Red Stick Ramblers

Red Stick Ramblers bring it on (May 2004)

Mandolin player Josh Caffery's voice doesn't necessarily conjure up Bob Wills. But his playing - and that of his band mates in The Red Stick Ramblers - certainly does. This six-man combo raises many ghosts, and the first few notes on the band's second album "Bring It On Down," (Memphis International) make one nostalgic for toe-tapping swing tunes from the nation's past. The Red Stick Ramblers add a little spice to the gumbo, with Cajun influences and other interesting bits. "We kind of started out playing mostly swing, hot jazz, genuine early jazz from the 1930s and Western swing," Caffery recalls.  ...