White Buffalo

in his native mississippi and throughout the south, jimbo mathus is recognized as the prolific songwriter of born-in-the-bone american music, the torchbearer for deep south mythology and culture. the lifelong musician, co-founder of the hyper ragtime outfit squirrel nut zippers, has signed to oxford, ms label fat possum records and releases 'white buffalo', produced by eric 'roscoe' ambel. opening with the mandolin-driven southern gothic fable 'in the garden,' mathus and his band, the tri-state coalition, deliver an emotional honest bath of songs that embrace the richness of american music - gospel, country blues and folk. mathus' 'tri-state' band, a handpicked group of like-minded players who make up his formidable live band, includes matt pierce (arkansas), terrence bishop (tennessee), and fellow mississippians eric carlton and ryan rogers.