This week in the Lounge Daddy Clay welcomes the Bummkinn band as they perform a couple of there booty shaking singles. So give us some ear as their fun, hill billy country roots music invades the internet and your mind. Everybody loves music, just admit it, and move on. DadLabs Ep. 67 The Lounge.

Daddy Clay: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, all the way from Fishnetree County, the Bummkinn Band.

Daddy Clay: Welcome back to the studio. We’re in here with Kimber, Sam and Ryan from the BummKinn Band. Bummkinn’s – welcome!

Band: Thanks for having us.

Daddy Clay: I’ve never been so happy to have all these Bummkinns in the studio. We haven’t – I think this is the most Bummkinn’s we’ve ever had. Thank you guys for coming in, rock’ out. The kids were having a ball listening to that music.

Kimber: Well, they were fun.

Daddy Clay: That’s probably the response you guys get a lot, huh?

Band: Uh-huh. Yes, we love it.

Daddy Clay: The kids on their feet, they’re dancing, they’re having a good time because that’s some fun… how would you guys describe the style of the music you guys play?

Kimber: Um, hillbilly country. You know what? Roots country.

Daddy Clay: It’s got a little rockabilly thrown in there.

Kimber: Yeah, yeah.

Daddy Clay: I kind of was feeling that, definitely. I was wanting to rock out. I wanted my pompadour but it’s not really an option, for me so much. But, okay – I introduced you guys as Kimber and Sam and Ryan, but that’s – those are your real names.

Band: Right.

Daddy Clay: We’re not using code names. But now, on stage you guys adopt a different persona. Why don’t you tell us about those characters you play?

Ryan: Well, I’m Mighty Maverick.

Daddy Clay: And you play guitar?

Ryan: Yes I do. Guitar, sing.

Daddy Clay: Excellent. And some nice harmonies going on there. And then, what’s your character?

Sam: I’m Big Red and I’m kind of the rockabilly kind of guy.

Daddy Clay: Yeah, well you kinda got the hair.

Kimber: The sentimental giant fool.

Sam: Yeah, yeah…

Daddy Clay: Well, it kind of works. And Kimber, who are you?

Kimber: Me, I’m Rosie May and I’m the one that rhymes. I’m kind of the straight person – I set up all the jokes. Laugh at them, find them goofy and fun.

Daddy Clay: And in the live performance there’s some storytelling and also some…

Kimber: Yeah, there’s storytelling, we have songs that tell stories and then just some fun subject matter that we think would be country music for kids.

Daddy Clay: So, tell me this. When did you guys start playing music? I mean, were you musical from the beginning, from little kids? Or when did you start?

Kimber: I was a dancer.

Daddy Clay: Really?

Kimber: Yeah

Daddy Clay: And when did you make your transition to music?

Kimber: Um, you know I always sang with groups throughout high school and stuff, but was predominantly a dancer and choreographer and then I started doing music at a church about ten years ago. And there you go.

Sam: I’ve been doing it since I was a little kid.

Daddy Clay: Yeah? How old would you say?

Sam: Seriously since I was twelve, thirteen, but I was picking up instruments and playing around on my older brother’s gear. They – my family – everyone in my family are musicians. So I had it around, and then once I kind of got done with sports I just I kind of just started picking up music stuff.

Daddy Clay: Yes, because you don’t ever like break your arm playing guitar.

Sam: That’s true, that’s true.

Daddy Clay: Or blow out a knee.

Sam: Never pulled a hammy playing guitar, ever.

Daddy Clay: How about you? Have you been playing music since you were a little kid?

Ryan: Yeah, I started taking drum lessons when I was seven and took those for about eight years. Then I went to school for string bass and electric bass and more or less for about the last ten years made my living playing piano in honky-tonks.

Daddy Clay: And you guys choose this sort of, this kind of contemporary kind of country roots, country…does that come from your own childhood? I mean did you guys grow up with that kind or music or – yeah, is that right?

Kimber: Yes. That’s all we played in our house. My dad was old school. You know, from the Hank Williams, Jim Reeves, Sonny James, Loretta Lynne.

Daddy Clay: Any of you guys – any parents here in the crowd?

Kimber: You’re the parent.

Sam: Yeah, I’m a dad.

Kimber: No, you are the dad. We all have a dad.

Sam: I just said I am a dad.

Kimber: Oh, I thought you said you had a dad. I’m sorry….

Sam: I hope I have a dad.

Daddy Clay: Yeah, I think he’s pretty clear on his fatherhood.

Sam: Yeah, I’ve got a seven year old boy.

Daddy Clay: Seven year old. So, okay – is he playing music?

Sam: Yeah. We got him a little drum kit and keyboards and he seems to like the drums the most but he wants to…he seems like he wants to do it. I don’t want to push it on him.

Daddy Clay: You guys, yeah, so, I understand that. What’s a good age to start? You guys work with kids a lot. You know, what’s a good age to start?

Ryan: I actually teach kids private music lessons. I work with a lot of special-needs kids and some kids – um – I usually suggest that like six or seven is about the right age to get them started. Sometimes they get a little older and lose interest in it, but…

Daddy Clay: Six and…How intense, I mean do they need to be doing it every day? Is it a once a week kind of thing?

Ryan: Oh, you know if they can put in 15 minutes a day at that age that’s plenty of time.

Daddy Clay: Great, alright. Well you guys rock!

Kimber: Thank you.

Daddy Clay: The kids had a ball. We really appreciate you coming to the studio and playing for us today. I hope you guys will go out and find yourself a Bummkinn CD. There will be a link right here on this page, it’ll take you to a place you can pick up one for yourself. Play it for your kids. You’ll enjoy it, they’ll enjoy it and you guys will be having a hootin-nanny before you know it.

Kimber: We do have a new record coming out.

Daddy Clay: Why don’t you tell us – what’s the name of the record?

Kimber: Well, we haven’t officially named it, but we thinking Perfect Kids’ Country Songs.

Daddy Clay: Alright. Keep and eye out – Bummkinn Band coming your way. Thanks guys.

Band: Thank you.