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Posted on 1 September 2006 | No Comments

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This one’s a little of the beaten path. So my brother is getting married this fall way down south (to me at least) in the little town of Makanda, Illinois. Makanda is a town of less than 500 people down near Giant City State Park. And while there isn’t a whole lot in Makanda, it is the home of the Broke Strang Band.

They play mountain music that they describe as “hillbilly shit.” It’s a lot of banjo, fiddle, and geetar that you’ll certainly like if you like the music from O Brother Where Art Thou. This is roots music that will make you stomp your feet and dance a little jig. They don’t (from what I can tell) have a record, I don’t even think they use amplifiers, but they do have a Myspace page. I hope they are the house band at my brother’s wedding reception.

MP3 | Broke Strang Band – High On A Mountain…
MP3 | Broke Strang Band – Pig In A Pen
MP3 | Broke Strang Band – Turkey In The Straw