Truckstop Honeymoon
Upcoming shows:
- The Replay Lounge, Sunday, August 24
- Cowley County Fairgrounds, Wednesday, September 17
- Cowley County Fairgrounds, Thursday, September 18
- Cowley County Fairgrounds, Friday, September 19
- Cowley County Fairgrounds, Saturday, September 20
- Cowley County Fairgrounds, Sunday, September 21
- The Crossroads KC, Thursday, October 2
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Genres: Bluegrass / Roots, Country / Rockabilly, Folk / Singer-songwriter
RIYL: The Meat Purveyors, Split Lip Rayfield, Roger Miller
Web site: http://www.truckstophoneymoon.com
E-mail: ninthward@hotmail.com
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Appearances on The Turnpike:
History:
There ain’t nothing nice about Truckstop Honeymoon. They play banjos and wash tubs. They sing about adultery and oil refineries. It’s break-neck breakdowns or heart-break waltzes. Like a Dodge with a burnt out clutch, their music has two speeds and no reverse.
Katie Euliss learned guitar, piano and bucket bass in the streets of New Orleans. She scammed enough money from tourists to buy Lucky Strikes and smoked oysters for six years.
Then she met Mike West. Part entertainer, part snake oil salesman, Mike lived by pickin’ banjo and selling cds that he claimed were a curative for hangovers and small mindedness.
Together they began a perpetual tour of North America, Europe and Australia. They spent their wedding night in the Tiger Truck Stop, somewhere between Lafayette and the Atchafalya Swamp. Truckstop Honeymoon was born.
Musicians:
Formed:
2002 in New Orleans, LA
Current status:
Relocated to Lawrence after the New Orleans flood.
Audio interviews:
- Mike West on how friends and fans have helped them recover from Hurricane Katrina.
- Mike West on recording projects affected by the flood.
- Mike West on what he saw when he returned to New Orleans.
- Mike West on what they lost in the flood and why they're "the fortunate ones."
Discography:
| Name | Year | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Truckstop Honeymoon | 2003 | Squirrel Records |
 | Christmas in Ocala | 2004 | Squirrel Records |
 | Delivery Boy | 2005 | Squirrel Records |
 | Diamonds in the Asphalt | 2007 | Squirrel Records |
Archetype / Fourth of July (late show) :: Besides the obvious novelty of Fourth of July performing on the Fourth of July, tonight's twin-bill doubleheader offers a chance to celebrate our nation's birth with two Lawrence bands whose colors don't run ... More info
- Fourth of July Fireworks
- Deadman Flats / Rev. Deadeye’s No Man Gospel Band
- Big Cat KS / The Calamity Cubes
