"Some acoustic bands bend the rules of old time American music; this Kentucky band smashes the rules to pieces, combining everything from xylophone to electric guitar to saxophone to synthesizers to computer loops."
KDHX.org

“Young folks are finding that Roots music is a simple and direct way to dig through the concrete sidewalks of modern life, to where roots grow. Bawn in the Mash twists those roots around and reshapes them into something that is both exciting and electric, accessible to young people, and loaded with an unmistakable Kentucky mojo.”
Brad Becker, Red Barn Radio

"Bawn in the Mash bridge the rarely traversed gap between bluegrass and rock and roll with the effortlessness of careful students of both."
D. Patrick Rodgers, The Nashville Scene


"...After that came the NUCLEAR new sound from the coolest riverboat rock folk band we've ever encountered BAWN IN THE MASH. These guys blew everyone's minds with a huge sound of irresistible instrumentation...makes you wanna tear your hair out with excitement."
Larry Keel & Natural Bridge

"Western Kentucky has offered up the acoustic world the latest entry in genre-bending, progressive bluegrass bands...The boys of Bawn in the Mash are stretching the boundaries of string music to new levels."
Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion

Take five talented guys, add a dozen or so instruments, some haunting harmonies, and a dash of the indefinable and you get one seriously unique band."
Rebecca Seung, Blood on the Bluegrass

"Loud ass head-bangin' shit, I don't know what you call it."
JT Gray, The Station Inn

“To say this band is multi-instrumental is an understatement, but what could easily turn into a muddled cacophony is instead expertly weaved together into their signature style.”
Rebecca Seung, Blood on the Bluegrass

They are fresh and original, with Moroccan, hip hop, blues, and jazz influences, all kinds of improvisational skills both instrumentally and vocally. Captivating!"
Rootstime Belgium

“While Bawn never hesitates to color outside the lines, there’s something comforting in the familiarity of the music. ”
Rebecca Seung, Blood on the Bluegrass

"They are an ensemble of five seriously talented, home-grown musicians who blend a multitude of innovative styles and instruments to produce one unique sound."   Bazooka Magazine

"As their music continues to brew, distill, refine and purify, it will only get better. They have managed to extract an essence of western Kentucky's traditional heritage and condense it all into something of their very own."
Bluegrass Now Magazine

"Feels like electric improvisation with nods to old school bluegrass but large steps toward something new."
The Paducah Sun

"Bawn in the Mash is a progressive five piece which spices things up with unusual instrumentation."
Memphis Commercial Appeal

"Bawn in the Mash is not a bluegrass band. It would not surprise me to see them play at a rock festival, they are fun to watch onstage."
The Prog Files

"Bawn in the Mash's youthful and edgy energy will be a perfect opener to the star power of Rowan and Rice."
WKMS Music From the Front Porch

"Bawn in the Mash wowed the crowd at 2007's Front Porch concert, and WKMS is pleased that this explosive, inventive band makes a return in 2008."
WKMS, Murray State University

"Too funky for country, too bluegrass for rock 'n' roll."
Dave Lavender, Huntington Herald Dispatch

"The second album (Hurry Up and Wait) from this Paducah, Kentucky-based acoustic jam band is an all original set of music."
International Bluegrass Music Association

"Much like the oak casked bourbon whiskey distilled in its native Kentucky, Bawn in the Mash proves with its second release, Hurry Up and Wait, that good things get better with age. The album is an adventurous undertaking."
Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine

"The band's musical style melds various musical genres from bluegrass, rock-and-roll, and country blues. 'Welcome to the Atomic City' is both entertaining and informative, and hopefully the start of a long and illustrious musical career for Bawn in the Mash."
Bluegrass Unlimited




'Kentucky's Bluegrass Music', Find Bawn in the Mash on page 122


Bawn in the Mash 4th album is #4 on Jambands.com Radio Charts 1/21/12

Relix Magazine World Premiere of 4th album. 04/18/2011

All the Right Notes. Paducah Sun. 04/07/2011

The Economic Impact of the Arts in Paducah. NPR 02/04/2011

Bawn in the Mash open up Market House Theatre for Music 02/03/2011

Thomas B. Oliverio & Chris Henry's 'Whoever You Want it to Be' project featured on MandolinCafe.com 12/10

August 27, 2010 Blood on the Bluegrass preview, Nashville TN

July 15, 2010 Paducah Sun feature on Brey McCoy

Irvin Cobb ends Local Shows, Paducah Sun 4/10

March 18, 2010 Paducah Sun

March 3, 2010 LEO Weekly Louisville, Kentucky

Thomas B. Oliverio featured on upcoming Pokey LaFarge album 'Riverboat Soul'

August 21 2009 Thomas B. Oliverio's Faraway Music performs at the Frist Center for Visual Arts, gets Nashville Scene Critics Pick

August 06 2009 Paducah Sun 'Current' feature

August 2009 Feature in Bazooka Magazine

New Year's Eve in Asheville, NC feature

Bawn in the Mash Bring High Energy to Lovett Auditorium

Bawn in the Mash Appear on Red Barn Radio

Bawn in the Mash Bring Summer Festival Sound to Ironton Tonight

Memphis Commerical Appeal 02/08/08

Hurry Up and Wait Review, Blue Ridge Outdoors

Bawn in the Mash to Headline 2009 Appalachian Uprising Festival

Bawn in the Mash to perform with Peter Rowan and Tony Rice

Nathan Blake Lynn to perform at 2009 Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion

Bawn in the Mash to perform at Lowertown Arts and Music Festival

Bawn in the Mash to perform with Vince Herman at Bearcat Getaway

Bawn in the Mash at Tall Tree Lake Festival

Josh Coffey Makes Big Screen Debut in Mike Myers 'The Love Guru'

Paducah Sun 'Current'

Vote For Bawn in the Mash on Jambands.com

Appalachian Uprising 2009: The Herald Dispatch

Nathan Lynn Performs on WSM's Bluegrass Underground

Bawn in the Mash to peform at BBQ on the River

Bawn in the Mash perform with Kenny Malone and Donnie Herron at John Hartford Festival

Bawn in the Mash to perform at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Grateful Fest 10

IBMA Review of 'Hurry Up and Wait'

Bawn in the Mash perform with the Emmitt Nershi Band in Nashville

Bawn in the Mash perform with Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet

Bawn in the Mash perform with the John Cowan Band for the Discover Hope Fund

Bawn in the Mash on MandolinCafe.com

Welcome to the Atomic City Review by Joe Ross

Bawn in the Mash to perform on Backstage Pass

Hurry Up and Wait, The Progfiles.com review by Hande Burdg

Folk Bands Desend Upon Eden Valley Farm; The Herald Dispatch, Huntington WV

2008 Appalachian Uprising Preview

Bawn in the Mash's 'Little Piece of Paper' chosen for June 2008 Global Rhythm Magazine CD

Belgium's Roots Time Magazine Hurry Up and Wait Review (Check Archives under Nov. 2007)

Hurry Up and Wait Review, The Paducah Sun

Welcome to the Atomic City Review, The Paducah Sun

Hurry Up and Wait Review, Bluegrass Unlimited

Welcome to the Atomic City Review, Bluegrass Now

The Paducah Effect; Next American City Magazine (Fall 2007)

Art Community Thrives in a Kentucky River Town; Boston Globe (Oct 2007)

Salvation Army: How Artists Came to the Rescue of an Ailing Kentucky Town

New York Times (May 2008)

New York, Paris, Paducah? Kentucky Attracts Artists ; ABC News (Dec 2006)

Paducah Arts Website