Rattlehand

LABEL: Autumn Recordings

“…one tight country outfit.”  Rave Magazine

Opening for Justin Townes Earle in Brisbane, fresh from the Tamworth Country Music Festival & Woodford Folk Festival, playing to sell out crowds in Brisbane and Melbourne and set to play five shows at the Apollo Bay Festival..... 2011 is starting to look like Rattlehand’s year.  
Launching onto the Brisbane scene in 2010, Rattlehand are the definition of alt country.  A blend of seasoned and classically trained musicians, all consistent contributors to the Australian Independent music scene for over 10 years and across multiple styles. This 6-piece project is a mixed bag of local talent boasting members from such indie stalwarts as The Black Arts, Grassroots Street Orchestra, Fat Man’s Cleavage and Say Nothing.

This lively 6 piece are receiving regular airplay on JJJ’s Roots n All and are number two with a five star rating in Sarah Howell’s band picks on JJJ Unearthed.

Soulful narrative is the motivation behind Rattlehands music, influenced by Ryan Adams, Wilco, Hank Williams, The Old 97's and Johnny Cash. Their alt-country/ rock feel pays homage to the “outlaw country” genre of the 60’s and 70’s: it is a sound that happily deviates from the dominant paradigm. In love with all things Americana, Rattlehand serve up bluegrass feels and country twang on a platter of guitars, bringing rock to the bayou.

“Who knows what rock Rattlehand crawled out from under, but they should do it a helluva lot more often!”  Time Off Magazine

“Lovers of alt-country really need to keep an eye out for these guys.”  Rave Magazine

And if you wanna know more......           

Rattlehand offer their audiences a unique blend of traditional country music with a blues sensibility and just the right amount of rock to catch a crowd and hold them. Their cumulative musical experience includes festivals such as The Big Day Out, Canada’s NXNE Music Festival, Soundwave, Island Vibe, The Valley Fiesta and the Roots Rap Reggae Festival as well as a plethora of diverse musical genres such as Pop, Classical, Jazz, Blues, Roots, Reggae, Hip Hop, Hardcore and Punk.

These 6 mates explode on stage with a dynamic combination of Conservatorium-trained musicians, traditional instruments and heavenly harmonies, combining their wealth of performance experience and love of roots music into a dynamic, feisty, toe tapping cowboy hoedown which takes the crowd on a journey through the Bible belt, into blues country and out the other side of rock n roll.

Hear them and read things about them at www.rattlehand.com