Funk + Country = Funktry?

[Kwesi]

Let me say first that until recently I had never actually listened to country. I cracked jokes about it but I never sat down and gave it a worthwhile listen until I saw The Bridge, at a local music fest. Their songs "Shake 'em Down and Bad Locomotive perfectly illustrate the Funktry sound I dig so much. They blew me away! Soon enough I was screamin' and cheerin' with the rest of the crowd.

I want to find more country bands to listen, even if they don't have that funk element to them. I think that this stuff is definitely worth a listen or two but I have no idea where to start and something tells me that I could find better than the offerings of GAC and CMT (not that they're all bad).

Oh, and anything with chicken pickin', I want, lol. I've only heard it here and there but for some reason I think it's the coolest thing ever.

 

[elgecko]

Little Feat fits that bill

 

[()smoke()]

find some stuff from:

jerry reed (the ol' master)

jerry donahue (the new master--check out the hellecasters)

 

[JimK]

I looked at the 2 vids in the link...I'm not hearing really anything "Country" about either (caveat: I did not watch the entire video).

Some of the audio links...maybe (I guess a fiddle gives it a vibe).
Anyway, some of those links remind me a little of Mark O'Connor's albums...such as The New Nashville Cats & Heroes. Check out "New Country" from the latter.

There's also Keith Horne's 'funky/Country' band, Hot Apple Pie.

Some early Flecktone stuff (w/ Howard Levy) could be funky/Country/Bluegrass.
Same, too, for early Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit (w/ Matt Mundy's mandolin).

 

[IdealWay]

Donna the Buffalo
Leftover Salmon
String Cheese Incident
Mad Sweet Pangs

 

[Amokoma]

I'd rather call it Counk, but that's just me.

 

[Lo end PUNCH]

Good band, thanks for the info.

 

[svtscruggs]

jerry reed...that should get you started...he is the all time master!!!

look up brent mason if you like the chickin pickin...

also go out and buy brad paisleys new album "play" all the legends play on it...

or just come to nashville and ill show you some of the nastiest guitar players and bass players you have ever seen!

 

[JimK]

Danny Gatton...Red Neck Jazz.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Gatton

 

[Lazylion]

Danny Gatton...Red Neck Jazz.

+1 Evan Johns on redneck vocals!

also go out and buy brad paisleys new album "play" all the legends play on it...

Paisley's bassist posts here on TB from time to time. His name is Grantt. You out there, KG?

 

[bitethisbullet]

Check out JJ Cale, in particular a song called "My Gal".
Also, not so much of the funk, but if you're into pickin check out Chet Atkins.


-Johnny

 

[Andrew Jones]

Little Feat fits that bill