Bawn in the Mash (2011)
The 4th full length release was recorded once again, at home in Paducah, Kentucky. However this time the band engineered, recorded, mixed and mastered the entire album. Recorded primarily in March of 2010, this album was finally released in April 2011. Bawn in the Mash followed the release by playing a slew of festival dates, including a Northeast tour that took the band to 15 performances in 16 days. The tour culminated with the band performing live at Relix Magazine.
Confluence (2008)
Bawn
in the Mash released their third album in September of 2008. Entitled
Confluence, the record was produced by Chris Henry (Murphy Method) and
engineered 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 wavelengths &
frequencies of Western Kentucky.
According to a review by the Nashville Scene, "Bawn
in the Mash bridge the rarely traversed gap between bluegrass and rock
'n' roll with the effortlessness of careful students of both."
Hurry Up and Wait (2007)
Hurry Up and Wait was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. The band recorded 16 compositions on this album, with special guest appearances by Donnie Herron (BR5-49, Bob Dylan Band) Tyler Grant (Drew Emmitt Band, Emmitt Nershi Band, The Grant Farm), and Chris Black (Oh Yeah Dakota). Bawn in the Mash finished the year by selling out the legendary 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.
Welcome to the Atomic City (2006)
Bawn in the Mash's first release, Welcome to the Atomic City (2006), was produced & recorded by Dan Knowles in Paris, Tennessee. Welcome to the Atomic City is a collection of 12 original compositions that historically interpret events that have occurred 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.
LIVE DOWNLOADS:
Bawn in the Mash, live at Bean Blossom
John Hartford Memorial Festival 6/3/2011
Bawn in the Mash, live at Lee School
Paris, Tennessee 11/17/2007
Bawn in the Mash, Red Barn Radio 200th Episode
Lexington, KY 06/10/2009
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