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Moonsville Collective
Background information
OriginOrange County, California, United States
GenresAmericana, old-time, string band
Years active2011 (2011)–present
LabelsRock Ridge Music
MembersCorey Adams, Seth Richardson, Dan Richardson, Matt McQueen, Phillip Glenn
Past membersSean Kibler, Drew Martin, Bill Bell, Ryan Welch
Websitehttp://www.moonsvillecollective.com

Moonsville Collective is an Americana string band based out of Los Angeles, California[1]

Background[edit]

Born out of community jam sessions, Moonsville Collective launched in 2011 as a roots "supergroup" in Orange County, California,[2] playing over 250 shows in California, Nevada and Utah during their first two years.[3] They have shared the stage with many well known acts such as Willie Watson (Old Crow Medicine Show), Donavon Frankenreiter,[3][4] The White Buffalo, Wanda Jackson, Frank Fairfield, Rose's Pawn Shop, Restaurant & The Dustbowl Revival. Moonsville Collective has headlined many of the local music festivals in Orange County, Los Angeles, Long Beach and Ojai, and have become a consistent fixture in the Southern California Americana community.[5][6][7]

Awards[edit]

The band won “Best Country/Americana Band” at the 2013 OC Music Awards,[8][9] as well as being named both “2012 Best Live Band” by OC Weekly[10] and “Best Bluegrass/Americana Band in Orange County” by CBS Los Angeles.[11]

Members[edit]

Moonsville Collective has five members: Father and son team "Dobro" Dan Richardson and upright bass Seth Richardson, lead vocalists & Guitar Corey Adams, mandolinist Matthew McQueen, & Phil Glenn on Fiddle & Vocals. The original lineup featured Ryan Welch, fiddle player Bill Bell and long-time drummer Drew Martin, and fiddle player Sean Kibler.[12]

Albums[edit]

The group self-released two albums in early 2013, "Cradle to the Grave" (January, 2013)[2][13] and "Salamander Sessions" (February, 2013),[13] the latter of which is a live album of mostly traditional songs. Both albums were re-released as a double disc set under Nashville based Indie label Rock Ridge Music, whom they signed with in November 2014.[13] In October 2015 the band released the long awaited full length album "Heavy Howl" to critical acclaim. Also released through Rock Ridge Music, Heavy Howl showcased many of the group's strong instrumental abilities alongside the timeless songwriting styles of singers Ryan Welch and Corey Adams. The band followed up Heavy with a series of self titled EP's known as Moonsville I-V that saw the band exercise a more electric folk sound, incorporating much more piano and electric guitar than prior releases. In 2023, Moonsville announced the arrival of a new full length record, A Hundred Highways, to be released in April of 2024 on Rock Ridge Music.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gary Schwind (2014-05-27). "Moonsville Collective: A wonderful musical anomaly in Orange County". AXS.com. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  2. ^ a b Nate Jackson (2013-01-30). "Moonsville Collective Throw Homegrown Hootenannies to Celebrate Their Spirited, Dustbowl Sound". OCWeekly. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  3. ^ a b Noisetrade
  4. ^ "Donovan Frankenreiter Set To Perform On Catalina Island August 17th". KROQ. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  5. ^ Greg Mellen (2014-09-19). "Long Beach Folk Revival Festival growing up fast". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  6. ^ Brian Addison (2014-06-20). "Long Beach Folk Revival Announces 2014 Lineup, Larger Festival Grounds". Long Beach Post. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  7. ^ Tim Grobaty (2013-09-25). "What's Hot!: Long Beach Folk Revival fills city's festival gap". Long Beach Press Telegram. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  8. ^ Nadia Noir (2013-03-12). "OC Music Awards 2013: Full Winner List!". cbslocal.com KROQ. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  9. ^ Orange County Music Awards Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Best Live Band Orange County 2012 - Moonsville Collective". OCWeekly. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  11. ^ OC Weekly Staff (2015-03-20). "The Best Concerts in OC This Week". OCWeekly. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  12. ^ Moonsville Collective Website
  13. ^ a b c Ben Foster (2014-11-11). "Moonsville Collective Signs With Rock Ridge". Roughstock.com. Retrieved 2014-11-11.

External links[edit]

Moonsville Collective (band)[edit]

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