HogMaw (band)

HogMaw is an American band from York, Pennsylvania, United States. The music of HogMaw has been described as a combination of bluegrass, folk,[1] funk, and heavy metal called "thundergrass".[2][3]

HogMaw
HogMaw performing at the New Jersey Folk Festival
HogMaw performing at the New Jersey Folk Festival
Background information
OriginYork, Pennsylvania, United States
GenresFolk
Bluegrass
Progressive bluegrass
Years active2008–present
Labelsunsigned
MembersMatt Baldwin
Colin Reeves
Ryann Lynch
Johnny Calimari
Past membersGarry Slick
WebsiteOfficial website

History

HogMaw formed in 2008 when fiddler Ryann Lynch met guitarist Matt Baldwin and banjo and mandolin player Colin Reeves at a folk music festival in rural New Jersey. HogMaw has appeared as a featured group on Philadelphia-area public radio station WXPN's Folk Show.[4][5] In June 2011, the band entered a band competition sponsored by the Philadelphia Folksong Society, which invited campground musicians from its annual music festival to compete for a chance to perform on stage. HogMaw was one of two bands who won, and later that August they opened on the main stage of the annual 50th Philadelphia Folk Festival,[6][7] one of the largest in North America.

Hogmaw performed at the Bucks County Bluegrass Festival in 2011.[8][9]

HogMaw is also featured in the independent film At Fest. The music and members of HogMaw are included in the 2013 trailer for the feature-length documentary.[10]

HogMaw released its first album, Wake, in July 2012. To raise money for the project, they used crowdfunding website Kickstarter[2] ultimately doubling their goal and raising $2,400 from supporters of the band. The album received a positive review at Tristate.[9] The group entered the studio in early 2013 and recorded a second album, Ideal Proof with producer Dom Flemons.[11]

In 2014, Hogmaw performed at the Little Buffalo Festival[12] and the Spring Pickin' Bluegrass Festival in Pennsylvania.[13] In 2015 they performed at the Camp Jam in the Pines Music Festival in New Jersey.[14]

Members
  • Matt Baldwin - guitar, vocals
  • Colin Reeves - mandolin, banjo, vocals
  • Ryann Lynch - fiddle, vocals[15]
  • Johnny Calimari - upright bass

Discography
  • Wake (2012)
  • Ideal Proof (2013)[16]

References
  1. "Premiere: Local folk combo HogMaw goes traditional on “Darlin’ Corey” (appearing on Gene Shay’s folk show Sunday 10/27)". The Key.
  2. Barber, Mel. "A Chat With Matt Baldwin of HogMaw", Dude, No Way, July 18, 2012
  3. "The 2nd Annual Fiddlers Picnic – A Good Old Ho'down in the Mud". Upstatelive.com.
  4. Hunt, Jonathan. "HogMaw, jamming out some Bluegrass @ the Lizard Lounge This Saturday 4/24!", Tristate Indie, July 18, 2012
  5. "North Lawrence Midnight Singers at the Khyber". North LA Deli, December 29, 2009.
  6. Kornfeld, Michael. "Philadelphia Folk Festival Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary" , Acoustic Music Scene, August 11, 2011
  7. "Local stars shine at 50th annual folkfest - Entertainment - Montgomery News". Montgomerynews.com.
  8. "Bucks County Bluegrass Festival: Stringin’ & Singin’ on Snipes Farm". Tr-state Indie, September 12, 2011
  9. Walden, Autumn. "Album Review: Wake by HogMaw". Tristate Indie, Aug 13, 2012.
  10. "The Key’s Week Of Folk: Entering into the world of Philly Folk Fest with At Fest". The Key, August 12th, 2013 | By John Vettese
  11. "Ex-Carolina Chocolate Drop Dom Flemons playing throwback sounds at Sellersville Theater". The Mercury, Brian Bingaman. 03/04/2015.
  12. "The Sounds of Fall at Little Buffalo". Keystone Rock Review, October 16, 2014.
  13. "Spring Pickin’ Bluegrass Review". The Jamwich, May 8, 2014, by Adam Geschwindner
  14. "CAMP JAM IN THE PINES MUSIC FESTIVAL". Live Music Daily, Barry Brandow. May 22, 2015
  15. "Folk Music Festival Slice-of-Life Documentary 'AT FEST' Premieres August 7 & Plays New York City's Brooklyn Bowl, August 12, 2013 - Indiewood/Hollywoodn't". Indienyc.com.
  16. "[REVIEW] HogMaw's Ideal Proof featuring Grammy Winner Dom Flemons". Tristateindie.com.
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