Scott Low currently leads the band Efren, http://www.efrenmusic.com/, as well as penning his own southern folk songs and new album, The Stories I Shouldn’t Tell.  He has been writing and playing songs a long time and has dabbled in many genres: punk, jazz, bluegrass, rock, blues, folk, Americana, country, not in that order.  Playing hundreds of stages and rooms, the song has lead the way.     Chasing the melody and pushing thru stories and odd analogies, after bouts of lead guitar ego bubbles, Scott decided to start singing and writing about our lives, the ones we love and especially the things we don’t. Scott Low sings songs of loss, love, drinking, and rumors of peace. Scott Low comes from Athens, GA; which is the home of intense creativity and true American art and music. He lives to play the guitar, listen, and learn from Townes, Dylan, Ben Nichols, Hank, Cash, Tweedy and Willie. Divorce and children mixed with dirt roads, friends and Georgia hills are all blended in to create his sound… oh, and maybe a hint of sour mash on his breath. Since leaving Betsy Franck and the Bareknuckle Band after two plus years of soul rocking, songs of his own developed. Efren was born: swampy acoustic folk grown into Americana rock-n-roll songs. A couple hundred shows, four albums, and intimate views on many songs, a solo stage has called Scott to tell these stories. While Efren will never die, Scott Low has a separate agenda, a dark road that must be traversed alone. Now finished with a full length Efren album (Write a New Song) and wrapping up a full length solo album of folk southern Americana songs, Scott pushes ahead. Love has been found, but scars don’t heal too easy in the backcountry. The humidity of the South radiates tell intriguing tales (probably more than just the humidity). Expect a solo Scott Low LP to be released September of 2013, and please find and enjoy the haunting back catalogue of Efren.

Cactusgrass

Efren is a whiskey drenched, bar floor stomping band with equal parts rock, americana, folk, country, and psychedelic. Efren has returned from a 9 month hiatus with a bigger, rowdier, louder band. Joining Scott Low and Jonathan Brill, is the former Bareknuckle Band rhythm section of Mike Strickland on the drums and Clint Swords on the bass.  A new sound but still the same bourbon induced rock.

Old Mt. Rd

The Woods And The Wild

If My Heart Don't Fail Me

What does a singer songwriter do after pouring his heart and soul out for 14 years, only to realize that along the way, he made mistakes? He combs the bars for the most desperate talent he can find and offers these simple truths: Dark sunglasses in a dark bar don’t make sense, No one cares what order the songs are in, and we will not be famous, don’t quit your job. Dangfly is a state of mind. Dangfly is playing the music that presents itself and doing it right now. Dangfly is about entertaining folks and enjoying it; Dangfly is rolling off your couch and committing to something, anything. Dangfly is not a jam band, nor a singer-songwriter vehicle. Dangfly is a rock band. DANGFLY!

1 by Dangfly

Memphis by The Ends

Guilty Sunrise by The Ends

Debut track from the upcoming self titled The Woodgrains album.
Nobody Too

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The Woodgrains 'Nobody Too'

HAPCast Episode 2 From Athens to Muscle Shoals to the Blue Ridge Parkway
4Dec

In the 2nd episode of the HAPCast, Handpicked Artists Presents delves into the music of Muscle Shoals with Norma Rae. Local singer, songwriter Drew Kohl plays "Oh Darlin" live, and efren and Pierce Edens and the Dirty Work make their HAPCast debut.  Tune in and enjoy the show!

HAPCast Episode 2 From Athens to Muscle Shoals to the Blue Ridge Parkway

As a band, Nick Carroll, Dylan Crosby, and Evan Amburn pride themselves on distinct three-part harmonies and sounds of the golden days: folk, soul, rock 'n roll, and the psychedelic revolution. Classic instrumental arrangement and lyrical depth will both groove you and move you. Inviting sing-a-longs, dream-drifting jams, and powerful riffs will take listeners on a trip unlike any other.

It’s been one year since a 3-piece encompassing nearly every genre of music mashed up to patent the sound that is now known as The Woodgrains, began calling the city of Athens home. After relocating from the murky depths of the Okefenokee Swamp, the trio has constantly been working towards establishing The Woodgrains as a prominent musical figure in the Classic City. 

The Woodgrains - Devils Disheveled

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