Gary Mitchell Performs The Watermen at Deepwater Theatre
Gary Mitchell Performs The Watermen at Deepwater Theatre on Ocracoke Island, NC. Performed on 17 Sep 2014
Members of Molasses Creek
Gary Mitchell
Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Gary began his performing career at 13 years old with his friend Jim Harper in the folk duet “Ham & Eggs” in Burlington, NC. In his first year at North Carolina State University, he met Gerald Hampton and Stan Brown and discovered bluegrass. After recording 2 albums with “The Wahoo Revue”, Gary went on to play with a number of rock bands (including The Aliens, The Boar Cats, Good Question, and the Ocracoke Rockers) and cabaret theater with his wife Kitty. In 1993 Gary, Kitty and David Tweedie started Molasses Creek and recorded their first album at Doug Rorrer’s studio in Eden, NC. In 1994 Gary began doing his own recording here on the island and has continued engineering and producing numerous albums for Molasses Creek and many other regional artists in his “Soundside Studio”. Gary was responsible for the creation of the “Ocrafolk” label, starting with the “Ocrafolk Music Sampler” series, the “Ocrafolk Opry” variety show, the “Ocrafolk Festival”, and most recently the “Ocrafolk School”.
Fiddler Dave Tweedie
Vocals, Fiddle, Cittern
Fiddler Dave grew up sawing away on the violin in orchestras in Oklahoma. After repeatedly having his tapping foot nailed down by conductors he set aside his fiddle for theatrical pursuits. Halfway through his college career in North Carolina, Dave discovered Appalachian Old-Time and Celtic fiddling. Soon after he became Fiddler Dave (fiddling for breakfast, lunch, and dinner). When Gary Mitchell invited him to Ocracoke Island for the summer of 1993, Molasses Creek was born!
Upon graduation from Davidson College in 1994, he received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to travel for a year studying changes in fiddling in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. After many months of walking into villages with his fiddle on his back, hunting down like-minded tune collectors, Fiddler Dave returned to Ocracoke Island, where he married Amy Howard (a descendent of the quartermaster on Blackbeard’s ship!). To this day, he continues his pursuit of great music, food, quality island life, and wrangling his pirate son, Lachlan. He loves gardening, breadbaking, and woodworking with scraps of lumber that wash up on the beach. Marcy Brenner
Vocals, Mandolin, Banjolin, Guitar, Bass, Cittern, Percussion
Marcy Brenner started her musical career Alexandria, VA, playing flute and violin in the elementary school band. She received a pawn-shop guitar for her 10th birthday and was a classical guitarist until at 14 she joined her first basement rock band. While earning her business degrees at Radford University in the Blue Ridge Mountains she found folk music. She spent twenty years in California on the “other side of the desk” of the music business until returning home to her Southern roots – finding her husband Lou Castro and together, the vibrant artistic community on Ocracoke. Marcy is also a songwriter and breast cancer survivor advocate.
Lou Castro
Guitar, Dobro, Pedal Steel, Bass, Vocals
Lou Castro started his musical career as a child dragging his Mickey Mouse record player behind his bicycle by its power cable in Philadelphia, PA. He soon graduated to the broom, then the badminton racket and then the tennis racket. He took classical piano lessons from age nine until eleven when he picked up a REAL guitar. Louie graduated from Berklee College of Music and is married to band member Marcy Brenner.
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Something Worth Having 17 Sep 2014
Something Worth Having
Performed by members of Molasses Creek on 17 Sep 2014 at Deepwater Theater on Ocracoke, North Carolina.
Tune starts at 1:23.
Members of Molasses Creek
Gary Mitchell
Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Gary began his performing career at 13 years old with his friend Jim Harper in the folk duet “Ham & Eggs” in Burlington, NC. In his first year at North Carolina State University, he met Gerald Hampton and Stan Brown and discovered bluegrass. After recording 2 albums with “The Wahoo Revue”, Gary went on to play with a number of rock bands (including The Aliens, The Boar Cats, Good Question, and the Ocracoke Rockers) and cabaret theater with his wife Kitty. In 1993 Gary, Kitty and David Tweedie started Molasses Creek and recorded their first album at Doug Rorrer’s studio in Eden, NC. In 1994 Gary began doing his own recording here on the island and has continued engineering and producing numerous albums for Molasses Creek and many other regional artists in his “Soundside Studio”. Gary was responsible for the creation of the “Ocrafolk” label, starting with the “Ocrafolk Music Sampler” series, the “Ocrafolk Opry” variety show, the “Ocrafolk Festival”, and most recently the “Ocrafolk School”.
Fiddler Dave Tweedie
Vocals, Fiddle, Cittern
Fiddler Dave grew up sawing away on the violin in orchestras in Oklahoma. After repeatedly having his tapping foot nailed down by conductors he set aside his fiddle for theatrical pursuits. Halfway through his college career in North Carolina, Dave discovered Appalachian Old-Time and Celtic fiddling. Soon after he became Fiddler Dave (fiddling for breakfast, lunch, and dinner). When Gary Mitchell invited him to Ocracoke Island for the summer of 1993, Molasses Creek was born!
Upon graduation from Davidson College in 1994, he received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to travel for a year studying changes in fiddling in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. After many months of walking into villages with his fiddle on his back, hunting down like-minded tune collectors, Fiddler Dave returned to Ocracoke Island, where he married Amy Howard (a descendent of the quartermaster on Blackbeard’s ship!). To this day, he continues his pursuit of great music, food, quality island life, and wrangling his pirate son, Lachlan. He loves gardening, breadbaking, and woodworking with scraps of lumber that wash up on the beach. Marcy Brenner
Vocals, Mandolin, Banjolin, Guitar, Bass, Cittern, Percussion
Marcy Brenner started her musical career Alexandria, VA, playing flute and violin in the elementary school band. She received a pawn-shop guitar for her 10th birthday and was a classical guitarist until at 14 she joined her first basement rock band. While earning her business degrees at Radford University in the Blue Ridge Mountains she found folk music. She spent twenty years in California on the “other side of the desk” of the music business until returning home to her Southern roots – finding her husband Lou Castro and together, the vibrant artistic community on Ocracoke. Marcy is also a songwriter and breast cancer survivor advocate.
Lou Castro
Guitar, Dobro, Pedal Steel, Bass, Vocals
Lou Castro started his musical career as a child dragging his Mickey Mouse record player behind his bicycle by its power cable in Philadelphia, PA. He soon graduated to the broom, then the badminton racket and then the tennis racket. He took classical piano lessons from age nine until eleven when he picked up a REAL guitar. Louie graduated from Berklee College of Music and is married to band member Marcy Brenner.
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Her Dress Was A Map Song
I am not sure of the title of this gag song, but Her Dress Was A Map Song seems likely. It is sure to appeal to geography fans.
Performed by Gary Mitchell and Dave Tweedie, members of Molasses Creek on 17 Sep 2014 at Deepwater Theater on Ocracoke, North Carolina.
Members of Molasses Creek
Gary Mitchell
Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Gary began his performing career at 13 years old with his friend Jim Harper in the folk duet “Ham & Eggs” in Burlington, NC. In his first year at North Carolina State University, he met Gerald Hampton and Stan Brown and discovered bluegrass. After recording 2 albums with “The Wahoo Revue”, Gary went on to play with a number of rock bands (including The Aliens, The Boar Cats, Good Question, and the Ocracoke Rockers) and cabaret theater with his wife Kitty. In 1993 Gary, Kitty and David Tweedie started Molasses Creek and recorded their first album at Doug Rorrer’s studio in Eden, NC. In 1994 Gary began doing his own recording here on the island and has continued engineering and producing numerous albums for Molasses Creek and many other regional artists in his “Soundside Studio”. Gary was responsible for the creation of the “Ocrafolk” label, starting with the “Ocrafolk Music Sampler” series, the “Ocrafolk Opry” variety show, the “Ocrafolk Festival”, and most recently the “Ocrafolk School”.
Fiddler Dave Tweedie
Vocals, Fiddle, Cittern
Fiddler Dave grew up sawing away on the violin in orchestras in Oklahoma. After repeatedly having his tapping foot nailed down by conductors he set aside his fiddle for theatrical pursuits. Halfway through his college career in North Carolina, Dave discovered Appalachian Old-Time and Celtic fiddling. Soon after he became Fiddler Dave (fiddling for breakfast, lunch, and dinner). When Gary Mitchell invited him to Ocracoke Island for the summer of 1993, Molasses Creek was born!
Upon graduation from Davidson College in 1994, he received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to travel for a year studying changes in fiddling in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. After many months of walking into villages with his fiddle on his back, hunting down like-minded tune collectors, Fiddler Dave returned to Ocracoke Island, where he married Amy Howard (a descendent of the quartermaster on Blackbeard’s ship!). To this day, he continues his pursuit of great music, food, quality island life, and wrangling his pirate son, Lachlan. He loves gardening, breadbaking, and woodworking with scraps of lumber that wash up on the beach.
Marcy Brenner
Vocals, Mandolin, Banjolin, Guitar, Bass, Cittern, Percussion
Marcy Brenner started her musical career Alexandria, VA, playing flute and violin in the elementary school band. She received a pawn-shop guitar for her 10th birthday and was a classical guitarist until at 14 she joined her first basement rock band. While earning her business degrees at Radford University in the Blue Ridge Mountains she found folk music. She spent twenty years in California on the “other side of the desk” of the music business until returning home to her Southern roots – finding her husband Lou Castro and together, the vibrant artistic community on Ocracoke. Marcy is also a songwriter and breast cancer survivor advocate.
Lou Castro
Guitar, Dobro, Pedal Steel, Bass, Vocals
Lou Castro started his musical career as a child dragging his Mickey Mouse record player behind his bicycle by its power cable in Philadelphia, PA. He soon graduated to the broom, then the badminton racket and then the tennis racket. He took classical piano lessons from age nine until eleven when he picked up a REAL guitar. Louie graduated from Berklee College of Music and is married to band member Marcy Brenner.
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Howard Street mudapult
Lachlan and friend Miles perfect their catapult techniques on Howard St, Ocracoke, NC.
Meow-- Marcy Brenner--17 Sep 2014
Meow is a song written by Marcy, as explained on video.
Members of Molasses Creek
Gary Mitchell
Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Gary began his performing career at 13 years old with his friend Jim Harper in the folk duet “Ham & Eggs” in Burlington, NC. In his first year at North Carolina State University, he met Gerald Hampton and Stan Brown and discovered bluegrass. After recording 2 albums with “The Wahoo Revue”, Gary went on to play with a number of rock bands (including The Aliens, The Boar Cats, Good Question, and the Ocracoke Rockers) and cabaret theater with his wife Kitty. In 1993 Gary, Kitty and David Tweedie started Molasses Creek and recorded their first album at Doug Rorrer’s studio in Eden, NC. In 1994 Gary began doing his own recording here on the island and has continued engineering and producing numerous albums for Molasses Creek and many other regional artists in his “Soundside Studio”. Gary was responsible for the creation of the “Ocrafolk” label, starting with the “Ocrafolk Music Sampler” series, the “Ocrafolk Opry” variety show, the “Ocrafolk Festival”, and most recently the “Ocrafolk School”.
Fiddler Dave Tweedie
Vocals, Fiddle, Cittern
Fiddler Dave grew up sawing away on the violin in orchestras in Oklahoma. After repeatedly having his tapping foot nailed down by conductors he set aside his fiddle for theatrical pursuits. Halfway through his college career in North Carolina, Dave discovered Appalachian Old-Time and Celtic fiddling. Soon after he became Fiddler Dave (fiddling for breakfast, lunch, and dinner). When Gary Mitchell invited him to Ocracoke Island for the summer of 1993, Molasses Creek was born!
Upon graduation from Davidson College in 1994, he received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to travel for a year studying changes in fiddling in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. After many months of walking into villages with his fiddle on his back, hunting down like-minded tune collectors, Fiddler Dave returned to Ocracoke Island, where he married Amy Howard (a descendent of the quartermaster on Blackbeard’s ship!). To this day, he continues his pursuit of great music, food, quality island life, and wrangling his pirate son, Lachlan. He loves gardening, breadbaking, and woodworking with scraps of lumber that wash up on the beach. Marcy Brenner
Vocals, Mandolin, Banjolin, Guitar, Bass, Cittern, Percussion
Marcy Brenner started her musical career Alexandria, VA, playing flute and violin in the elementary school band. She received a pawn-shop guitar for her 10th birthday and was a classical guitarist until at 14 she joined her first basement rock band. While earning her business degrees at Radford University in the Blue Ridge Mountains she found folk music. She spent twenty years in California on the “other side of the desk” of the music business until returning home to her Southern roots – finding her husband Lou Castro and together, the vibrant artistic community on Ocracoke. Marcy is also a songwriter and breast cancer survivor advocate.
Lou Castro
Guitar, Dobro, Pedal Steel, Bass, Vocals
Lou Castro started his musical career as a child dragging his Mickey Mouse record player behind his bicycle by its power cable in Philadelphia, PA. He soon graduated to the broom, then the badminton racket and then the tennis racket. He took classical piano lessons from age nine until eleven when he picked up a REAL guitar. Louie graduated from Berklee College of Music and is married to band member Marcy Brenner.
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Lou Ann Homan is out and about with Blanche on Ocracoke Island.
I love to visit Blanche Jolliff Howard on Sunday afternoons on Ocracoke Island. Blanche knows and tells more stories than anyone I know! Let's have a listen!
Sundae Horn - Apples in June
Sundae Horn Sings Apples in June at he Ocrafolk Opry, at the Deepwater Theater on Ocracoke island. She is joined by Marcy Brenner of Coyote. For more info on the Ocrafolk Opry visit.