The Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir is neither a choir nor are they mountain men. Nope, just 4 dudes from Calgary doing their own take on a pre-WWII delta blues dash Appalachian mountain music sound. As a favor to the band, from this point forward I will avoid any of the following words whilst I talk about them: moonshine, potato sacks, hobo campfire, and caveman. I hope this makes them happy. I am only doing it cause they’re from Calgary and us Tampanians (I know, Tampons is more accurate) have already inflicted enough pain, shame and suffering on that particular city that there is no need in rubbing salt in the ever open wound. No moonshine, potato sacks, hobo campfires, or cavemen that is my olive branch.

Ten Thousand is Agnostic Mountain Choirs third album. It is largely a DIY, recorded live effort. While it officially has label support over in England the North American distribution and what not is handled by the band themselves. Ten Thousand is an album as likely to appeal to fans of Old Crow Medicine Show as it is to appeal to fans for Mississippi Fred McDowell…and if you arrived here at ninebullets via a google search I’ll put it in plain terms: Did you link the O’Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack? This is along those same veins (y’all regulars would be amazed at the various O’Brother search attempts that end up with people coming here).

Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir – The Boig
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir – Rainstorms in my Knees
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir – Dark Holler

Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir’s Official Site, Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir on mypace, Buy Ten Thousand