‘Rockgrass’ band Hayseed Dixie set for appearance at The Apex

Hayseed Dixie (pictured above) started out as an Appalachian style tribute to AC/DC, after John Wheeler and Mike Daly had a drunken epiphany that the “Lost Highway” of Hank Williams and the “Highway to Hell” of Bon Scott were indeed, the same identical stretch of tarmac.

Playing traditional instruments, such as fiddle, mandolin and banjo in a rock ‘n roll style, they called their uniquebluegrass/rock mash up “Rockgrass”, and hit the scene in 2001 with an AC/DC tribute album which reinvented the classic heavy metal songs as Hillybilly tunes.

And the band is set to make an appearance at The Apex next month.

They followed this with 2002’s “A Hillbilly Tribute to Mountain Love”, which gave the same bluegrass treatment to assorted hard rock songs. “Kiss My Grass: A Hillbilly Tribute to Kiss” came a year later:

Hayseed Dixie have released 16 albums since 2001, consisting of both original material and re-interpretations, selling a combined total of over 750,000 physical records and countless digitally shared (legally and illegally) copies.

At a live show, you can enjoy hilarious hillbilly deliverances of rock classics such as “Ace Of Spades”, “Fat Bottomed Girls” and “Eye of The Tiger”, admire country music favourites like “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” and “Duellin’ Banjos”, and weep at the poignancy of the band’s own compositions.

Hayseed Dixie will be at The Apex on Monday, February27,  at 8pm, see www.theapex.co.uk or ring 01284 758000 for more information or to book tickets.