Thursday night’s (8/20/2009) pig roast is sold out. If you were unable to get tickets, why not come see us Friday night at The Hideout. Three bands: Tangleweed, Majors Junction, and the Lawrence Peters Outfit. We play first, so come early. Eight bucks at the door. Come early–we play first.

Tangleweed & members of the MEAT PURVEYORS, Cellar Rat Wine Shop, Clandestino Community Dining Project & H2Vino bring you a unique, fun wine & food event!!!

Hear——————————Eat———————————————- Taste

Thursday, August 20th, 7:00 PM

Come one! Come all! for an evening of MUSIC and FOOD at a super secret location in Pilsen.

Performances by Chicago’s own Tangleweed and Bloodshot’s own Deano Waco w/ members of the Meat Purveyors, in the Chi for one night only, from Austin, Tex.
We will be serving up some Championship pulled pork samiches, the stuff that won the Bronze in Memphis. Also check out the table full of homemade sides that go together with pork like peas and carrots.
Tap your toes and feed your face w/ some Gourmet ‘Que!

$25 dollar donation includes music, BBQ and two tickets which can be redeemed for a tasty wine or beer. Additional tickets can be purchased at the event- 3 for $10. Make your RSVP by clicking here to reserve your space on line.

This is the maiden voyage of our version of the warhorse fiddle tune Cherokee Shuffle, from last week’s show at Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn. You can download the whole show at Archive.org.

We tried to mix up the textures and dynamics to keep it interesting. We also play the ‘A’ strain as a round at the end.

Thanks to Joe Steffen for recording the show and making it available on the interwebs.

Tangleweed's Most Folk Heroes Started Out As Criminals

Our most recent CD, Most Folk Heroes Started Out As Criminals, received a nice review in Sing Out!. Reviewer Tom Druckenmiller liked our take on traditional stringband music, as well as our approach to original material:

Tangleweed writes tunes about their lives in today’s world. This may turn off some traditional music purists, but if the classic bands sang songs about the life they were living “back in the day,” why doesn’t that apply today?

You can read the full review in the Summer, 2009 issue of Sing Out, or read it online.