THE DIRT DAUBERS RE-POST

JD Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers are an American roots music band. They are inspired by blues and other traditional Southern music genres. The frontman for the band is JD Wilkes of the Legendary Shack Shakers. In 2012, the group reformed as "JD Wilkes & the Dirt Daubers" to record for Plowboy Records, the Nashville label run by Shannon Pollard, grandson of Eddy Arnold. After adding drummer Preston Corn and Shack Shakers' guitarist Rod Hamdallah, the group incorporated a wider range of American styles, from rockabilly to R&B, as is showcased on the 2013 release Wild Moon. Several of their old-time tunes were reworked for the electric live set, including "Get Outta My Way" and "Sugar Baby".

The group formed in Paducah, Kentucky in 2009. Their self-titled debut album was released on October 13, 2009, on Arkam Records. The album notes also give performance credits to label owner Jamie Barrier and Katie Barrier, both of The Pine Hill Haints. Barrier is also the great nephew of The Barrier Brothers bluegrass group.

The Dirt Daubers first performed at London's Raindance Film Festival, where Wilkes was showing his documentary film, Seven Signs. In the audience for that performance was Les Claypool of Primus, who approved and gave the group further confidence to continue performing and recording. They appeared on WRLT's Music City Roots program several times; programs that would later be rebroadcast on Nashville Public Television and syndicated nationally. In June 2010, Hendrickson left to concentrate more on his job as a blacksmith, and the band performed several tours with Legendary Shack Shakers member/producer Mark Robertson on stand-up bass.

Produced by Cheetah Chrome, 'Wild Moon' finds The Dirt Daubers – previously an old-timey, acoustic group – plugged in and wailing away on raw, blissfully distorted rock-n-roll and blues. The Dirt Daubers were formed by Legendary Shack Shakers front man, artist, director and country punk pioneer J.D. Wilkes in 2009 with his wife Jessica. Wilkes’ "gothic preacher" persona and frantic blues harmonica whips ‘Wild Moon’ into a frenzy, trading lead vocal duties with his feminine foil.

J.D. and Jessica are joined by electric guitarist Rod Hamdallah and drummer Preston Corn. Smoky baritone sax grooves are provided by Tom Waits’ sideman Ralph Carney, with piano played by Wilkes himself – delving deeper into the bluesy recesses of American music. Jessica emotes pained lyrics about life, love and loss on tunes like "No More My Love" and "Apples and Oranges", while J.D. continues his southern storytelling style on "Angel Crown" and the title track.

Says J.D., "The band might have come 'down from the mountain' (only to land square in the Mississippi Delta!) but the heart and soul of the Dirt Daubers remain intact."

01. [2009] The Dirt Daubers

01 - Black Eyed Susie
02 - Come On In
03 - Tennessee Dog Attack
04 - The Devil Gets His Due
05 - Wild Bill Jones
06 - Ode To Contrail Twitt
07 - County Of Graves
08 - Pump Handle Bird
09 - On The Front Porch
10 - Sugar Baby

J.D. Wilkes: Vocals, Banjo, Piano, Harmonica, Kazoo
Jessica Wilkes: Vocals, Tenor Banjo, Mandolin
Layne Hendrickson: Vocals, Bass (Gut-Bucket), Banjo (Sawmill)
Jamie Barrier: Guitar, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo, Backing Vocals
Katie Barrier: Washboard (Scrub-Board), Saw, Backing Vocals

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02. [2011] Wake Up, Sinners

01 - Wayfaring Stranger
02 - Get Outta My Way
03 - Angel Along The Tracks
04 - Be Not Afraid
05 - The Devil Gets His Due
06 - Say Darlin' Say
07 - Can't Get To Heaven
08 - High And Low
09 - Trucks, Tractors And Trains
10 - Wake Up, Sinners
11 - Single Girl
12 - She And Us Pets
13 - My Old Kentucky Home

J.D. Wilkes: Vocals, Banjo, Harp (French Harp), Piano, Accordion, Kazoo, Thunder Sheet
Jessica Wilkes: Vocals, Guitar (Tenor), Mandolin, Tenor Banjo
Mark Robertson: Electric Upright Bass, Backing Vocals
Steve Latanation: Drums, Percussion

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03. [2013] Wild Moon

01 - French Harp Hustle
02 - Apple And Oranges
03 - Wild Moon
04 - Drive
05 - No Rest For The Wicked
06 - No More My Love
07 - Angel Crown
08 - Let It Fly
09 - You Know I Love You
10 - Hidey Hole
11 - Don't Thrill Me No More
12 - River Song
13 - God Fearing People

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