{"id":7418,"date":"2012-09-22T15:52:40","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T15:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nearpodcast.org\/pcast\/?p=7418"},"modified":"2019-04-03T14:52:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T13:52:43","slug":"left-of-the-dial-jason-and-the-scorchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=7418","title":{"rendered":"Left of the Dial: Jason and the Scorchers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legendary Cow Punk\/Country Rock band Jason and the Scorchers<\/a> are currently on a tour of Europe to celebrate their 30th Anniversary, which includes dates in Ireland and The UK<\/p>\n

Jason and the Scorchers formed in Nashville in 1981.\u00a0 The blazed a trail in the 80s\/90s taking the spirit of Country via Hank Williams, Rock n’ Roll via Link Wray, and blended it with Punk Rock to create their own distinctive sound.<\/p>\n

When the band broke up, lead singer Jason Ringenberg<\/a> embarked on a solo career releasing four studio albums, a retrospective collection ,and two under the alias Farmer Jason<\/a>, a moniker he put together to perform and record\u00a0for children.<\/p>\n

The band reformed for a while in the 90s, splitting again in 1998 with the release of the excellent live album ‘Midnight Roads & Stages Seen’ They got back together\u00a0occasionally\u00a0to play\u00a0dates, but since 2008 and a\u00a0Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance, the band have been officially back together.<\/p>\n

The current line up features Jason, and original member Warner E. Hodges, along with new recruits\u00a0Al Collins on bass, and\u00a0Swedish musician Pontus Snibb on drums.<\/p>\n

They current line up released the critically acclaimed ‘Halycon Times’<\/a> in 2010.<\/p>\n

Original member Jeff Johnson retired from music to pursue a career in film, and original drummer Perry Baggs<\/a> sadly passed away this year. RIP<\/p>\n

They are currently on a tour of Europe celebrating 30 years of the band. They play Whelans<\/a> in Dublin this coming Wednesday (26th of September). Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n

Ray caught up with lead singer Jason for a brief chat.<\/p>\n

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Legendary Cow Punk\/Country Rock band Jason and the Scorchers are currently on a tour of Europe to celebrate their 30th Anniversary, which includes dates in Ireland and The UK Jason and the Scorchers formed in Nashville in 1981.\u00a0 The blazed a trail in the 80s\/90s taking the spirit of Country via Hank Williams, Rock n’ […]<\/p>\n

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