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(Interviewed on October 15, 2005)
Genre: Americana, Rock
Home: New
Braunfels. Texas
D.O.B: 12/14/85 and 2/7/86
Favorite Get Away: Alcohol
PC: When did The Dedringers begin their music career?
Dedringers:
2002, our Junior Year of High School. We were late a lot.
PC: Who are your main musical influences?
Dedringers:
Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, Gram Parsons, Stones, each
other.
PC: Let people
know how many people are in the band and who you are.
Dedringers:
Well, officially there are two Dedringers, being Sean Faires and Jonny
Burke, however there have been a number of different incarnations of the
band. We’ve Had John Michael Schoepf come play some bass for us, as
well as Sterling Finlay. Lately we’ve been playing as the DedGougers
w/ members of the Sidehill Gougers playing Drums and Bass and other
things.
PC: Where can someone get a copy of your CD?
Dedringers:
www.Lonestarmusic.com, www.Ourtracks.com,
shows.
PC: If you could pick a couple songs that you have written that you
are most proud of, what would they be and why?
Dedringers: I don’t know that there are any that we are “most” proud of. I think we have to be proud of all of them in order to go out each night and play them over and over.
PC: Is there anybody that the Dedringers would like to perform with or do a duet with?
Dedringers: We recently played shows w/ James McMurtry and Hayes Carll and those guys are great. We like playing with great songwriters for their crowds are normally the best at listening.
PC: Where do The Dedringers want to be in the next few years with your music career?
Dedringers:
We’d like to be playing music for as many people as we can who will
still sit and listen.
Any long term goals? Don’t Die.
PC: What are your fondest career memories so far?
Dedringers: Playing at some of the great listening rooms such as The Blue Door in OKC, The Old Quarter, Anderson Fair...etc.
PC: In your CD player right now, what CD would be found?
Dedringers:
Jacksonville City Lights by Ryan Adams, the New Neil Young effort, Van
Morrison’s Back on Top, John Prine’s Fair and Square.
Members
Jonny Burke: Guitar, Vocals
Artist URL
The
Dedringers have been playing bars and venues since they were pre-teens .
They are mature beyond their years and their music and their demeanor will
prove that. You could say their debut EP is self titled in some respects.
Definitely, Purposely, Infinite. The Dedringers and their music are as
eclectic as an indie record shop, creating an atmosphere where you spend
hours revisiting old treasures and discovering new ones.