The Freight Hoppers

The Freight Hoppers
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Styles: Traditional Bluegrass, Old-Timey, Contemporary Bluegrass, Neo-Traditional Folk, Progressive Bluegrass
Biography: The Freight Hoppers, led by the distinctive vocals of Cary Fridley (who is also a solo artist), came together in the mid-'90s, inspired by 1920s and 1930s old-time music. The group's roots lie in the early '90s, when banjo player and Atlanta native Frank Lee was playing for the Great Smokey Mountain ...Read full biography
Waiting On The Gravy Train
Released: 1998
Label: Rounder Records
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Carrying on the tradition of the hobo lament into the new millennium, this quartet spins some fine old-timey music. Utilizing a guitar/bass/fiddle/banjo configuration, they wonderfully execute a host of ...Read full review
Where'd You Come From Where'd You Go?
Released: 1996
Label: Rounder Records
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The title of this foursome's fine debut for the Rounder label comes from a lyric of the disc's second song -- the old-timey warhorse "Cotton Eyed Joe." Nearly all of the songs here will be just as familiar ...Read full review
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