Wisconsin-based folk and bluegrass band Horseshoes & Hand Grenades continues to impress fans everywhere, as the five-piece acoustic group finds themselves garnering new fans and exciting opportunities every day. It all fundamentally comes down to the band’s soulful sound, captured with rich harmonies and tight-knit musicianship.
After placing 3rd in the 2012 Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s band competition, it’s been nothing but love for Horseshoes & Hand Grenades. The band has shared the stage with stalwarts like Railroad Earth, Trampled By Turtles, The Infamous Stringdusters, Yonder Mountain String Band and more, and even got to support the legendary Merle Haggard.
The journey hasn’t slowed yet, as the band released a full length effort Middle Western back in 2015. One song from that album, “Old Man and Me,” was just made into a beautiful new music video. Says fiddle/mandolin player Collin Mettelka, “The song is a reflection of one way in which I’ve tried to make sense of my experience. The premise is not unique; what if my present experience is the ‘life flashing before my eyes’ moments before death? The song is an attempt to address such a premise through the lens of fate and free will. Ultimately what I’ve decided is that it doesn’t matter. One way or the other, my experience is my own and no rationalization of that experience should compromise its integrity.”
Watch the new video for “Old Man and Me” streaming below, exclusively via L4LM.
Guitarist/dobroist Adam Greuel describes the song best when he says, “This tune simply makes me happy. Hot sex and ice cold brandy wine sounds like a great time. Much of the tune reminds me of a sensual moment with a lover where time seems to no longer exist and all is simple and sweet.”
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