Casey Campbell of Buffalo Wabs and The Price Hill Hustle | Grassroots 304 Podcast #34 Bluegrass

On episode 34, my special guest is Casey Campbell of Buffalo Wabs and The Price Hill Hustle. They're made their return at Live at "The Shop" on 6/23/23 in Dunbar, WV.

The Cincinnati-based ensemble Buffalo Wabs (as in ‘mobs’) and the Price Hill Hustle can be best described as ‘American’-- from the mountains to Music Row, blues-gospel to traditional country, the Hustle combines parts of the American-born genre catalogue to create an energetic experience every single night.

This four-piece moves from fast-paced, foot-stomping anthems to harmony-laden ballads and traditional dirges of spirit and labor. “The group started around the love of music that moves you,” says drummer/vocalist and band spokesman, Casey Campbell. “The music accompanies the story; and sometimes the music is the story by which we can all connect to one another.”

With the release of their third album, Stranger in the Alps, due March 15th, 2019, the Hustle aims to increase their original music portfolio while paying homage to select tunes that have had lasting impact on the band. “This album explores the first co-writing the band has undertaken,” says Campbell. “And through that collaborative process we’re beginning to find more complex voices, more adventurous tunes that bridge our influences even more than before.”

The Hustle has worked relentlessly through the Mid-Atlantic region, playing shows from south Minnesota to Asheville, North Carolina. As 2019 begins ramping up the band is eager to stretch its legs farther west, farther south, and beyond.

From large theaters to tiny bars, the show’s the same: heartfelt, real, a little loose, and sincerely fun. As the Hustle says, “If it ain’t fun, it ain’t worth it.”

Founded on the West Side of Cincinnati, the current lineup of the Hustle is starting its third year together. Anchored by the upright, Bill Baldock brings decades of experience and finesse to the talent pool, having been based around Nashville, TN, for many years while playing for a litany of revered industry professionals. Primary soloist Scott Risner does the same; now based in Cincinnati, Risner has also been a staple in the circuit for over thirty years, playing with such renowned acts as Alison Krauss and JD Crowe and the New South. Founding members Matt Wabnitz and Casey Campbell have been picking out heavy-hearted tunes for a decade together. Campbell, an Alabama native, brings a gospel-vocal sense to the arrangements while Wabnitz’ distinct hammering of the strings and raw vocal power sets the tone.

“We play music that we connect to, whether it’s an old find or a new line. We want it to mean something, every time.”

The members of Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle are:

Matt Wabnitz aka Buffalo Wabs - Lead guitar, lead vocal.

Casey Campbell aka The Deacon - Drums/percussion, vocal

Scott Risner aka The Kentucky Waterfall - Mandolin, vocal, resonator guitar, tenor banjo

Bill Baldock aka Bullseye Bill - Upright bass, vocal

Find the Buffalo Wabs and The Price Hill Hustle at:
https://www.pricehillhustle.com
Instagram: @pricehillhustle
Fakebook: https://www.facebook.com/pricehillhustle
Youtube: @BuffaloWabs
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4bVIBJHmQxWrvBZOrea5p5?si=vakEJwbJRCmdn067dY39jQ

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