THE JOY BUZZARDS: The Joy Buzzards

The Joy Buzzards

The Joy Buzzards

© 2002 The Joy Buzzards

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Our material is a mix of jugband,blues,20s jazz, novelty,hillbilly,Hawaiian and out-there, with each song having its own distinct heritage and flavor.

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Robert Armstrong is a founding member of R. Crumb and the Cheap Suit Serenaders. He played musical saw on the sound track of One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest. He continues to play with the Cheap Suits, as well as with Sourdough Slim, Janet Kline, and others. He's also a well-known graphic artist who did our CD cover (8 panels) as well as the covers of many other CDs and records. He plays Hawaiian steel guitar, uke, 6- and 5-string banjos, musical saw, jug and percussion.
Keith Cary is a musician and instrument builder. He built or modified many of the instruments on the CD. His tastes run from back-woods country to free-form improvization. He has performed or recorded with Jolie Holland, John Tchicai, and John Vanderslice, among others. He plays cello, resonator mandolin, aluminum string bass, fiddle, harmonica, tuba, and homemade pots-and-pans cello.
Bill Scholer is a blues and jazz performer well-known in the Sacramento Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area for his rockin' renditions of blues standards as well as his own jazz and blues compositions. He has performed with many famous artists, including Barry Melton, of The Fish and John Tchicai. He plays 6- and 12-string guitars and resonator bottleneck guitar.
We all live in Northern California, between SF and Sacramento.

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  • author: Marcarthur

    A review in french... Un trio de multi-instrumentistes sans esbrouffe qui relit avec beaucoup d'originalité un répertoire qui va de chants de prisonniers à une interprétation rare du thème de Monk "Epistrophy". Entre temps, nos trois lascars auront ré-interprété "Besame mucho" ou offert une belle version de "Moana chimes". Le plaisir de jouer est ici au rendez-vous. Instruments millésimés et instrumentistes discrets qui servent la musique, pas leur ego. Chouette pochette en carton qui comporte tous les renseignements concernant les morceaux joués. On en redemande.

  • Eclectic, loose, & fun old timey music
    author: Greg Hughes

    A great romp through an eclectic bunch of music mixing music as different as old time Hawaiian, rock, 20's & 30's pop, & Thelonious Monk. These guys have a loose and easygoing style and, while they're definitely not slavish traditionalists, they really sound like they're having a lot of fun putting their own spin on things. A diverse blend of instruments, from Bob Armstrong's old National tricone, to tuba, accordion, musical saw & Keith Cary's Commodium (a resonator mandolin made from a bedpan) makes this music sound different than anything you're likely to hear on radio. This reminds me of the type of music people would play just for fun on someone's front porch in the days before radio started making music slick & polished for mass consumption.

  • Hooray, the Joy Buzzards are here!
    author: Big Al Davies

    If you like old-timey rootsy good time music then this CD is for you. Hooray they are hanging father sounds like the Cheap Suit serenaders playing with the Bad Livers, and for good reason, Bob Armstrong is here along with Bill and Keith. There is a fine mix of slide guitar, quirky material such as nuts and bolts. Six feet under is a great find and the bottlenecks, jugs, dog-house bass and mandolin on Vicksberg Stomp just make my day. Make yours, have a listen and buy this.

  • great !!!!!!
    author: john heneghan

    great cd. great band, great tunes, great renditions. bob armstrong is the best hawaiian steel guitarist around today. simple, beautiful melodies. buy this cd dummies !!!!!!!!!

  • great great great !!!!!!
    author: john heneghan

    great cd ! great band, great songs, great renditions, and a great recording. bob armstrong is the best hawaiian steel player around today. simple, sweet and beautiful melodies. buy this dummies !!!!!!!!!!

  • An absolute joy from beginning to end.
    author: Robin Carpenter

    Yes, they do make music like that nowadays! This is the most joyful, exciting disc I've heard in a long while. This red hot trio delights with a variety of styles and instruments, stamping their personalities all over a choice selection, from vintage classics like Moana Chimes and Careless Love to the downright quirky Nuts and Bolts and Sniper. If you love the sound of resonators, they're all there, from Hawaiian guitar to a mutant bedpan called the commodium. This band dishes up music with equal portions of love and wit. God bless 'em!

  • fab and joyful celebration of acoustic music embracing blues,hawaiian,jazz,count
    author: nick powell

    a joyful experience to hear three musicians playing real music on real acoustic instruments. If you like lap steel, uke, banjo, jazz chord guitar and natural heartfelt singing then you will love this record. Shades of blues, jazz, hawaiian and country music blend into a wonderful brew. This will make you buy a uke or a lap steel and play your own music. Georgous !

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