Moonsville Collective

Moonsville Collective
Background information
Origin Orange County, California, United States
Genres Americana, old-time, string band
Years active 2011 (2011)–present
Labels Rock Ridge Music
Associated acts Yo Pitzy Jug Band
Website http://www.moonsvillecollective.com
Members Corey Adams, Ryan Welch, Sean Kibler, Seth Richardson, Dan Richardson, Matt McQueen
Past members Drew Martin, Bill Bell

Moonsville Collective is an Americana string band based out of Los Angeles, California[1]

Background

Born out of community jam sessions, Moonsville Collective launched in 2011 as a roots "supergroup" in Orange County, California,[2] playing over 250 shows in California, Nevada and Utah during their first two years.[3] They have shared the stage with many well known acts such as Willie Watson (Old Crow Medicine Show), Donovan Frankenreiter,[3][4] The White Buffalo, Wanda Jackson, Frank Fairfield, Rose's Pawn Shop, Restaurant & The Dustbowl Revival. Moonsville Collective has headlined many of the local music festivals in Long Beach, Irvine and Costa Mesa and have performed at many private events for premier companies in the Outdoor Retail industry.[5][6][7]

Awards

The band won “Best Country/Americana Band” at the 2013 OC Music Awards,[8][9] as well as being named both “2012 Best Live Band” by OC Weekly [10] and “Best Bluegrass/Americana Band in Orange County” by CBS Los Angeles.[11]

Members

Moonsville Collective has six members: Father and son team "Dobro" Dan Richardson and bassist Seth Richardson, lead vocalists Corey Adams and Ryan Welch, mandolinist Matthew McQueen and fiddler Sean Kibler. The original lineup featured both fiddle player Bill Bell and long-time drummer Drew Martin, who left to pursue other projects.[12]


Albums

The group self-released two albums in early 2013, "Cradle to the Grave" (January, 2013)[2][13] and "Salamander Sessions" (February, 2013),[13] the latter of which is a live album of mostly traditional songs. Both albums were re-released as a double disc set under Nashville based Indie label Rock Ridge Music, whom they signed with in November 2014.[13] In October 2015 the band released the long awaited full length album "Heavy Howl" to critical acclaim. Also released through Rock Ridge Music, Heavy Howl showcased many of the group's strong instrumental abilities alongside the timeless songwriting styles of singers Ryan Welch and Corey Adams.

References

  1. ↑ Gary Schwind (2014-05-27). "Moonsville Collective: A wonderful musical anomaly in Orange County". AXS.com. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  2. 1 2 Nate Jackson (2013-01-30). "Moonsville Collective Throw Homegrown Hootenannies to Celebrate Their Spirited, Dustbowl Sound". OCWeekly. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  3. 1 2 Noisetrade
  4. ↑ "Donovan Frankenreiter Set To Perform On Catalina Island August 17th". KROQ. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  5. ↑ Greg Mellen (2014-09-19). "Long Beach Folk Revival Festival growing up fast". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  6. ↑ Brian Addison (2014-06-20). "Long Beach Folk Revival Announces 2014 Lineup, Larger Festival Grounds". Long Beach Post. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  7. ↑ Tim Grobaty (2013-09-25). "What's Hot!: Long Beach Folk Revival fills city's festival gap". Long Beach Press Telegram. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  8. ↑ Nadia Noir (2013-03-12). "OC Music Awards 2013: Full Winner List!". cbslocal.com KROQ. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  9. ↑ Orange County Music Awards
  10. ↑ "Best Live Band Orange County 2012 - Moonsville Collective". OCWeekly. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  11. ↑ OC Weekly Staff (2015-03-20). "The Best Concerts in OC This Week". OCWeekly. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  12. ↑ Moonsville Collective Website
  13. 1 2 3 Ben Foster (2014-11-11). "Moonsville Collective Signs With Rock Ridge". Roughstock.com. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
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