The Bands

LOU WAMP & THE BLUETASTICS ~ “Bluetastic Fangrass“
“Lou Wamp’s slide rules!” ~ Joe Ross, Bluegrass Now

“This is so freakin’ hot I was afraid my iPad was gonna catch fire!” ~ YouTube commenter

Instrumental prowess showcases both traditional and original material based in bluegrass, swing, & swampy blues. From haunting to barn-burning, the show features Lou’s incredible dobro and slide talents plus a band of players that can go there with him. Lou is a 30+ year veteran of the bluegrass stage, having toured with such nationally known acts as James Monroe & the Midnight Ramblers and Blue Moon Rising. Wamp’s band of hot pickers also includes Brad Frazier on lead vocals and guitar; the legendary Jim Pankey on banjo, and Lynn Wamp on bass. It’s a slightly dyslexic look at Fantastic Bluegrass. If it’s true “there’s no money above the fourth fret” then these guys are bound for the poorhouse, but it’ll be a wild ride!
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SWING SHIFT
“Lou Wamp’s tremendously entertaining western swing band, Swing Shift, is a treasure. Don Hopkins on lead vocals is the real deal.” ~Bruce Kaplan, Barking Legs Theatre, Chattanooga, TN

A talented array of pickers and singers augments the virtuosic slide guitar playing of Lou Wamp as “Swing Shift”, a group that goes from Western Swing to Americana to Classic Jazz to new acoustic sounds with adept precision and renditions that will have you tapping your toes to outright up and dancing. An infectious sound that crowds can’t seem to get enough of harkens back to the Texas tearooms and dance halls of the ’40s, yet remains forever fresh and new. You’ll hear some western swing classics, some jazz, some country, and original tunes by Don Hopkins and Lou Wamp, backed up by the swingin’-est rhythm section this side of the Rio Grande, Chris Hopkins on guitar and Lynn Wamp on bass. There is something for everyone here, and everyone goes away smiling with a song stuck in their head!

THE VON WAMPS
“The VonWamps have a bright future.”~Robert Posey, Chattanooga Music Critic

Lou, Lynn, and Daniel Wamp anchor a musical venture that crosses genres and generations, performing an eclectic and high-spirited mix of their own compositions as well as a constantly evolving setlist from folk, swing, and jazz, to country, rock, and bluegrass, all to which they add their own familial flair. They will always surprise and delight, musically.