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www.malco.com www.malco.com www.malco.com www.malco.com 6 WHAT'S UP! NOVEMBER 7-13, 2021 EUREKA SPRINGS ONE MORE THING With Gangstagrass: On the impact of regional musical heritage: Dolio: Being from the Gulf Coast, I definitely had a hugely differ- ent set of influences than say, an MC from the Northeast, the West Coast, or even Atlanta, to be honest. Before the advent of the internet and media conglomerates consolidating huge swaths of radio and television markets, I could road trip from city to city and soak in the essence of a city or town from what was playing on the radio, or in bars, clubs, and parties around the blocks. I feel like that regional flavor variety still exists in the underground scenes, but not so much in the mainstream. It's definitely wild that now I can hear people born and raised in Brook- lyn that sound like they came straight from the bayou. I guess it shouldn't be that surprising, given that so many of us migrate back and forth anyways. Rench: Hopefully we can continue to get the benefit of both — the wonderful dynamic of a region's dialect and outlook and style producing a new sound or subgenre, but also the possibility of it to enter a global exchange where people everywhere can be influenced by and participate in its evolution. This has been going on for all of music history. I'm not from Appalachia, but the musical culture of Appalachia has been a huge influence on me that goes into my music in combination with other styles that I am more native to. Music is a natural cross-pollinator of culture. R-SON the Voice of Reason (MC/ freestyler): I came up in East Coast Boom Bap hip-hop, and that really forged my style. Having different hip-hop styles is part of what makes the culture broader and more interesting, and it also challenges the artists to be able to build their skills and work in other styles. Danjo: I think the whole idea of regionalism can be overempha- sized; when you look at how music was transmitted orally throughout America and the world prior to the invention of recorded music, you see that everybody was always learning everyone else's songs. But the way I think about progressive music, you always have to start from wher- ever you are, whatever you know, and then try to go in a direction — any direction — with it. B.E. Farrow (fiddle/singer): When I started off playing bass when I was a kid, the folks that opened up the instrument for me were Bootsy Collins and New Orleans bassist Bill Johnson. The first funk bassline I learned was "Rubber Band Man," and it showed me how much a funky groove can improve chops. Bill Johnson's heyday was in the 1920s and it was hard, at the time, to find anything out about him except that he was prom- inent around NOLA and then left music to start a shipping company — which blew my mind. At the time, I didn't think there was any path for musicians but to be musicians, and his history opened my mind to other ways to take my career. MORE INFO — gangastagrass.com https://theaud.org/ www.eurekasprings.org Tickets Available at theAUD.org For full schedule of events go to EurekaSprings.org 74th Annual Ozark Folk Festival Original NOV. 11-14, 2021 4 NIGHTS OF CONCERTS & three days of FREE MUSIC in the Basin Park Bandshell including... Willi Carlisle, 3 Penny Acre, Emily Kaitz and Drew Pierce, Dandelion Heart, and MANY MORE!! Barefoot Ball with Arkansauce Gangstagrass The Creek Rocks Todd Snider Jonathan Byrd Melissa Carper Sam Baker Still on the Hill (Continued from page 5) Pioneering bluegrass/hip- hop group Gangstagrass is known for their Emmy Award- nominated song, "Long Hard Times To Come," which was the theme song for all six seasons of the FX series "Justified." The group wowed audiences earlier this year as they competed on the 16th season of NBC's reality series "America's Got Talent," where they progressed to the quarterfinals. The five-piece headline the 74th annual Ozark Folk Festival on Nov. 13. (Photo cred Melodie Yvonne)