IRON ORCHARD\u2019s distinctive brand of roots-heavy twangrock is fueled by the landscapes and legends of the downtrodden region of Illinois known as Forgottonia. With a sound that\u2019s been compared to The Drive-By Truckers and The Flying Burrito Brothers, the Macomb-based group offers up their first full-length album, FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY, on the heels of their highly praised EP, TOO MUCH CULTURE CAN KILL YOU, which garnered airplay on several influential Midwestern radio stations.<\/p>\n
The album\u2019s 12 songs are both lonesome and inviting, both haunting and hopeful, spinning tales of people and places that may be tinged with defeat but still have plenty of pride.<\/p>\n
The band has supported top Americana acts such as Lydia Loveless, Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Whitey Morgan & The 78’s, & Chatham County Line.<\/p>\n
Members: Bill Harroun – Gitfiddle & yowling’,\u00a0Kevin Dean – slappin tha bass & backing yowlin’,\u00a0Kevin Nichols beatin tha skins and tins and John Gorlewski\u00a0lead\u00a0gitfiddle, slide gitfiddle and more yowlin’.<\/p>\n
For more info on the band, tours and album, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n