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Mad Cow String Band
6+ albums
folkcountrybluegrassswingold time
about
With the release of “Live at the Delta of Venus”, the hard playing Davis, CA string band has returned to their roots to record their debut album. The 16 tracks document a period of time in the band’s history where the boys could be found playing for approving audiences at coffee shops, dive bars, concert halls, and festival stages, including a tour throughout Europe. The album is made up of original songs, inspired adaptations and fan favorites. This release has once again offered indisputable evidence they are the freshest and most exciting live band on the Davis/Sacramento bluegrass/acoustic scene. This mad group of string-plucking UC Davis alumni coalesced in 2003 and for the ensuing years honed their craft, keeping their rabidly enthusiastic Davis fans dancing to the Mad Cow brand of high-energy acoustic string music. Somewhere along the way, the raw, youthful enthusiasm they poured into their music morphed into a highly skilled bluegrass sound. The band’s tight instrumentation and harmonies captivate the listener and conjure up images of a simpler, more perfect time in American music. The boys draw from influences ranging from the slick bluegrass new guards such as Hot Rize, the energetic old-time sounds of the contemporary Dickel Brothers, the classic high and lonesome of the Stanley/Monroe era, and even the gypsy string swing of Reinhardt and Grappelli. All multi-instrumentalist and song-writing members Tim Delaney, Alex Roth, Danny Chaves, and Andy Lentz share the