SONGoftheDAY: “Ghosts of Cabell County” by ‘85 Flood
LISTEN: “Ghosts of Cabell County” by ‘85 Flood
Singer and guitarist Aaron Hawley of the West Virginia band ‘85 Flood talks about the song “Ghosts of Cabell County” from the group’s new CD “Toolshed Shangri-La,” to be released Friday, Feb. 22, in a show at 123 Pleasant St., Morgantown, on a bill that also features The Emergency.
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HAWLEY: “‘Ghosts of Cabell County’ is a song that was written late one night while I was staring out my back window at pine trees in the dark. It was one of those tunes that just fell out of my head and onto the paper rather quickly, without much effort at all. The images in the song came naturally and by the end of the whole process, as I was sitting there alone with guitar in hand, I had managed to spook myself.
“To me this song is about a common find among the West Virginia hills: the old dilapidated family cemetery. It’s not about any one place in particular, but instead a composite of all those creepy old backwoods finds that you can stumble along walking in the woods. There’s history in those woods, and it’s something that I feel people need to be reminded of sometimes. It’s a history none of us can escape. ‘85 Flood really prides ourselves in being a West Virginia band and I think this song really represents that.”
LINEUP: ‘85 Flood is made up of: Aarlon Hawley - guitar, vocals; Adam Van Scoy - guitar; Dusty Hays - bass; Mike Deragon - drums.
MORE ON THE BAND: myspace.com/85flood
February 27th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
[…] We came across some cool pics of ‘85 Flood up at 123 Pleasant Street Friday night for their CD release show. Check out more on their Myspace profile. They were a recent ‘Song of the Day’ at the SoundCheck gazzaudioblog (that’s a real word, but you have to say it real fast), which you can hear by clicking here and placing song in your ear. […]
June 11th, 2008 at 11:12 am
[…] So it’s Friday the 13th and you’re ready to machete a go-go, right? The Glass has one of the coolest lineups, with Denver’s one-man band The Limbs returning with ‘85 Flood (Morgantown alt-rock), Blue Million (Boone Co. blues/rock) and Slate Dump (Raleigh Co. acoustic rock). Check out ‘85 Flood’s “Ghosts of Cabell County” pumped at thegazz.com’s Soundcheck blog a few months back, and swing by if you’re out. It’s not that scary on the East End after midnight, anyway. Cover is $6. […]