Album Notes

Bucktown Kickback, a band that has been tastefully melding bluegrass, blues, country and rock & roll forms since it's formation in 2002 has emerged in early spring of 2009 with a collection of songs that illuminates the rich history of storytelling and virtuosic musicianship found in American music. FICTION PICKIN' is the band's third independently released album and was written while exploring and participating in the co-writing process in Music City, USA. This album not only features the songcraft of Adam Brooks Dudding, but also JR Hammond, Leith Lofitn, Charlie Pate, Michael Scott and Julie Starr

"Ace Americana band...smart, rootsy, acoustic-based music"
Peter Cooper, THE TENNESSEAN, Nashville, TN

"Americana + Jamgrass + Classic Country = Bucktown Kickback
...Fans of artists such as The Gourds, Yonder Mountain String Band, the Grateful Dead and Whiskeytown will find plenty to cheer about in the songs and eclectic-but-focused style of Bucktown Kickback...The recipe for Bucktown Kickback sports heavy doses of bluegrass drive and fleet-fingered chops, plenty of tear jerking honky-tonk, a sprinkle of rock swagger and singer-songwriter flair, and Dudding’s love of narrative songwriting and easygoing melodies...Blurring the lines between Americana, jamgrass, honky-tonk and roots rock..."
David Brewer, HIGH COUNTRY PRESS, Boone, NC

Released on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 accompanied by a celebratory release concert for fans, friends and family at The Bluebird Café in Nashville, TN. The performance included the same studio lineup as the album; Adam Brooks Dudding (acoustic guitar, vocals), David Blankestyn (drums), James Donovan (bass), Charlie Pate (mandolin) and Mick Chegwidden (dobro, banjo, electric guitar).