Tony Rose - guitar, vocals;
Matt de Harp - mandolin, harp, guitar, vocals;
Mark Mulholland - banjo, mandola, guitar, vocals;
Joe Armstrong - guitar, bass, vocals.
Influences
Townes van Zandt, The Jayhawks, The Band, Bob Dylan, Lightnin Hopkins, Teenage Fanclub, Jackpot, The Faces, Ronnie Lane, Neil Young, The Rockets, Green on Red, Roy Orbison, Van Morrison, Leadbelly, Hank Williams,The Staples,Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, The Miracles, the Shangri Las, Willie Nelson, The Louvin Brothers, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, The Byrds, Dock Boggs, Howlin wolf, Elmore James, Uncle Tupelo, Sean Condron, Bill Hangley, The Lazy Pigs, Sharla Benedict, James Harries, The Carter Family, Bill Monroe, Carl Perkins, Buck Owens, Red Sovine, Johnny Cash, Guy Clark, Gene Clark, Tom.T.Hall, Gilian Welch, George Jones, Bill Hicks, Kinky Friedman, Lucinda Williams, Roky Erickson, Merle Haggard, Dan Penn, James Carr, Irma Thomas, Ernie K Doe, the Stanley Brothers...
Two dollar bash are a Berlin-based acoustic folk/country/blues band, originally from Scotland and France. With great original songs, fine musicianship and impressive 3 and 4 part harmonies, the band blends influences from North American folk, blues and country with Celtic and European styles. The members have been playing together in different combinations throughout Europe for the past fifteen years, in a variety of bands including punk, rock, psychedelic and swing as well as the folkier formations, and also simply travelling around, picking up gigs and busking, swapping songs and stories with other musicians along the way. As well as honing their own songwriting and playing skills, this means that the band’s repertoire includes many songs from friends, who in turn are singing two dollar bash songs throughout Europe and North America.
Since the formation of this incarnation of the band in 2003, two dollar bash has been touring constantly throughout Europe, and has also completed two very successful tours of America. In September 2005 they won the “Rising Legend” award at the 30th Old-time Country and Traditional Music Festival in Missouri Valley, Iowa. In 2006 two dollar bash played at the Mean Fiddler’s Latitude Festival in England, and were one of 4 bands from around the world selected to perform at the International Country Night showcase at the Popkomm music industry conference in Berlin. In March 2007, after tours of Ireland, Belgium and Germany, two dollar bash did an extensive tour of the US and Canada which included showcase performances at the prestigious South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas and Canadian Music Week in Toronto. The band has recorded two albums, “Two Dollar Bash” and “On the Road”, both of which are released on Berlin label Cannery Row Records. The music is also available through all major download platforms via digital distributor Zebralution.
“This band… has the same original folk creativity that Bob Dylan had when he started”
Bob Everhart, in “Tradition” magazine, USA.
Just letting you know that our EP “Or Am I A Nightmare?” is up and available for purchase online at CDbaby, Amazon, iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, and many of your other favorite internet music stores! Check it out and let us know what you think!
Calling all maniacal sound & vision performance lovers: Wallywoods at Weissensee in Berlin is one year old this weekend. Be there or miss a bunch... Like the opening of our new exhibition of 23 artists from 20 lands, plus umpteen musical acts, plus the 10 Kaput Pianos Orchestra's open jam sessions. Love Wally.
Ce mercredi au Pot au Lait venez : a) Slamer sur notre toit b) manger un SUPER barbecue made by Barbara (si la météo nous le permet) c) Voir le concert de KING LEE d) Danser sur le son de Dj Sonar
Hi Freunde! Ich hätt noch ne kleine Bitte! Viell. habt ihr mal Zeit meine Bilder durchzugehen. Manche arbeiten hervorragend mit Euren Songs zusammen. Ich such eigentlich eine Band oder einen Kontakt der mal den Mut hat eine CD damit zu gestalten. Danke und DICKEN GRUß!!
Hi Freunde!! Haut leider nicht hin! Mein Rechner meldet MAILCLIENT nicht richtig installiert. Das hat er manchmal, wenn sich Programme schneiden. Ich schick Euch meine Adresse rüber. Schickt mir halt einfach was und ich überweis Euch die Kohle. Oder?
Hi Freunde! Ich check dann die Termine. Wenns nichts wird, dann meld ich bei Euch! Cool! Dale is wirklich einer der.....man nennts wohl Outlaws! Wie gefällt Dir die letzte CD? 'Justice for all' is ja kein unumstrittener Song. Gruß aus Franken!
New Billy Don Burns album THE BERLIN TAPES out now! Outlaw-Country at its finest, a must for fans of Waylon, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, David Allan Coe, etc.
Hey there 2 Dollar Bash! Just wanted to let you know, we will be playing our last show on Thursday, so don't miss your last chance to see the Vagabonds at their best! Hotel Bar, Mariannenstr. 26 Kreuzberg! -Ms. Bean
