So just started listening to M Shanghai String Band – and despite the name, I am not sure if they have any real Asian influences, but I can say that they are definitely a string band. They are described as an alternative bluegrass band and I have to say they might need a bit of acoustic and honky tonk to round out that synopsis! A little backstory of this project:
The M SHANGHAI STRING BAND of Brooklyn, New York, started in 2002 as a monthly show in the basement of a local Chinese restaurant, the M Shanghai Bistro. Locals began to call the band “M Shanghai”. The name stuck. The crowds grew. Their debut album, “Up From the Ground Below” (20 songs recorded in one day in the restaurant’s dining room) set the mission in motion…
Current release is the third album by this Brooklyn troupe and it is entitled “The Mapmaker’s Daughter” and is full of everything the below description boasts:
timeless original music played with a sense of abandon, captured completely live.
Enjoy my track of the night “Angel Full of Bourbon” with it’s harmonica and acoustic beauty. Just to show the diversity, enjoy a bonus of “Muleskin Girl” with it’s true string band extravaganza!
M Shanghai String Band
“Angel Full of Bourbon” (mp3)
from “The Mapmaker’s Daughter”
*Bonus*
“Muleskin Girl” (mp3)
from “The Mapmaker’s Daughter”
(Red Parlor Entertainment Group)
Visit them on MySpace or their Website for more info and music – you can also purchase on iTunes and Amazon.
~Smansmith
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