The Dead South recently had the opportunity to bring their unorthodox bluegrass style to the Grand Ole Opry, and one presumes few in the audience knew just what to expect when they walked out with their trademark white shirts, black
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A Little Devil from The Dead South
With their fourth studio album on the way early next year, The Dead South have a new song to share, with a taste of their unorthodox approach to bluegrass music. Based around the dark and slightly sinister vocal stylings of guitarist
Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Canada’s Dead South offers a different slant
With their wide-brimmed hats, suspenders, string ties and long black coats Canada’s The Dead South look like a cross between old country Quakers and the last gunfighters to survive the shootout at the OK Corral. It's an image that's worked
Chop Suey video from The Dead South
OK... this one will generate some strong opinions. The Dead South have been a popular topic here at Bluegrass Today of late. Their unorthodox approach to traditional Appalachian music forms has won them fans worldwide, and their live shows are notorious
Will The Circle Be Unbroken from The Dead South
Also out with new music today is outlaw grassers The Dead South, with another single from their upcoming twin EPs, Easy Listening for Jerks Pt 1 & 2, due in early March. The band is drawing large audiences all over the
People Are Strange video from The Dead South
Last month we shared news about The Dead South and their plans to release a pair of cover projects next year, built around their idiosyncratic and practically goth bluegrass style. The two EPS are set for release in March under the
You Are My Sunshine video from The Dead South
The Dead South are back with an announcement of two upcoming cover EPs, a winter tour of the US and UK, and a music video with a sample of their new music. This decidedly non-traditional outfit will be releasing a pair
The Dead South: Rockin’ Bluegrass from the Frozen North
The Dead South has helped make bluegrass a viable genre in Canada. Canadians always liked traditional music and American folk, but it was the success of The Dead South that brought mainstream attention to bluegrass. The video for their song -
Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Bluegrass comes alive with The Dead South
They may call themselves The Dead South, but in truth, they hail from the great white north — Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada to be precise. That may be what makes the Dead South’s charm seem all the more universal. The idea of
Sugar & Joy – The Dead South
With all due respect to their American cousins, our neighbors to the north often seem to show the yanks a thing or two when it comes to offering authenticity within the realms of bluegrass and beyond. Bands such as the