The Crimson Moon: THE FREIGHTHOPPERS (Renown Traditional Old-Time String Band)

The Freight Hoppers have been presenting Old Time String Band music for more than 20 years. Their repertoire includes music that was first recorded in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and spans geographically from Mississippi to West Virginia. The Freight Hoppers play hard driving old time music with an emotional, raw excitement that keeps one foot planted in the past and the other in the present. The band gained national attention when they were featured on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion on National Public Radio in 1996, winning second place in the show's Talent from Towns Under 2000 contest. They recorded two albums on Rounder Records: "Where'd you come from, Where'd you go?" (1996) and "Waiting on the Gravy Train" (1998). For more info on The Freight Hoppers visit: www.thefreighthoppers.com