The Howlin' Brothers - The Sun Studio Session

Ian Craft – fiddle, banjo, vocals 

Ben Plasse – upright bass, banjo, vocals

Jared Green – guitar, harmonica, vocals

The Howlin’ Brothers are a three-piece string band that brings heart and passion into every performance. Their upbeat shows are heavy with original and traditional music, featuring the sounds of slide banjo, harmonica and old-time fiddle.
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On a swing through Memphis in May of 2013, the Howlin’ Brothers sidetracked on their tour to record six tracks at Sun Studios. The songs were recorded live in the studio, as was the custom when Sun Studio gained fame for being the recording home of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Charlie Rich. Four Howlin’ Brothers original songs make their recorded debut on The Sun Studio Session EP (“Til I Find You,” “Troubled Waltz,” “Take Me Down,” and “Charleston Chew”). The E.P. closes with a new version of “Tennessee Blues,” which made an appearance on the early 2013 Howlin’ Brothers release, HOWL.  The lead track on The Sun Studio Sessions EP is “Dixie Fried”, co-written by Carl Perkins & Howard “Curdley” Griffin. The song was released as a single on Sun Records in 1956.

“Recording at Sun Studios was like going back in time,” says Howlin’ Brother Jared Green, who plays guitar, harmonica, piano and sings. “You can see and feel the history in the walls and floor of the tracking room. It was an honor to work with engineer Matt Ross-Spang and be captured with that authentic Sun Studios sound.”

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The Sun Studio Session EP will be released widely on all digital platforms outside of Europe and Australia on October 15th. It will be available on CD via the band’s web site and at its shows. A limited edition vinyl pressing will also be available through the web site and at shows and through independent music stores taking part in Record Store Day on April 19, 2014. It will be released in Australia sometime in 2014 and in Europe next May in advance of the band’s touring there. PBS (in the U.S.) will air the entire Sun Studio Session episode and interview on over 100+ stations in early 2014.  

TRACK LISTING:
Dixie Fried (2:23)
Til I Find You (4:00)
Troubled Waltz (3:20)
Take Me Down (3:22)
Charleston Chew (2:29)
Tennessee Blues (4:19)
Produced by The Howlin’ Brothers
Engineered by Matt Ross-Spang
Recorded May 17th at Sun Studio, Memphis, TN

Upcoming Shows:
TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2013
Sportsmen's Tavern
Buffalo, NY

THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2013
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Hill Country
New York, NY

FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2013
Bo Deans
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Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club
Somerville, MA

SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2013
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Ashleigh Flynn
Hill Country Barbecue
Washington, DC

SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER 2013
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Station Wagons
Hal & Mal's
Jackson, MS