Low-Country Messiahs
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The Low-Country Messiahs are an ambient
blues
ensemble from Lowell, Massachusetts
, active since 2003. The group was founded by former Sub Pop
recording artist Green Magnet School
drummer Robert Hamilton
and guitarist Brian Watkins. The music features home-made cigar box guitars and primitive, minimal percussion. The Low-Country Messiahs made their live debut in 2004 as the opening act for Seekonk
. Other appearances have included supporting Ditty Bops and Blanche
. The group has released two albums on the Pincushion Star label. Hamilton appears in "Songs Inside the Box", a PBS documentary by film maker Max Shores.
Other:
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
ensemble from Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
, active since 2003. The group was founded by former Sub Pop
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
recording artist Green Magnet School
Green Magnet School
-Overview and Biography:Green Magnet School was an experimental rock band formed in Massachusetts in 1987. The founding members included Tim Shea on guitar and vocals, Rob Hamilton on drums, Can Keskin on guitar and bass, Steve Rzucidlo on bass, and Chris Pearson on guitar and vocals...
drummer Robert Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
Robert Hamilton was a Scottish mathematician and political economist. He was a founder member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh....
and guitarist Brian Watkins. The music features home-made cigar box guitars and primitive, minimal percussion. The Low-Country Messiahs made their live debut in 2004 as the opening act for Seekonk
Seekonk
Seekonk may refer to:* Seekonk, Massachusetts, a town in the United States* Seekonk River, a body of water in Rhode Island, United States* Seekonk , a rock band...
. Other appearances have included supporting Ditty Bops and Blanche
Blanche
-Places:* Blanche Harbor, in the Solomon Islands* Blanche Rock, Tasmania* Blanche, Alabama* Blanca, Colorado, a town in the United States* Blanche Ely High School, in Pompano Beach, Florida* Blanch, North Carolina, formerly called Blanche...
. The group has released two albums on the Pincushion Star label. Hamilton appears in "Songs Inside the Box", a PBS documentary by film maker Max Shores.
Discography
Albums:- Festival (Pincushion Star) 2004
- Biscuit Palace (Pincushion Star) 2006
Other:
- "Mourner's Bench" on The 3rd Annual Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza - CD (Flying Monkey Arts) 2007
- "Goofer Dust" on Masters of the Cigar Box Guitar, Volume 2 - CD (Insurrection/Dark Holler Records) 2007