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The Black Tongued Bells
7+ albums
bluesrockbluesContemporary Bluesguitar blues
about
The Bells took their name from a Dylan Thomas poem and, in the winter of 2001, set out to create their own brand of roots music—dubbed "American Swamp". They tap everything from Roots Rock and Roll, Blues and Motown to Americana, Cajun and Gospel. Once forced to describe the Bells sound in a single sentence, Miner replied; "Imagine if the Stones came from Louisiana...they might sound like us". The Bells are known for two distinctly different kinds of shows. The first is their Electrified Roots Rock 'n Roll Show for which they plug-in and are often joined by special guest artists. Their brand of roots music has proven to be a great fit on Blues, Rock, Americana and Country bills. They get along with everybody. Their second show is an all acoustic "Swamp Opera" entitled; "That Great and Dreadful Day...Tall Tales from the American Swamp". A play of the musical theatre variety, it employs the classic combination of storyteller and song with a cast of seven in period costume staged on a sharecroppers cabin set. Tales are told in story and song taking the audience on a journey through the Depression Era, the War Years and into the 1960s. And once the lightnin' strikes, one is hard-pressed to tell whether the tales were true, half-true, or out 'n out lies. Sold-out performances and standing ovations continue to propel this production. The Black Tongued Bells are: D Miner, Anthony Cook, Ray Herron , Louis Cox, and Mary Stuart Additional cast members of the Swamp Opera are: Jack C
