayseed Dixie are the creators of the musical genre "Rockgrass"
fusing hard rock covers from the likes of AC/DC, Kiss and Motorhead
with seriously good Bluegrass picking and harmonies. Hailing from the
Appalachian Mountains of the Southeastern United States, the band
consists of:
Barley Scotch - vocals, guitar and fiddle
Reverend Don Wayne Reno - banjo and vocals
Deacon Dale Reno - mandolin, guitar and vocals
Jake "Bakesnake" Byers - bass and vocals
Having sold over 500,000 records worldwide, the band has
successfully spread like a virus to every continent except Antarctica.
Claiming to hail from Deer Lick Holler, Appalachia, the band has
played over 1,000 live dates in 29 different countries since 2001.
They perform a mixture of cover versions of hard rock songs and
original compositions in a style that is a unique fusion
of bluegrass and rock music. Their set ranges from the Metal bands
listed to Queen, the Beatles, and their own original music which is a
whole different and very funny take on life, love and loss. By holding
true to the spirit of the originals while refashioning them in the high
lonesome mode, these fellows deliver a satisfying set of modern
hillbilly music. Their name is a play on the name AC/DC and was
originally AC/Dixie, but they were forced by lawyers from Sony Music
to change it.
While Hayseed Dixie initially received considerable radio play and
album sales in the US, Western Europe has shown them the most
enduring appreciation and they have played almost every major
European festival, including a Main Stage appearance at Glastonbury.
Attesting to their cross-genre appeal, they are the only band ever to
headline English festival stages at both Castle Donington Download Festival
and the Cambridge Folk Festival.
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