Product DescriptionThe Badlanders - Folk Rock Blues with Spirit
The Badlanders, the gritty, salt of the earth musical duo featuring JTH and Van Adams! Together, these musical phenoms created a ground-breaking album which transcends musical pigeon holes and speaks to the things we all care about in these troubled times. So take a musical journey into the hearts of these down to earth guys who feel what we all feel, and ain't afraid to say it with a guitar and a song.... About The Badlanders
Close your eyes.... Hear the sounds of soaring, heartfelt vocals.... Hear the guitars, gritty and tough in one moment, gentle and organic in the next.... Then the indigenous woodwinds come, out of nowhere, into forever, offering their sacred voice to these sounds of the heart.... And then the drums, new and old, rhythmic, pulsing and driving, become one with this new earth born musical expression.... This exciting music springs forth from tough guys who know what it means to put in a hard days work, and believe in peace, healing and honor. Put your feet on the ground. There's a new day arising.... The Badlanders have risen. Of dirt and dreams they are made, as are we all. Come on and rise up. Hope is on the way.... The Badlanders.... hard workin' blue jean clad dudes with strong hands and strong hearts.... Not men of steel, but men of stone and fire.... Born of the sacred earth, they ride the wind, releasing their songs from the deep places within.... Songs of sacrifice, passion, pain and love.... Songs of struggle, truth, sadness and beauty.... Songs from the heart, about the mystery of life, from the secret, hidden places inside.... Heartland guys with strong arms and stronger hearts, guitars in hand, take the stage and lean into the mic.... The legend begins.... JTH (John Two-Hawks) is a Grammy and Emmy nominated, Platinum Award winning recording artist whose music has been featured in Emmy Award winning movies, HBO, The History Channel and countless other national and international media outlets. JTH, a prolific artist who has toured the world as a performer, is a gifted musician who plays dozens of instruments and possesses a powerful singing voice reminiscent of John Denver and Neil Young. JTH plays guitars, flutes, percussion and sings with power and beauty on this incredible album. Van Adams is a phenomenal lead guitarist, bassist, pianist and songwriter. He has performed throughout the U.S., amazing audiences with his skill on the guitar. Van has opened concerts for Lynrd Skynrd, The Charlie Daniels Band, Pat Benetar, Kenny Wayne Shepard and Dr. Hook, for audiences as large as 30,000. A humble man of the back woods and country hills of the ancient Ozark Mountains, Van writes songs which speak of his love of the earth, the honor of hard work, and the strength it takes to do the right things in this life.