The Red Mountain Yellowhammers is an
old-time string band
A string band is an old-time music or jazz ensemble made up mainly or solely of string instruments. String bands were popular in the 1920s and 1930s, and are among the forerunners of modern country music and bluegrass. While being active count ...
, originally known as The Red Mountain White Trash, from
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County. The population was 200,733 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List ...
. A number of its members originally lived in Birmingham's
Red Mountain neighborhood where they began playing together in 1985.
The band is composed of Jim Cauthen (fiddle), Joyce Cauthen (guitar), Phil Foster (mandolin), Jamie Finley (harmonica and banjo uke), Kathy Hinkle (bass), Diann Weatherly (ukulele) and Herb Trotman (dobro).
Discography
*''Fire in the Dumpster'' (1995), Whoop It Up! #101
*''Chickens Don't Roost Too High'' (1999), Whoop It Up! #102
*''Sweet Bama'' (2002), Whoop It Up! #103
*''Throw the Old Cow Over the Fence'' (2009), Whoop It Up! #104
References
External links
Official site
American folk musical groups
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