banjos, fiddles, and broken hearts

Stuff I want to hear again

cuntry folk

Nick shoulders

FOLK

The One

Hold On

GHR-002
Originally released August 27, 2018

Okay Crawdad is: 
Nick Shoulders - Vocals/Guitar/Whistles 
Grant D'Aubin - Bass/Harmonies/Whistle Harmonies 
Chelsea Moosekian - Drums/Harmonies 
Cas P Ian - Electric Guitar/Hollerins. Sam Doores - organ on Black Star
Recorded by Duff Thompson and Sam Doores at Mashed Potato Records, of the Holy Cross, NOLA. Mixed by Ross Farbe. Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic Recording. Cover art by Nick Shoulders. 2018

All songs written by Nick Shoulders, except: Black Star (Elvis Presley), Tears Stupid Tears (Daniel Johnston) and No Fun (Iggy and the Stooges)

No Fun

Empty Yodel No 0

Black Star

After Hours

Snakes and Waterfalls

I don't do this much at 80, but Friday about noon I'll be headed to a small family friendly festival in the Georgia mountains where I'll be listening to more than making music and gathering with long time family like friends who I have joined with at such events for years. This will be my time to see those folks again. This song grew out of similar events out in the pines, where we made music together on thrown together stages that we called "down town"! I will be in the company of loved ones, The song, with it's Southern Country Rock flavor, is a little music man 'splaining about why we do what we do. I know some of you have been there too! The way I figure it, you guys are in the band with us! Many thanks to Howard Williams for the tasty harp, Bryan Carter for picking everything with strings and other implements, and Mark Lyle for having my back on vocals. Dancing is encouraged!!

The Reason Why We Play (In The Pines) Lyrics:

1.	You must’a heard us holler from, The bottom where we been
And yeah, we had to waller some, Before we could get up again
Now we’re headed back to the high notes, Gonna meet in the middle when
We catch up to that kick drum, And find some strings to bend.
Chorus:	In the pines (in the pines), Way out in the Georgia pines
		We’re playing it with feeling, And now we’re feeling fine
The reason why we play is, The reason that we breathe or eat
We got this music in our blood, And our heart thumps to the beat.
2.	You know we got it sounding right, When everybody’s right on time
And yeah, we got it wound up tight, And we’re nailing every line
When the people out there all join in, Same reason and same rhyme 
Everybody in the house is in this band, Way out in the Georgia pines.
Chorus: 	(same as above)
Bridge:	And you know we’re feeling proud, When we look out on a crowd  
And hear ‘em shout out loud  “Man, this music kills!”
3.	You know we all gonna sing out. Some words been runnin’ ‘round
And yeah, we gotta bring out, All these tricks and licks we found
For a while we gonna lay back, Let it ride and bring it down
But soon someone will stray back, And the boys are back in town.
Chorus: 	(same as above)	
Note: For all the bands, incarnations, and the guys still with us. They call it “playing” music for a reason!

The Reason Why We Play (In The Pines)

We Ride

Written by Tyler Childers performed by Evan Honer and Julia DiGrazia

Jersey Giant

Rich men north of richmond

From Billy Strings' self titled debut EP.

Dust In A Baggie

Benjamin Tod From Lost Dog Street Band "Using Again"

Benjamin Tod, We Aint Even Kin, GemsOnVHS

Benjamin Tod, Sorry For The Things, GemsOnVHS

The Mountain-Benjamin Tod

The third studio release from The Goddamn Gallows, and a very notable one at that. You can see in these songs that The Goddamn Gallows were evolving steadily into something new! They still had a little of the psychobilly punk twang, but there was a little more to it than just that. This album was originally self released by the band in 2008, and was re-released on Farmageddon Records in 2011 on limited edition vinyl, and has since been repressed. The remaining vinyl copies can be found, along with CD's at www.farmageddonrecords.bigcartel.com 

Pass The Bottle

Ghost Of The' Rails

Wanders

Shattered

Underneath The Stars

Keep The Wolves Away

If you’ve ever been a place where failure is assured, hardship is welcomed, and the water’s never quite clear: you’ve been to the Gar Hole. Begun in the ashes of pre-covid Arkansas, Gar Hole Records is the combined brains and brawn of Fayetteville cassette master Kurt DeLashmet and certified Grampa Music enthusiast Nick Shoulders; established in Fall of 2020 to bring you lovingly tailored tunes for the UnAmericana fan in all of us. See ya’ll at the bottom.

Genres: Country, Folk, Americana, Old-Timey and Traditional tunes
www.garholerecords.com