biographical info
Old
heartachin’ country drifting out of a lo-fi radio. A less then full
bottle of bourbon, set between friends and the night fightin’ back the
sun. That’s the start of it all...at a broken table in a ramshackle
little home, lovingly referred to as The House of Bourbon.
Eventually it breached the confines of that dingy basement, watch your
head, and began to take on a life of it’s own; sounding like the devil
formed a band and played a revival.
With good reviews on their debut, sold out, cd Whisky River, the boys released their follow up; Hard Luck and Whisky. A baker’s dozen of true stories, stories that need to betold and some that never should.
Brad “the quiet man” Beard may not say much, but he’ll sing a story ‘round your soul and tear your heart with a Honky-Tonk wail. Scot Campbell cuts in with rockin’ leads and piney harmonies. Greg “B.R.” Auld anchors the songs with an upright bass and baritone vocals.
Taking their love of such disparate bands as Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, The Band and The Clash and coalescing it into a sound that has been described as Honky-Tonk Rock. They’ve shared the soap box with the likes of Paula Nelson, The
Legendary Shack Shakers, The Pack, The United Steel Workers of
Montreal, Shiloh Lindsay, Swank, Kent McAlistar, Ford Pier, Uncle
Nestor, Pernell Reichert, John Guliak, Clay George and more.
Never give up, never apologize and never spill your drink.
"...out of control rough and tumble of ragged honky-tonkin'..." -Edan Munro, Edmonton Vue
"...the band just lets the chords hang next to the noose, singing songs
in what sounds like the only way they know how; and that's a good and
refreshing thing for anyone who craves a few splinters with their
music." -Edan Munro, Edmonton Vue
"...They have a riding style that's honestly unique. Far more
traditional than Blue Rodeo and The Sadies..." -Fish Griwkowsky,
Edmonton Sun
"Alongside Elliot Brood, The Sadies and others, The Grange shows who's
actually serious and overflowing with a passion enduring and answerable
to no man." -Fish Griwkowsky, Edmonton Sun
"They have all the twang you would expect from country music, plus the attitude of AC/DC." -Baba, CKUA Radio
"Highlight of the set? A two minute slide mandolin solo that made my liver quiver." -Devon Cody, Nerve Magazine
lineup
Auld Upright Bass, Vocals
Beard Singer, songwriter, acoustic guitar, dobro
Scot Campbell Lead guitar, mandolin, vocals, public relations
influences
beer
hard work
lost love
whisky
Drive by Truckers
Waylon Jennings
Jim, Jenny and The Pinetops
Williams, all of them
Cash
Steve Earle