Truckstop Honeymoon isn't the type of folk you'll see on that easy road and it's by choice. Katie Euliss and Mike West met in New Orleans and formed a musical and personal relationship. The stories goes along the lines of girl plays piano, boy plays banjo, girl meets boy, they get married and spend their honeymoon night at a truckstop between Lafayette, LA and the Atchafalaya Swamp. Thus, that name.
They were washed out of their New Orleans home, well, sort of. They were on tour when the floods hit and so they just never went back. Instead, opting for Lawrence, KS as a place to base not only their own musical offerings but also those of others via the 9th Ward Picking Parlor, a recording studio the couple own.
With six albums of experience, the 'Honeymooners' look to further meld the sounds they had cultivated from the New orleans experience with the stories from the road and the new influence of the Kansas surroundings they have now planted themselves into. Steamboat in a Cornfield still feels a lot like an album heavily influenced by the New Orleans experiences while introducing an earthy tone that melds nicely into the stories.
Definitely a nice fit into your Americana collection. I will be adding this to Front Porch rotation 02/11/12.
http://www.http://truckstophoneymoon.com/
Here's a live performance of Homemade Haircut, the title cut from a previous album.
