Roots Music Report

About the Band

  The JackTown Rambles are a 4-piece American Bluegrass, Swing & Gypsy Jazz band from Morganton, North Carolina. The band formed in 2019 from a collection of “acoustic ramblers” who met through mutual friends and musical interests.  Collectively, they just wanted to do something a little different with their music by melding together traditional bluegrass with sprinkles of swingy feeling tunes, band originals and some gypsy jazz type material just for fun.

     Their unique brand of entertainment fuses solid improvisational instrument leads and traditional bluegrass harmonies with a dose of ignorance in their live sets and a slick delivery of material that will make you want to hoop, holler and come back for more.  Now hailed as 'one of the busiest working bands in western North Carolina' by livemusicasheville.com, The JackTown Rambles have performed over 300 shows and have performed on the Red White and Bluegrass Festival, and at the iconic Isis Music Hall to a sold-out crowds. 

     "The JackTown Ramblers highlight the passion, breadth and inherent musicality of the seasoned musicians who make up this well-oiled and strong-sounding 4-piece bluegrass band. Featuring a delightful mix of the old and new, the scope of songs and the talents of the members keep the listener’s interest and showcase the musicians in good stead. The classic combination of 5-string banjo (Brett Setzer), flat-top guitar (Shannon Leasure), mandolin (Gabriel Wiseman) and string bass (Mike Ramsey), all deftly played and well-balanced in fine form. Exhibiting traits from the 2nd and 3rd generational mix, the band’s formidable material and a delivery style which recalls the timeless wellspring of IIIrd Tyme Out, The Lonesome River Band and J.D. Crowe & The New South"

Discography

add album image	Live & Local Vol. 1 Label: JackTown Sounds Edit | Get Itunes | Delete | approve VERIFIED NOT APPROVED Songs on the Album Add Song | Edit Song Order Track # Song Title Style Genre
change album image	Live & Local Vol. 1 Details Label: Self-Release Genres: Bluegrass Styles: Contemporary Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass | Edit | Change Itunes | Delete | unapprove VERIFIED APPROVED Songs on the Album Add Song | Edit Song Order Track # Song Title Style Genre 2 Baby Blue (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass
change album image	Wild Bill Jones (Live) - Single Details Label: Little Ruby Genres: Bluegrass Styles: Traditional Bluegrass | Edit | Change Itunes | Delete | approve VERIFIED NOT APPROVED Songs on the Album Add Song | Edit Song Order Track # Song Title Style Genre 1 Wild Bill Jones (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass
change album image	Live in Asheville Details Label: Litte Ruby Genres: Bluegrass Styles: Contemporary Bluegrass | Edit | Change Itunes | Delete | unapprove VERIFIED APPROVED Songs on the Album Add Song | Edit Song Order Track # Song Title Style Genre 1 Intro (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 2 You Ain't Going Nowhere (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 3 Putting It Real Light (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 4 40 Years Ago (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 5 Boy George Straight (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 6 You Look So Good in Love (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 7 Mike (Intro) [Live] - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 8 California Cotton Fields (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 9 Phillip and Brett (Intro) [Live] - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 10 Welcome to New York (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 11 Shannon (Intro) [Live] - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 12 In Tall Buildings (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 13 I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 14 Transcripts Available (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 15 Dark As the Night (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 16 The Jacktown Shakedown (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 17 Gabriel (Intro) [Live] - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 18 Paul and Silas (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 19 Sweet Sue, Just You (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 20 Tractors, Interpretive Dance and Used Mattresses (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 21 Sledd Ride (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 22 A Guy of Infamy (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 23 Howard Hughes' Blues (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 24 Thank Y'all (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 25 Tickle the Tom Cat's Tail (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 26 Thank You... (Live) - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass
change album image	Ramblin' on Details Label: Little Ruby Genres: Bluegrass Styles: Contemporary Bluegrass | Edit | Change Itunes | Delete | unapprove VERIFIED APPROVED Songs on the Album Add Song | Edit Song Order Track # Song Title Style Genre 1 She's Gone Gone Gone - details | edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 2 Cedar Hill - details | edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 3 Green Eyed Girl - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 4 Ophelia - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 5 Shackles and Chains - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 6 Raindrops - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 7 Home Sweet Home Revisited - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 8 Love Me Darling Just Tonight - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 9 Tipsy Gypsy - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass 10 Another Girl Left Crying - edit | delete Contemporary Bluegrass Bluegrass

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