HARP Magazine: Everybodyfields - Alt-Country for Everybody

From the same label that brought you the Avett Brothers, North Carolina’s Ramseur Records, now comes the Everybodyfields, based in Johnson City, Tenn., but stompin’ and twangin’ in world-class style.

The band’s album Nothing Is Okay isn’t slated to drop until August 21, but they will be touring extensively all spring and summer (see tour dates, below) so you don’t have much excuse not to check ‘em out—consider this the HARP seal of approval.

The Everybodyfields comprise Jill Andrews (vocals, guitar, bass), Sam Quinn (vocals, guitar, bass) and Josh Oliver (keys and guitar), and on their MySpace page they list among their influences Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, The Band, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Bob Dylan, The Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joni Mitchell, All Things Not Jimmy Page, CSN, and Lefty Frizzell.

Want more? We are informed that the alt-country combo “offers melancholic interpretations of universal human stories set to achingly beautiful melodies and put to life with such instrumentation as lap steel, lead guitar, electric bass, and acoustic guitar. Quinn's echoing twang reverberates like a long-lost radio broadcast and provides a hard edge to Andrews’ pure, soothing tones. Straightforward and sure, their set’s gentle humor combined with their songs about real-life sorrows and hardships demonstrate an appreciation for tradition while conjuring up something that is not at all traditional.”

Check the aforementioned MySpace page for a musical preview of the album.

Everybodyfields Tour Dates:

Apr 19 2007
12:00P
Shakori Hills
Silk Hope, North Carolina

Apr 20 2007
9:00P
Visulite Theatre
Charlotte, North Carolina

Apr 21 2007
4:00P
Appalachian Roots Revival
Boone, North Carolina

Apr 23 2007
8:00P
Joe's Pub - w/ the Greencards
New York, New York

Apr 24 2007
8:00P
Cafe Nine
New Haven, Connecticut

Apr 26 2007
8:00P
Night Eagle Cafe
Binghamton, New York

Apr 27 2007
12:00P
WAMC - Performance Place: Listen online at wamc.org!
Albany, New York

Apr 27 2007
8:00P
The Parting Glass w/ the Kamikaze Hearts
Saratoga Springs, New York

Apr 28 2007
8:00P
Club Passim
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Apr 29 2007
8:00P
the Stone Church w/ the Kamikaze Hearts
New Market, New Hampshire

Apr 30 2007
8:00P
the Elevens
Northampton, Massachusetts

May 3 2007
8:00P
Club Helsinki
Great Barrington, Massachusetts

May 4 2007
8:30P
Steel City Coffeehouse
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

May 5 2007
8:00P
Liberty Town Arts : Acoustic Roots Concerts
Fredericksburg, Virginia

May 6 2007
8:00P
The Purple Fiddle
Thomas, West Virginia

May 10 2007
8:00P
Pour House
Charleston, South Carolina

May 11 2007
8:00P
Eddie's Attic
Decatur, Georgia

May 12 2007
8:30P
The Melting Point
Athens, Georgia

May 18 2007
7:30P
Birchmere w/ The Avett Brothers!
Alexandria, Virginia

May 19 2007
8:00P
HockHocking Folk Festival
Nelsonville, OH

May 25 2007
9:00P
The Garage
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

May 26 2007
8:00P
The Shed
Maryville, Tennessee

Jun 2 2007
8:00P
Blue Plum Festival
Johnson City, Tennessee

Jun 9 2007
8:00P
Casa Nueva
Athens, Ohio

Jun 15 2007
8:00P
Riverbend Festival
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Jun 29 2007
8:00P
The Grey Eagle
Asheville, North Carolina

Jun 30 2007
8:00P
Riverfront Festival
Jonesboro, Tennessee

Jul 13 2007
8:00P
Arrowmont Summer Series : Aarowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Jul 14 2007
8:00P
Boone Saloon
Boone, North Carolina

Jul 28 2007
12:00P
Virginia Highlands Festival - two sets!
Abingdon, Virginia

Sep 14 2007
4:00P
Rhythm and Roots Festival
Bristol, Tennessee

Sep 15 2007
8:00P
Rhythm & Roots Festival
Bristol, Virginia

Oct 20 2007
4:00P
Joshua Tree Roots Festival
Joshua Tree, California

Nov 30 2007
8:00P
The Old Theater
Oriental, North Carolina

(Photo Credit: Daniel Coston)