Frog Holler
The High, High's and The Low, Low's
© 2004 Darren Schlappich (825346608525)
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Since 1997, Frog Holler, a song band, six members equal to the sum of its parts, the first, real, "Idiots", have been making music from Berks County, Pennsylvania. Through four, full length releases, and a gradually, spiraling tour radius, Frog Holler found itself featured on the pages of The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, critically praised in Mojo Magazine (UK), No Depression, and The Village Voice, featured on NPR's "Here & Now", touring The Netherlands, played on many, many radio stations, traveling the States, and in the hearts and minds of a growing, caring, loyal, fan base. A real audience, attained without proper management, booking, distribution or promotion, but with good songs, good times, and a continued desire to be a better band. With the permanent addition of Todd Bartolo (guitars, lap-steel, mandolin) in 2000 and Daniel Bower (Drums) in late 2001, to the existing core of long time members, John Kilgore (guitars, organ), Mike Lavdanski (banjo, harmonies), Josh Sceurman (bass), and Darren Schlappich, (acoustic, vocals) Frog Holler had finally cemented the perfect balance of intangible qualities (sloppiness, brotherhood, differences, fun) with musical abilitiy (song chops).
In January and February of 2004, after releasing and touring behind 2003's critically hailed, Railings, Frog Holler went back to Amoeba Studios and recorded a handful of unreleased originals as well as updated a few songs from their 1998 debut, Couldn't Get Along. The resulting sessions are here in Frog Holler and ZoBird Record's new release: The High, High's & The Low, Low's EP.
*Dedicated to Gerry Livers, whose favorite Frog Holler song was "Glitter".
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THEY GET BETTER AND BETTER
author: TOMMYG / BRICKHOUSE LIVE INC.THIS IS A GREAT CD FROM THE FROG HOLLERS... IVE LOVED THIS BAND FROM THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THEM. THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TOO THE INCREDIBLE SONG WRITING AND DEPTH OF BERKS COUNTY IN THESE GUYS.
Bluegrassy, rocky, catchy, great
author: Adam QuirkI found out about Frogholler from a video I watched on the Bottomunion.com website. I saw a clip of them live, and had to get the CD. It is a great album. I get "just another day, I'm s'posed to be livin'" stuck in my head quite a bit. I'm a fan, and this disc is turning my friends into fans pretty quickly.
Country Rock doesn't get much better than this !
author: mikeThis CD is country rock at it's finest, without the overproduction that so often takes the soul of a band away from it's music. The sound is unique to Frog Holler, which is the mark of a great band. Great vocals combined with a terrific mix of acoustic and electric instrumentation have me playing this CD over and over. If Frog Holler ever plays in Connecticut I'll be the first one in line to buy tickets!
great
author: kboyergreat cd and great band, glad to live in a state of frog holler and only a couple counties away I will probably keep up to date on new cd's coming up as well as shows around my hometown.
How can so much great sound be in one little EP?!!!
author: Jerseygirl in WyomingI LOVE this EP. Every song is a classic. Darren Schlappich is one of the best songwriters around today. Just listen to Berks County Boy or Off Course Walking - the songs on this EP touch your heart and make you tap your foot - oh yeah and grin widely. The musicianship is superb and the production is well balanced. How can one band have so much talent?! Thank you Frog Holler for continuing to put out great records.