Paige Roberts Interviews The Moonshine - January 28 @ 8pm EST

The Moonshine gets the musical heritage of my Appalachian Mountains. There is conscious blending of the old and new here, sort of like moonshine in a martini glass---except this works better, says Dave Stallard,of Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine

After a chance meeting in Portland, OR, Michael and Rachael fell in love. And they began making music together. The Moonshine was formed in 2012 with longtime bassist/musical partner J Elwood Johncox and freshly recruited gypsy/old-time fiddler Susanna Low-Beer. Together they toured the Western United States extensively and created their first album from this template. With the departure of their banjo player in 2015, they brought the inimitable Maxwell Countryman Skewes into the fold to add bluegrass banjo textures. After a second album, 2016 took Michael and Rachael across the country to Athens, GA where they hooked up with additional band members Rob Keller and Nicholas Lindell. Guided by the vision of Michael’s engaging lyricism and ephemeral arrangement, this shifting cast of talented Moonshiners bring their vibrating strings and vocal chords to original rock and roll songs, grassed-out rock covers, rocked-out bluegrass covers, and their indie rock take on old-time classics.

The foundation for the group is Michael, Rachael, and Rob.

Band members:

Michael Gerard: Vocals, guitar, songwriting, whistles, effervescence

Rachels Renee’: Vocals, harmonies, autoharp, mandolin, guitar, keys, shoutouts

Rob Keller: Harmonies, upright bass, mouth percussion, shaker

Susanna Low-Beer: Harmonies, fiddle, viola, train whistle, puns

Maxwell Countryman Skewes: Banjo, sassy Jokes, slick moves

Booking & Management: shadygrovemusicco@gmail.com

Band: hello@themoonshinemusic.rocks