HONEY STUMP
Years Playing 2004 - Present
Members:
John Honeyboy Turner - Guitar, Harmonica, Stump FiddleVocals
Jeff Iwanski - Guitar, Vocals
Mitch Vande Stowe - Lead Guitar, Mandolin
Releases:
Live @ The Lincoln Regional Center - 2004 - Lone Prairie Records
Members came from: Honeyboy Turner, Cryin Heart, World Record Players
Members went to:
12 songs
- The Flight of John Cicada
- Franklin St.
- Take An Angel
- Naked Saving Gracious Country Wine
- Evelyn
- You're My Tigris
- Roll
- The Man Who Listened Twice
- I'm A Vulture
- Where I'll Be
- Silver Capo (The Place Where Ever)
- Lonesome Saturday
Honey Stump was formed by Jeff Iwanski and John Honeyboy Turner. Jeff was the primary songwriter and rhythm guitar amongst other instruments.
John handled most of the vocals and harmonica. After their first EP, they enlisted the lead guitar work of Mitch Vande Stowe. This was an eclectic folk group or they liked to say performers of New American Music. They used everything in their recordings including; Guitar, banjo, harmonica, stump fiddle, jaw harp, lap steel, a saw, accordion and even a frying egg.
They released their self titled recording under the Lone Prairie Records label out of Lincoln NE in 2004. Honey Stump was active from 2004 to 2006 having recorded a demo EP, Self Titled CD, Live at the Lincoln Regional Center, Tear Here and an EP under the name Electric Stump.
15 songs
- Stump Nation
- Walter's Lament
- Revolution Wine
- For Western Violence & Brief Sens
- Lay It Down
- Lovesong For Tuesday
- Interlude
- Broken Bird
- I Wonder If You Notice Me
- New Day
- Floyd Collins
- Fatso
- Never Met A Girl
- Taillights Draggin'
- Outro
Honey Stump was formed by Jeff Iwanski and John Honeyboy Turner. Jeff was the primary songwriter and rhythm guitar amongst other instruments. Mitch Vande Stowe played lead guitar, mandolin, lap steel and sings on Walters Lament and Broken Bird.
Tear Here was Honey Stump's second album. Released 2005 on Lone Prairie Records.
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