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thespillitquikkers - music artist

The Spillit Quikkers's Profile

Keepin' it rural in the big city!

Location: SACRAMENTO, California
Country: United States United States
Last Login: Nov 23, 2007 (738 days back)
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About Me

We're a rootin'-tootin', high-fallutin', non-pollutin', rip-roarin', shiv-shavin', new-fangled, old time, bona fide, good time, string band! Steven and Jimbo have been pickin' and grinnin' together since 1997 but our current line-up was forged in the summer of 2K5; we've been blazing trails and entertaining folks with our brand of string band music ever since. People often ask us, "Are you a Bluegrass band?" No, not really, but we do play some Bluegrass songs. Then they ask, "Are you a folk band?" Um....well, kinda-sorta (it is the music of the people after all), but this ain't nothin' like Peter, Paul and Mary or the Kingston Trio.

Allow us to explain in the simplest terms possible; as a string band, we tend to stagger and swerve with reckless abandon to the left and right of traditional American music. We're what we like to call a new-fangled, old timey string band. Banjos & fiddles & singing; oh my! Not only do we play breakdowns and hoe downs, but we manage to throw in original numbers, songs from different genres and from different parts of the world. We draw from a deep well of material because it better represents our diversity, dynamic, and aesthetic.



Here's a live video from our performance on 02/04/06! Make sure that the other music is OFF before you press the PLAY button.

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We'll try to get s'more video online; until then, the only way you'll get to enjoy some of our down home, wholesome goodness is by witnessing it first-hand.

Thanx to Silas Z. for shooting the video

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/29/2005
Band Website: sactostringband.com
Band Members:

Jimbo G.

-5-string banjo, 2nd fiddle, mandolin, upright bass, guitar, caterwaulling, bad jokes, booking & info.

Steven Z.

-Fiddle, guitar, & rambling.

Jack K.

-Upright bass, mandolin, guitar, hootin' and hollerin'.
Influences: Gid Tanner & the Skillit Likkers, Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers, Uncle Dave Macon, Johnny Cash, R. Crumb & the Cheap Suit Serenaders, Matt Kinman and the Old Time Serenaders, The Holy Modal Rounders, Hank Williams, Hawks & Eagles, Bill Monroe, The Clash, The Dillards, Riley Puckett, Woody Guthrie, Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers,The Dickel Brothers, The Hot Club of France, Good Ol' Persons Band, The Ramones, The Pogues, Carter Family, Old & In the Way, Willie Nelson, Highwoods String Band, O.C.M.S., The Old Virginia Fiddlers, The Tenneva Ramblers, and homebrewed beer.
Sounds Like: Good tunes for good times!!!

Record Label: Poultry in Motion Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Background and Lifestyle

Occupation: Music Artist (Americana / Roots Music / Folk)

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My Blog

New look to the website

After toiling all night reading and amending lines of code, I finally updated and changed the look of our site at www.sactostringband.comDrop on by and then let me know what you think...I'm going to g...
Posted by The Spillit Quikkers on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 09:05:00 PST

Alas, parting is such sweet sorrrow

Folks, it's my unfortunate responsibility to inform you that the lovely and talented Jenny has left the band. Citing personal reasons, she'll be taking a break from the live music circuit for a while ...
Posted by The Spillit Quikkers on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:31:00 PST

Newest Member

Hey all, Welcome the newest member of the Spillit Quikker family. Carlos A. Gilbert. He was born to Jimbo and his wife Alicia yesterday morning. Weighing in at a healthy 8  pounds 9 ounces, Carlo...
Posted by The Spillit Quikkers on Sun, 06 May 2007 09:36:00 PST

Website updated

Stop by and visit us at http://www.sactostringband.com and check out our updated site. New info and updated calendar information is available. Thanks for taking the time t ostop on by and have a great...
Posted by The Spillit Quikkers on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:48:00 PST

Rare Live Footage

Here is a link to the featurette the San Francisco Chronicle did on Belle Monroe and Her Brewglass Boys and the Spillit Quikkers at the San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-time festival. It even...
Posted by The Spillit Quikkers on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 06:19:00 PST

Berkeley String Band Competition

We opened up the day at the Farmer's Market in mid-September and placed in the top-20!!! ...but there were only 20 bands competing! :-)
Posted by The Spillit Quikkers on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:38:00 PST

CD Release party at HOPPY BREW

Taken from the HOPPY BREW online newsletter HOPPY CD RELEASE PARTY!!! SACRAMENTO, CA - If you have visited Hoppy recently on the first Saturday of each month from 11:00am to 1:00pm, then you know abou...
Posted by The Spillit Quikkers on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 03:25:00 PST

New website up & running

Jimbo set up our website this weekend. It has a new look and feel to it so stop by and then let us know what U think! Thanks :-) http://www.sactostringband.com Peace and chicken grease! -TSQ...
Posted by The Spillit Quikkers on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:59:00 PST

NEW CD on the horizon!

Hey, hey, hey!!! We have some great news; our first CD is on the way!!! It's called "New Fangled Old Time String Band Music from Northern California" and features sixteen songs! It contains songs abou...
Posted by The Spillit Quikkers on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 02:40:00 PST

Miscellaneous Debris

This here's a little somethin'-somethin' that Jimbo threw together for our dear friend Fran, and her Magic Sandwich, in the beginning of June. We sure hope you enjoy...More like a twister through a tr...
Posted by The Spillit Quikkers on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 09:34:00 PST

My Friends

Bob, salience, paul, Eve, L. Don Ohkami, HOPPY, Chrysalis, Squirrel Fight!, Uncle Dave Macon, The Skillet Lickers, The Juggs, The Painkillers, The Alkali Flats, The Whoreshoes, Skiffle Symphony, Cool As Folk, Shelby Ash Presents, Eric Rice, MASON AT MAGIC SALON, *Magic*, LuckyGenius, Fran/The Magic Sandwich, cosmos, Just Jude, Mania De Jour!, Jack K in Sacramento, CRASH, La Matadora, Liquid Pride, Hoover, Thomas, ashley // ღ, joel moralez [FCS], A.k.A Jrome, Twall♂, cosby, bored 24-7, The guy that ate his lemon, ♥ give peace a chance (NC-17), Alacander, Dick Tater, Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, ♠CHESTICLES♠[misses his audra]♠J4L♠, Cody, Rio Grand, JDzBluegrassExpress & The Bethel Lights, jo, Southwest Pickers, Snr Leprechaun, GOLD TONE INSTRUMENTS, pickles, The Porkchop Express, Anthony the Barber, Daddy Bone, Choinure Boys, Armchair Lomax, Stars & Garters, Sweet Hollywaiians, Howdy!, Diva Pigeon Unit, Patrik Ömalm Combo, Steven Davis Jr., the Harkenbacks, Fran Kent, Ken Trusler, Jody, THE DIXIE BEE LINERS, Tunefish, Mister Blues, Derrick, John Rybak

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