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Press Release/Bio
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David Chen and the Muddy Basin Ramblers

Some call it blues, some call it jazz, some call it country, some call
it hillybilly swing ¡V the Muddy Basin Ramblers love to it play it all.
They perform the music of the jug bands and string bands that emerged
in the American south in the 1920s and 30s, which is traditionally a
mixture of styles including country blues, ragtime and jazz.

The band members entertain and make noise -- mostly musical -- using a
variety of string, brass, and "homemade" instruments, which include
kazoos, a ceramic jug, a washboard and a washtub bass. Their music
keeps people singing along, dancing or tapping their feet, with some
help from the band's tap dancer...

For the Muddy Basin Ramblers, it's all about having fun and doing what
they enjoy most ¡V learning and performing material from a treasure
chest of early American music, as well as some of their own songs.
They've played on a variety of stages --- festivals, pubs, parties --
and their favorite place to play is in the mountains around Taipei.

The band was started in 2002 by vocalist and guitarist David Chen, who
learned country blues and finger-picking on the guitar when he moved
to Taiwan. The
members of the band are: Tim Hogan on washboard and percussion; TC Lin
on washtub bass, baritone, and trumpet; Sandy Murray on ukulele and
tenor and soprano saxophones,
Conor Prunty on harmonica, bass, and ukulele; and Will Thelin on tap
shoes, kazoos, trombone, and vocals.

"Muddy Basin" is the band's nickname for Taipei, and refers to the Taipei Basin.

www.muddybasin.com
Contact: muddybasin@gmail.com