Album Notes

Jackson Hole’s own Boondocks is proud to announce the release of their debut disc, “Live at the Silver Dollar” (Gros Ventre River Records/2007), a fourteen-track collection of original tunes as well as obscure and familiar American roots songs. The live recording was tracked January 19-20, 2007 at the historic Silver Dollar Bar in the Wort Hotel in Jackson, Wyoming and showcases their tight vocal harmony, intricate instrumentation, and dynamic stage performance that drifts from slow and soulful to rollicking and rowdy.

Boondocks formed in spring 2006 and quickly earned a following with a sound steeped in wailin' country-blues and Americana, rockin' Western Swing, electro-grass and roots music that’s as comfortable as an old rocking chair, yet authentically their own. Songwriters Margo Valiante and Aaron Davis contribute a hefty dose of homegrown songs, carving a contemporary perspective on American roots music. The chemistry of band members from very diverse backgrounds is a testament to the spirit of the music.

Valiante recently received Honorable Mention from the judges of the Telluride Troubadour Songwriting Competition, a highly regarded contest held annually at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

Harmonica player John Kuzloski was recently recognized by Bluegrass Now Magazine, describing his "righteous harmonica playing" on Anne and Pete Sibley’s album “Will you Walk With Me.”

And Davis's tune "1937" earned runner up honors at the 2008 Dreams Acres Songwriter contest. Alongside Xavier Rudd and Brett Dennen, one of his songs was selected for the television series Road Trip Nation, which will also be featured online at MSN.com.

Boondocks is:

Margo Valiante – acoustic guitar, vocals
Aaron Davis – electric guitar, slide, mandolin, vocals
John Kuzloski – harmonica, vocals
Bryan Perkes – upright and electric bass, vocals
Andy Peterson – drums

“Live at the Silver Dollar” tracklist:

1. Boondocks Tonight (Aaron Davis)
2. Give it Up or Let Me Go (Bonnie Raitt)
3. Soul of a Man (traditional)
4. 1937 (Aaron Davis)
5. Crawdad Song (traditional)
6. Mama Don’t Know (Margo Valiante)
7. That’s What I Like ‘Bout the South (Andy Razaf)
8. What the Hell, Grandpa (Aaron Davis)
9. Wayfaring Stranger (traditional)
10. Still Drinkin’ Your Whiskey (Aaron Davis)
11. Lay Me Down (Margo Valiante)
12. Tear My Stillhouse Down (Gillian Welch)
13. Ain’t Broke (traditional)
14. You’re Still on My Mind (Luke McDaniel)


Recorded, mixed and mastered by Marshall Davis, Double Wide Studio, Jackson, WY, and released on Aaron Davis’s own Gros Ventre River Records. Art Design: Sarah Walter. Cover Photo: Aaron Davis.

CDs are available at any Boondocks show, The Wort Hotel Gift shop, Valley Bookstore, Main Event and Mountunes in Jackson, at Big Hole Music in Driggs, www.boondocksband.com, and online at Cdbaby.com and iTunes.

Noteworthy mentions:
**Performed for Grand Teton Music Festival’s Music in the Hole Concert on July 4, 2007 in Jackson Hole before a crowd of 8,000 people.
**Supported Yonder Mountain String Band at the 2008 Teton County Fair.
**Invited to open for James McMurtry and the Heartless Bastards at Music on Main Concert Series in Driggs, Idaho.

Enjoy the tunes!!

Contact:
Aaron Davis
Boondocks
PO Box 8392
Jackson, WY 83002
ad@aarondavismusic.com
www.myspace.com/boondocksband.com