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Blazing bluegrass, tear-jerkin' country, and home
grown original tunes set against an East Tennessee
backdrop of livin', lovin', drinkin', and killin'.
 - MetroPulse, Knoxville, TN
-----   NOTE:  NEW CONTACT NUMBER 865-771-9128   -----

Who are these guys?

In a few short months, the new Mountain Soul has become Knoxville's busiest bluegrass band.  Mountain Soul cut its teeth at backwoods venues and barn dances in East Tennessee as a family band featuring the Kimbros of Morristown.  After a divorce and time off to recover, the father-son duo of Shawn & Daniel Kimbro began hosting acoustic, open-door jam sessions in their downtown Sterchi Loft apartment.  When the jams caught on, the guys moved up on the Sterchi roof deck and sometimes out to the 100 block of Gay Street.  So many people showed up that they decided to seek larger venues. 

On a rainy Friday night in February 2005, the new band played its first gig to a standing-room-only crowd at Patrick Sullivan's Back Room BBQ.  Joined by David Lovett on banjo and DJ Morrison on guitar, the Kimbros opened to a packed bar at Mellow Mushroom on the Cumberland Avenue strip the following Thursday. Booked against the popular "Sundown in the City" series,  the band held its own through the Spring, developing a following of die-hard fans.

With the exciting addition of David Leventhal on banjo and Cory Kimbro on mandolin, Mountain Soul played over 100 gigs in  2005 - including a half dozen appearances on WDVX's Blue Plate Special and live sessions on WIVK and WMMT.    Playing everything from rock covers to classic country - Grateful Dead anthems to traditional Stanley Brothers bluegrass, Mountain Soul is currently packing venues all around East Tennessee.

Important Announcement:  Shawn Kimbro now lives in Maryland and joins the band on selected dates.  Click here to read about Shawn's adventures in the Chesapeake!

CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS OF MOUNTAIN SOUL'S NEW YEAR'S GIG IN DAYTON, OHIO!
Sound samples from Mountain Soul's album Trotline are now available. Click here!
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SCHEDULE
 
"An entertaining and technically perfect lineup. "  - MetroPulse 3/10/05

 
 
Daniel

 
 

DJ




Shawn, David, & Daniel
 

 
 
Shawn Kimbro

 

1860s dancers at Cumberland Gap

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

RECORDINGS

 
 
 




"Shawn Kimbro has so much talent it's embarrassing "  - The Greeneville Sun 5/29/02














 
Management
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 


                        "Knoxville's Busiest Bluegrass Band"

Mountain Soul plays every Thursday night at 8:30 PM at Mellow Mushroom on the Cumberland Ave. strip in Knoxville, TN.

Here's where we played in 2005!

Jan 13 - WDVX 89.9FMBlue Plate Special,  Knoxville, Noon
Jan 15 - Oak Ridge Mall - Tsunami Fundraiser, 12:1555 PM
Jan 26 - Patrick Sullivans - Knoxville, TN, 9:00 PMM 
(LIVE WIVK BROADCAST)
Jan 29 - Java Garden, Morristown, 8:00 PM
Feb 10 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:00 PM 
Feb 12 - (Sat) Back Room BBQ, Knoxville, TN  999:00 PM
Feb 13 - WIVK 107.7FMM   "Americana Highway" 11:00 PM
Feb 17 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:00 PM
Feb 24 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:00 PM
Feb 25 - (Fri) Back Room BBQ, Knoxville, TN  999:00 PM
Mar 3 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:::00 PM
Mar 5 - WMMT (Appalshop)Radio/webcast, Whitesburg Ky Noon
Mar 10 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:::00 PM
Mar 11 - (Fri) Back Room BBQ, Knoxville, TN  1110:00 PM
Mar 12 - Java Garden (Singer Songwriter Set)  Morristown, TN 8:00 PM
Mar 17 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:::00 PM
Mar 18 -  Disc Exchange South (w/David Lovett) 12:00 PM
Mar 23 - WDVX 89.9FM Blue Plate Special, Knoxville, Noon
Mar 24 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:00 PM
Mar 25 - (Fri) Back Room BBQ, Knoxville, TN  1110:00 PM
Mar 31 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:::00 PM
Apr 2 -  Success By 6 Picnic (United Way) Maryville College, TN  5:30 PM
Apr 7 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:00 PM
Apr 8 - Back Room BBQ, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Apr 9 -  Java Garden (Singer Songwriter Set) Morristown, TN  8:00 PM
Apr 14 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:00 PM
Apr 21 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:00 PM
Apr 23 - Cumberland Gap Convention Center 1860s Ball 8:00 PM 
Apr 28 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 8:00 PM
Apr 29 - Back Room BBQ, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
May 5 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 9:00 PM
May 12 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 9:00 PM
May 13 - Back Room BBQ, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
May 17 - Market Square Mall, Knoxville, TN  7:00 PM
May 19 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 9:00 PM
May 20 -  Downtown Grill & Brewery, Knoxville, 10:30 PM
May 26 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville 9:00 PM
May 27 - Back Room BBQ, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
May 28 -  Maple Leaf Lodge, Townsend, TN (Private)
May 29 - WDVX Camperfest,  Knoxville, TN 11:30 AM (Live Radio/Webcast)
Jun 2 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville, TN 9:00 PM
Jun 4 - Private Function, Farragut, TN  4:00 PM
Jun 9 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville, TN 9:00 PM
Jun 10 - Back Room BBQ, Knoxville, TN  10:00 PM
Jun 16 -WDVX Blue Plate Special, One Vision Plaza, Knoxville, 12:00 Noon, Live Radio/Webcast
Jun 24 - Patrick Sullivans/BRBBQ Courtyard, Knoxville, TN  10:00 PM
Jun 30 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville, TN 9:00 PM
July 1 - 4th Celebration Weekend Festival, Mooresburg, TN  6:00 PM
July 7 -  Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
July 8 - Patrick Sullivans/BRBBQ Courtyard, Knoxville, TN  10:00 PM
July 9 - Downtown Grill & Brewery, Knoxville, TN  10:00 PM
July 14 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00  PM
July 21 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
July 22 - Patrick Sullivans/BRBBQ Courtyard, Knoxville TN 10:00 PM
July 28 - Mellow Mushroom on the strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
July 30 - Wollet Ham Jam, Parma, MI, 2:00 PM
July 31 - MillerTime Pool Party, Swanton, OH, 1:00 PM
Aug 4 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Aug 5 - Auto Show & Bluegrass Bash, 11W Flea Mkt,  Mooresburg, TN 6:00 PM
Aug 5 - Patrick Sullivans/BRBBQ, Knoxville, TN  10:00 PM
Aug 11 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Aug 16 - WDVX Blue Plate Special, One Vision Plaza, Knoxville, 12:00 Noon, Live Radio/Webcast
Aug 18 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Aug 19 - Patrick Sullivans/BRBBQ, Knoxville, TN  10:00 PM
Aug 25 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Sep 1 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Sep 2 - Patrick Sullivans/BRBBQ, Knoxville, TN  10:00 PM
Sep 8 -  Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Sep 10 - Private Function, Knoxville, TN (3:00 PM)
Sep 10 - Private Function, Lenoir City, TN  (7:00 PM)
Sep 15 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Sep 22 - Appalachian Ballet Blue Jeans & Ballet Picnic, Maryville College, 5:30 PM
Sep 22 - Downtown Grill & Brewery, Knoxville, TN  10:00 PM (Jamgrass show following Donna The Buffalo on Market Square!)
Sep 29 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Oct 6 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Oct 8  -  Wilderness Road Festival, Ewing, VA 12:40 PM, 3:10 PM
Oct 13 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Oct 15 - Stir Fry Cafe, Turkey Creek, Knoxville, TN  10:00 PM (NEW VENUE!)
Oct 15 - Private Function, Knoxville, TN
Oct 20 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Oct 27 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Oct 28 - Maryville College Homecoming, Maryville, TN 5:00 PM
Nov 3 -  Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  9:00 PM
Nov 5 - Private Function, Townsend, TN  3:00 PM
Nov 10 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  8:00 PM
Nov 17 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  8:00 PM
Nov 18 - Downtown Grill & Brewery, Knoxville, TN  10:00 PM (Big post Doc Watson Bluegrass Jam)
Dec 1 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  8:00 PM
Dec 8 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  8:00 PM
Dec 15 - Mellow Mushroom on the Strip, Knoxville, TN  8:00 PM
Dec 29 - J Allen's, Dayton Ohio, 9:00 PM 
Dec 30 - Private Function, Dayton Ohio, 7:00 PM

<>Stayed tuned for 2006!
 

The following is a complete listing of  Mountain Soul's  recordings.   Other selected single recordings have been published via internet sources and may be available from time to time.
 

"Trotline" (2003) Available in stores and through special order at Borders and other national locations.  Also available here! 

"Mountain Soul Live at Scenic City Rhythms" Video available through University of Tennessee Chattanooga Media Studio.  Call  (423) 425-5286

"Live At The Smoky Mountain Jamboree"  CD recording of the radio show broadcast featuring Mountain Soul.  Available here!

"Driver Number Three"  (2002)  CD single. At selected locations or by special order.

"Clinch River Valley"  (2000)  Available at selected regional locations.  Currently out of print though website.

For additional information on ordering CDs contact:
dianne@mountainsoul.ne


MANAGEMENT


Mountain Soul is Managed by TrailZZone Productions in Knoxville, Tennessee.  For booking and performance information contact:

Daniel Kimbro
Knoxville, TN  37917
865-771-9128  (NOTE:  NEW NUMBER!)
email:  daniel@mounLive on WBIR TV Knoxvilletainsoul.net

Mountain Soul has performed at venues such as The Knoxville Museum of Art, The Dogwood Arts Festival, The Capitol Theater, Carson Newman College, Barleys' Tap Room & Pizzeria, The Palace Theater, The Laurel Theater, Manhatten's, Spiceys, Patrick Sullivans, Atlanta's Red Light Cafe, LIVE AT FIVE TV, WBIR Channel 10 Evening News, WDVX 89.9 FM, Maryville College, The Rose Center, Appalshop, Webb's Country Kitchen, The Museum of Appalachia, The Down Home, and numerous bluegrass and folk festivals around the Southeastern United States.  They specialize in weddings and private parties.
 

" Versatility and superb musicianship makes Mountain Soul the perfect band for weddings and parties." -The Lakeway Press
Shawn & Daniel with Fred Miller, Bob Wright
Click for larger image

RELATED BANDS & PERFORMING ACTS
 
 
 

"It's a pleasure to hear such a skillful group of musicians making their own way through East Tennessee's rich musical and narrative traditions."
 
-MetroPulse, Knoxville, TN
Southbend - (Daniel, DJ) Original Acoustic
Buddy & The Guys (Daniel, DJ, Brad Wild) Acoustic Rock & Blues
The Grasshoppers (Daniel)  Bluegrass
The Sugar Hollow Stump Jumpers (Shawn, Daniel, Fred Miller, Bob Wright) Old-Time Country  and Traditional 
CashBack - (Daniel)
The Spades Band (formerly Grand Torino)  - (Occasionallyi Daniel)
Shawn Kimbro (Folk, Bluegrass, Singer Songwriter)
The University of Tennessee Orchestra (Daniel is Co-Principal bassist) 
  Various University Ensembles (Daniel)

For More Information on any of these acts contact TrailZZone Productions. 865-607-9036.




             FEEDBACK Questions or Comments?    Email Daniel@mountainsoul.net
Web site designed and maintained by Shawn Kimbro
Updated: jan 31 2006 20:34:50 
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