Hayshaker

Hayshaker is C.C. Rider on guitar and vocals, Laurie Rider (vocals), T.W. Lott (lead guitar), Matt Starling (bass, vocals), Josh Sharpe (pedal steel) and Matt Smith (drums). The band was formed in 2001 and released its first recording, “Black Holiday in Mexico City” (Shut Eye Records, Atlanta), in 2007. The harmonies of husband and wife, C.C. and Laurie Rider, make the music reminiscent of the Waycross legend Gram Parsons. The band is said to belie “their leanness in members by producing a massive sound sure to shake the tin roof off any roadhouse.” Pete Knapp of Shut Eye Records said: “Like a bulldozer in a field of wildflowers, this powerhouse from the land of Gram has enough intelligent twang to satisfy any lover of quality Americana music — and enough pent-up rage to satisfy any PBR-swillin’ NASCAR fan south of the Mason-Dixon line.” Hayshaker made the hour and a half trek down to Jacksonville’s Vision Sound Studios to record their seven-track Shut Eye debut, “Black Holiday in Mexico City.” The CD works hard to not suffer from repetition. Hayshaker experiments with the traditional pedal-steel, guitar picking, Scots-esque drinking song that is “Laurie's Song,” the roots rock sound of “Black Holiday” and the straight ahead rock stylings of “Dirtkick.” The band is comfortable enough with themselves to just play what comes out instead of sticking to a definitive sound. New Album "Tin Roof Snare is now available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon, and locally at Hickory Wind Music in Waycross, GA AND St. Simons Island School of Rock in St. Simons, GA!!!