Sean Mager grew up in a small sport-fishing town called Stuart, Florida. He's moved around the country over the past few years to find his footing. Playing the bars of Chicago to the sunset watering holes of South Florida and Birmingham Alabama. He now takes on Portland, Oregon. He's playing the Western bars (yes, they have them) with piss and vinegar. Working his own words and playing the classics of Haggard and Jennings. He has a nostalgic presence on stage with new words of wisdom on women, traveling, and booze. Sometimes all at the same time. 

C. Quinton Haider grew up on Boring, Oregon's border amongst farm land. As an adult he moved to Portland. Influenced by the devil, living on the road, death, and failure at relationships he records music in his bedroom and typically sets up on his bed.

Hailing from the great state of North Carolina, Ellis Dyson & The Shambles are blazing a new trail in traditional Appalachian music with their foot-stompin’, jazz-	infused whiskey folk. Known for their explosive live shows and thrilling musicianship, the Shambles are sure to make it feel like you've been transported to a different time.

It all started when a young Ellis Dyson (banjo, vocals) came to see a jazz concert at UNC. It was on that fateful day that our Southern hero met a New Yorker named Danny Abrams (saxophone). They took this Northern and Southern fusion to the streets in town, playing some of Ellis’ earliest compositions. The band grew one by one, with the blistering speed and jazz prowess of Nathan Huvard (acoustic guitar), the steady thunder and Nashville flair of Ford Garrard (bass fiddle), the fierce growl of the fiery Matt Hall (trumpet), and the dazzling dexterity of Jonathan Ng (fiddle).

The Shambles have taken their traveling circus all throughout North Carolina, from the late night stage at Shakori Hills Music Festival to the Cat’s Cradle Back Room in Carrboro and The Pourhouse in Raleigh.

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