Music
Press
I hail them as a North Carolina treasure! - Davie Arts Council, NC
Thank you for bringing us the happiest night of the year! - Macon County Arts Council, NC
A rollicking group that takes its audience on a whirlwind journey with every performance! - Our State Magazine
The band's combination of harmony, humor, and love for the island they call home gives their work a distinct sound and vision. - Sing Out Magazine
After listening to all these masterly musicians... I'm wondering what's in the water down there on Ocracoke. - Virginia Pilot
Discography
Molasses Creek has released 10 Cds over the past 17 years.
Their most recent recording, More Better Molasses Creek, features 7 brand new tracks along with 7 classic audience favorites. Molasses Creek albums can be ordered through their record company, Soundside Records, at www.soundsiderecords.com, or digitally at various online stores like iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, IMVU, Shockhound, and Jango. Presenters and DJs who would like more information, please contact us!
More Better Molasses Creek
(2010)
Follow the Heron Home
(2009)
Strangest Dream
(2006)
Deepwater
(2003)
Silly Travel Companion
(2002)
Best of Molasses Creek
(2001)
Citybound
(1998)
Wildheart
(1996)
Ocracoke Island 2
(1994)
Ocracoke Island
(1993)
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Bio
BIO
Molasses Creek’s humble beginnings arose amidst exotic fig trees and rich tidewater marshes of isolated Ocracoke Island, NC, a magical place where stunning natural beauty mixes with community to create a rich melting pot of musical traditions. This high-energy acoustic group continues to win loyal followings with a captivating stage presence, elegant harmonies, blazing instrumentals, and a quirky sense of humor. Award winners from Garrison Keillor's “A Prairie Home Companion,” Molasses Creek has recorded 10 albums over the past 17 years and its members have been featured in Warner Brothers’ movie "Nights in Rodanthe." Molasses Creek’s roster includes Gary Mitchell (guitar & vocals), Fiddler Dave Tweedie (fiddle & vocals), Lou Castro (dobro, bass, & vocals), Marcy Brenner (mandolin, bass, vocals), and Gerald Hampton (mandolin & bass).
*We have 10 albums that have received radio airplay on folks stations around the US and some in Europe. These are available through www.soundsiderecords.com, iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody. We appeared on Prairie Home Companion back in 2000, and the show has been replayed about 4 times. We also opened for Garrison Keillor in April of 2008 in Greenville, NC. We are currently promoting a brand new release on folk radio stations throughout the US, “Follow the Heron Home”
*Two of our members, Marcy Brenner and Lou Castro were featured musicians in a music party scene in the 2008 Warner Brother’s movie “Nights in Rodanthe” starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane. See the clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAzM51UqRlM
*http://www.molassescreek.com for more information.
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