Shout Lu Lu is one of my favorite Old Time Bands and definitely one of the most fun to watch. I ran into them some years ago on MySpace and there was something about them that just made you smile.
They combine Old Time playing with dance that is unique in the midwest. I don't know of any other bands that do that here in the Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas region.
There is something catchy in the way they play thats just a little differant. Perky and fun is the best I can do to describe it.
They now hail from Northwest Arkansas, at Fayettville.
Band members are Skye and Paul McGowen and Pete Howard and Seth Shumate. Paul and Skye were from the Seattle area and performed there previously to moving to Arkansas in 2007. There, they met up with Pete Howard and made Fayettville their homebase.In 2008 Seth Shumate joined up.
The video below is from when they were in Seattle and it was just Skye and Paul
This clip of them playing "Bowling Green" is one of my Favorite Shout Lu Lu songs
Check out their websites to see more.
Again, I am still having trouble inserting hyperlinks so copy and paste off this.
http://www.shoutlulu.com/
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=74337815&blogId=405324818
If you happen to be in Fayetteville on the first Wednesday of every month this winter, Shout Lulu is throwing a squaredance at Scarpino's, just off Dickson Street, downtown. The first one was a blast! The next one is Dec. 2. Next week!
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