Mark Miller
Yonkers, NY
New CD "The Social Music Hour Vol. 1" (rel. 3.14.15):
#2 Airplay Direct Top 50 APD Americana / AAA Albums 3.3.15
Top Ten Songs Of The Week (Hot Time In The Old Town) - The Alternate Root Magazine 3.14.15
"Those masters of high-octane Americana, Spuyten Duyvil, have achieved a breakthrough on their new CD, "The Social Music Hour Vol, 1." - John Platt, WFUV
"Infused in blues and smoked with folk…. This album is an Americana treasure chest." - Easy Ed, No Depression
"Spuyten Duyvil light a fire from within on “Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight”. The band rattle and squeezes out a jug band ruckus that shakes your bones with a punk rock energy as it coseys up to Olde Time music melodies and rhythms."
- Danny McCloskey, The Alternate Root Magazine http://bit.ly/1G32MrR
Seeing a Spuyten Duyvil (pronounced "SPITE-en DIE+vul") show for the first time is like "throwing a cherry bomb into a lake" (Rich Warren, WFMT). It wakes you up. Their brand of original and traditional American Roots music blends Olde Time, Blues, 2nd Line, Bluegrass, and Folk Rock with a pinch of Punk Rock energy to create a uniquely modern mix. Lead by song-writing couple, Mark Miller and Beth Kaufman, this six piece powerhouse brings barn burning energy to venues throughout the Northeast and Midwest.
It’s an exciting time for the Hudson Valley based band. They releasedhave just their third full length CD, "The Social Music Hour Vol 1". A love letter to the Anthology of American Folk Music, the project features lyrically relevant, known but not worn out, open for suggestion songs that thrives with re-interpretation. Familiar, forgotten words find new meaning in this historically informed but thoroughly contemporary treatment. Old wood, plaster, real spaces, vintage guitars and hot tubes are captured in warm, analog tones by studio designer and engineer Jim Keller (Willie Nelson, Nellie McKay). Recorded by the full band (no click, no net), the tracks burst with life, joy and vitality.
"They're a mighty powerhouse....All the playing is hot." - Stephen D. Winick, The Huffington Post
"Raucous Roots..." - Phillip Lutz, The New York Times
Their 2013 CD, “Temptation” made it to #7 on the Folk DJ Chart in it's first full month out. "I'll Fly Away" grabbed the #2 spot. "Temptation" also made it to the top #20 on the Roots Music Report and into the top #30 on the Roots 66 Airplay Chart. Their 2011 release "New Amsterdam" landed on a dozen DJ Top 10 lists and received a nomination for the Alternate Root TV's "2011 Top American Roots Album".
2014 saw the band tour the Northeast, Midwest and Northern California with featured shows at Citi Field (Formerly Shea Stadium), Winter's Eve at Lincoln Center, and The Philadelphia Folk Festival's main stage. In 2015, the band is gearing up for release shows including The Historic Blairstown Theater (NJ), Rockwood Music Hall Stage II (NY), Godfrey Daniels (PA), Club Passim (MA), One Longfellow Square (ME) and WFMT's Folkstage (IL).
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