-An Appalachian-rooted, River-centric,
Experimental Psychedelic Folk Rock Bluegrass Family Band from Western Kentucky-
Bawn in the Mash's first release, Welcome to the Atomic City (2006), was produced & recorded by Col.Dan Knowles at his home studio in Paris, Tennessee. Welcome to the Atomic City is a collection of 12 original string band compositions that historically interpret events that have occurred during the last 150 years in Western Kentucky. Living downtown Paducah, the group spent much time absorbing the energies of the Ohio, Tennessee, and Clarks Rivers. Songs like Land Between the Rivers, Paducah, Past the Painted Wall, The Nuclear Waltz, & At the Hotel Irvin Cobb pay tribute to a land faded & forgotten in favor of the notion of progress in rural America. During the recording of Welcome to the Atomic City, the band frequently showcased the material aboard the Delta Queen Steamboat and River Barge Explorer.
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Hurry Up and Wait, Bawn in the Mash's second release, was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, in the spring of 2007. The band recorded 16 tracks on this album, with special guest appearances by friends Donnie Herron (BR5-49, Bob Dylan Band) Tyler Grant (Drew Emmitt Band, Emmitt Nershi Band, Tavern Grass), and Chris Black. Bawn in the Mash finished the year by selling out the world famous Station Inn two nights in a row with special guest Casey Driessen, giving the group 110 performances for the year.
In June of 2008, the song Little Piece of Paper was featured in Global Rhythm Magazine. In addition, Josh Coffey's name made its big screen debut in the Mike Myers movie 'The Love Guru'. If you listen closely, you can hear his fiddle on Foggy Mountain Breakdown during the bar fight scene. Other members of the band appeared on and produced several side projects throughout 2008, including Nathan Blake Lynn's 'Two Catfish and a Bluegill', Tommy Oliverio and Chris Henry's 'Whoever You Want it to Be' and 'Sadie's Inner Thoughts' projects, Eddie Coffey's performances and recording sessions with Dan Knowles, and Brey McCoy's 'Metronome Theremin' and 'Frequency AG' projects.
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Bawn in the Mash released their third DIY album in September of 2008. 'Confluence' was produced by Chris Henry (Murphy Method) and recorded at the band's home in Paducah, Kentucky. The album once again features the artwork & design of Darin Shock, and contains all new original material written by Bawn in the Mash. A confluence is defined as the flowing together of two or more streams. With producer Chris Henry at the helm, Bawn in the Mash take listeners on a trip down distributary into uncharted waters, channeling the ancient tones of Western Kentucky. According to a review by the Nashville Scene's D. Patrick Rodgers, "Bawn in the Mash bridge the rarely traversed gap between bluegrass and rock 'n' roll with the effortlessness of careful students of both."
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Since 2004, Bawn in the Mash have booked, promoted, and performed over 300 shows, sharing the stage with Peter Rowan & Tony Rice, Kenny Malone, Donnie Herron, Pinetop Perkins, Honeyboy Edwards, Vince Herman & Great American Taxi, Jamie Hartford, Drew Emmitt, Bill Nershi, The New Riders of the Purple Sage, Junior Brown, Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, Casey Driessen, Justin Townes Earle, The Hackensaw Boys, The John Cowan Band, The Everybodyfields, Paleface, Backyard Tire Fire, Wayword Sons, The Greencards, Tristen, Tim Carroll & Elizabeth Cook, Pokey LaFarge, New Monsoon, Tyler Grant, Melvin Goins, Arnett Hollow, Blue Turtle Seduction, JT Oglesby, Col. JD Wilkes, Billy Constable, Clayton Campbell, Chicago Farmer, Chris Black, Greensky Bluegrass, 56 Hope Road, Mr. Blotto, Chris Volpe, David Gans, Woody Pines, Dan Knowles, Banjo Bob Stevens & the Delta Queen house band, and many other talented and entertaining people from around the world.
