Mama Corn on Soundclick

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Wednesday Jul 23, 2008

Hi all, not sure if this belongs here, as it is self-promotional. If not, mods, you know what to do...

Mama Corn has a spankin' new Soundclick site... i just put it up yesterday, so it has some graphic work and such to be added, but you can listen and vote. Already overnight, we're at #67 on the bluegrass chart, out of over 2000 songs. If we got our fans to vote, we could hit #1. Go check it out:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default ... dID=856859

Thanks.-------->JMS

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Wednesday Jul 23, 2008

#67 isn't bad at all out of 2,000 songs. Good for you guys! The longer your music is out there the more people will see it, so I'll be curious to see how much higher it goes.
While not my cup of tea, I do enjoy listening to your music, there's alot of technicality going on there, and what's really cool and impressive, is the fact that you guys don't hide behind effects.
It's raw and in your face PA Bluegrass Metal!

Hail Satan, I reckon.
haha

Happy for ya Johnny!

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Wednesday Jul 23, 2008

i'didn't see where to vote johnny? but i'm a retard. help me out.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Thursday Jul 24, 2008

Honestly, I can't really tell. I think you just listen. Whatever you're supposed to do, somebody's doing it. We're up to 21.---->JMS

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Thursday Jul 24, 2008

songsmith wrote:Honestly, I can't really tell. I think you just listen. Whatever you're supposed to do, somebody's doing it. We're up to 21.---->JMS

cool, i'll give them a couple more listens.

scorpion84 · Post by **scorpion84** » Friday Jul 25, 2008

i really like this stuff guys. now this is a genre of music that is always in the shadows, yet it is one of the most complex and versatile styles ever.
it may sound dated to some, but it is fresh sounding to my ears. i could kick back with some lemonade and watch the sun go down with this stuff.

unlike some music, where you wanna tie your dog to a tree and kick his guts in until he pisses blood.
i've never done that, i'm just making a wise crack. abusing animals is NOT a good thing.
keep up the great work mama corn!

SavageHeart · Post by **SavageHeart** » Friday Jul 25, 2008

I listened. Great stuff!!! I've never seen you play but this makes me want to!!!

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Friday Jul 25, 2008

Thanks, guys! There's bluegrass somewhere nearby pretty much all summer... it just keeps getting more popular. Not "fad" popular, I think, not like line-dancing was in the early 90's (got lucky and rode that fad to the biggest paychecks ever for my musical career), but just steadily and quietly growing. I thought last summer was going to be the peak, but I'm sure now that I was wrong. Not only are we getting booked a lot, but the crowds are bigger, and I see more fans who don't fit the classic BG-fan mold... we still get lots of rednecks, but we get a LOT of the jamband folks, as well as upscale folkies. Our crowds wear a mixture of tie-die t-shirts, AC-DC t-shirts, plaid shirts under bib overalls, and L.L. Bean polo's.

Incidentally, thanks also for putting Mama Corn up to #13 today, out of over 2200 songs. We're also charting on their country chart, #81 out over 37,000. I love that a song my family sang in churches is doing so well... I bet my mom is absolutely beaming.
Oh, and don't just see a Mama Corn show... go see Sweetwater, Mt. City Grass, Andy Tolins, go to any local BG jam, and watch for carnivals and festivals. Saturday at Hunt. Co. Fair promises to be a big BG day at the second stage by the midway... there's lots of bluegrass to go 'round!--->JMS

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Friday Jul 25, 2008

songsmith wrote: Oh, and don't just see a Mama Corn show... go see Sweetwater, Mt. City Grass, Andy Tolins, go to any local BG jam, and watch for carnivals and festivals. Saturday at Hunt. Co. Fair promises to be a big BG day at the second stage by the midway... there's lots of bluegrass to go 'round!--->JMS

What I admire and respect about you, is the fact you remain humble throughout, and you're never hesitant to give a shout out to your peers.
That's true love for your genre!

Keep sticking to your guns no matter what the fads or popular vote is.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Saturday Jul 26, 2008

It's not so much about being humble, really, it's the psychology of it. I find that people don't usually "kinda like" bluegrass. They either hate it, ignore it, or they're part of it. A very large majority of BG fans I've interacted with didn't grow up around it. They found it through other genres (like the Dead, and other bands who dabble), through other media (O Brother Where Art Thou remains very influential), or found bluegrass through the influence of friends and family. You hear that one song that really impresses you, and you look for more just like it... next thing you realize, you're into it. I was always a BG fan, but it was only recently that I gathered the gumption to attempt presenting it to a wider audience, and found like-minded folks.
I help promote other bands because, well, I really like them and their music. Good is good. Also, Mama Corn is just part of a scene, a cog in a machine. There's a few pretty good bands, some newer bands building and learning, and a growing number of people who come and support it all. It's like Scene-Building 101, we just took what we learned slogging the bar-scene all those years, added a product that was different and fun, and here we are, having a blast. I think it could be applied to any music where there are some serious musicians, as long as some effort and focus is applied. You also have to be okay with your fans liking other bands, too, because you're basically sharing fans... jealousy can't be a part of it. I want the other bands to succeed, because whether we open for them or they open for us, we both get to play for a big, rowdy crowd. Then, somebody hands us a free drink, and at the end of the night, some cash. If I grinned any wider, the top of my head would come off.

See you tonight, the old Louie's Coral Lounge, now At The Hop. (shameless, tsk, tsk, tsk.)---------->JMS

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Sunday Jul 27, 2008

Well said, I agree songsmith.
I believe that the music scene would evolve and flourish much better not only if groups would stick together as a whole, but if genres would stick together more.

While I myself do not have a band, I am on the sidelines watching and it's like there's an unspoken and constant "battle of the bands" going on.
Sometimes it seems like bands are working together, but if you really kick back and watch there's so much competition and 'my band is better' type of thing going on all of the time, which that is natural but there's a line that should not be crossed.

Instead of working against each other and fighting for fans, work together and share your fans, because when it all boils down, most times the fans have more than 1 favorite.

I'd like to not only see common genres play together, but mix it up and have a variety, play shows with bands you normally wouldn't choose to.
There's alot more shows recently that have been more diverse, which I think is awesome. Also it has more people out at one spot all night instead of driving all over hells creation because maybe your girlfriend, wife, or buddy wants to see so and so playing across town.
I do understand that booking is hard and it's almost impossible to have festivals happening all of the time, but you all know what I'm trying to say.

Now I'm not at all saying that everyone's like that, but it does happen, and more frequently than admitted sometimes. Throw the egos aside and work for your peers and fans, not against them, because essentially that's exactly what got you here, what's keeping you here.