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The Po' Ramblin' Boys , Moonshine Drive
The Southgate House Revival - Revival Room
Fri February 21, 2025 7:30 pm (Doors: 6:30 pm)
Ages 18 and up
$20 adv/$25 dos Buy Tickets
At a time when most people feel constantly distracted by technology and barraged by the news, authenticity and straightforward honesty are paramount. There’s something about the music of The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys that cuts right through the noise of the world and speaks plainly to the soul. Formed in the Smoky Mountains, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are at once exactly what you would expect and not at all what you would expect from a tattooed East Tennessee Bluegrass outfit. No strangers to hard work, the boys are as much at home riding in their 1965 GM Tour bus as they are crawling underneath to fix it when it needs maintenance. But they take pride in being ambassadors of their genre, and the group has brought their music from rural bluegrass festival stages to the rock clubs of Europe, with stunning results.

At a time when most people feel constantly distracted by technology and barraged by the news, authenticity and straightforward honesty are paramount. There’s something about the music of The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys that cuts right through the noise of the world and speaks plainly to the soul. Formed in the Smoky Mountains, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are at once exactly what you would expect and not at all what you would expect from a tattooed East Tennessee Bluegrass outfit. No strangers to hard work, the boys are as much at home riding in their 1965 GM Tour bus as they are crawling underneath to fix it when it needs maintenance. But they take pride in being ambassadors of their genre, and the group has brought their music from rural bluegrass festival stages to the rock clubs of Europe, with stunning results.

Moonshine Drive was formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2007 by Louis Mazzocca and brothers Greg and Marc Mecoli. They have been pickin' and grinnin' in and around Cincinnati ever since. Past Moonshine Drivers include Tim Lawson, Ian Collins, Jake Calvert, Ethan McGory, David McElfresh, John Farlow, and Anthony Selm. Moonshine Drive was nominated for CEA Best Bluegrass Band in 2010 and have played at several regional bluegrass music events and festivals. They have opened for Jerry Douglas at The Southgate House in Newport, KY. Moonshine Drive enjoys a regular slot at the local live music haunt, Arnold's Bar and Grill.
 
Moonshine Drive's current line-up includes Louis Mazzocca on banjo, Cory Barrat on mandolin, Marc Mecoli on fiddle, and Greg Mecoli on upright bass. Clay Beverly sings killer lead vocals. He is one of the preeminent guitar flat-pickers this side of the Ohio River and is an avid arm-wrestler.