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The Creek Rocks
United States
Приєднався 2 лют 2016
Cindy Woolf and Mark Bilyeu are at the core of The Creek Rocks, a folk/Americana duo sometimes made a quartet by musicians from in and around Springfield, Missouri, most recently the rhythm section of Mike and Jay Williamson of Big Smith. The Creek Rocks' 2015 debut "Wolf Hunter" is an album of traditional songs from the Ozarks gathered from the field recordings of folklorists John Quincy Wolf and Max Hunter. In November 2019 The Creek Rocks please and excite their fans with news of their having recorded in Nashville with producer/drummer Ken Coomer (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo). This new album (working title "Hickory Horned Devil") includes new traditional song arrangements in the vein of Wolf Hunter, but also an equal number of original songs. The new project does not yet have a release date, the fans are told, although Summer 2020 seems a reasonable target.
Red River Shore
Here is our arrangement of the traditional "Red River Shore," performed on July 16, 2020. We learned this song from a recording of Mrs. T.M. Davis of Arkansas. Mrs. Davis sang this song to the reel-to-reel tape machine of students of University of Arkansas professor Mary Celestia Parler on January 17, 1960. This recording is part of Parler's folksong collection, which lives online here: digitalcollections.uark.edu/digital/collection/OzarkFolkSong
The video was shot and edited by Michael Brown.
The video was shot and edited by Michael Brown.
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Muskrat Song - Fayetteville Roots Fest 2015
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While The Creek Rocks were in Fayetteville, Arkansas for the 2015 Fayetteville Roots Festival, the good people at Red Barn Studio were kind enough to shoot this performance of "Muskrat Song."
The Creek Rocks recording Wolf Hunter at The Studio in Springfield, Missouri
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Here is a performance of "Muskrat Song" over footage of The Creek Rocks recording their Wolf Hunter album at The Studio in Springfield, Missouri. Engineer Eric Shcuchmann made it possible for the project to be recorded to 2-inch analog tape, making The Studio one of the few places left where it can still be done. This video was directed by Jeff Thompson.
New Year's Eve at the Gillioz, 2016
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A much hoped-for event will take place on December 31, 2016. A favorite regional band is reuniting for one very special night.
Milk 'Em in the Mornin' Blues - for my uncle Earl "Bub" Bilyeu
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Here is a song I learned from a Tennessee Ernie Ford record, which I'm sending as a get-well message to my uncle Bub Bilyeu, age 91, who had a stroke recently.
Quit Your Yellin' Lou Ellen
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This song was written by the husband/wife team of Cindy Woolf & Mark Bilyeu, a.k.a. The Creek Rocks from Springfield, Missouri. The song was inspired by a 19th century gravestone in a family cemetery plot located on the New River, near Crumpler, North Carolina. The single headstone marked the resting place of three individuals; Robert - "Father," Ida Mae - "Mother," and Lou Ellen - "Wife." Loca...
Absolutely LOVE this song. I seen them perform it when me and my mother were visiting Branson. They are great performers. I was trying to find the this very song, and was surprised to find a video of the very people I wanted to see perform it.
Thanks Rob! So glad you found us here!
Great song Love the solo lol
Love this ❤
Nice performance. Found this group years ago by chance searching for muskrat sounds.
Thank Mark and Cindy
Amazing job. I recently stumbled across your music and im hooked. Where can i buy your debut album? Ive heard a few tracks here on UA-cam but id love to support you guys. Also i loved your version of zelma lee, it is my favorite version of the song. Thanks for the great music.
Thanks for getting in touch, so glad you like the music! You can get our debut album Wolf Hunter through our website. www.thecreekrocks.com. Thanks again!
Puh-leeze gig The Southgate House Revival in Newport, KY (The ORIGINAL Sin City)....
Awesome