Who is the Awen Family Band?
Awen Family Band is a nationally touring world boogie collective founded by singer-songwriter and coddie-wompler Tim Husk in 2019. Awen Family played their first show at Kings in Raleigh, NC in June of 2019 and has since performed at festivals and venues around the country featuring an ever-changing all-star cast of artists who believe that we are moving the message from one plane to another, we don't create the art, but are vessels for the great spirit to move through us, to inspire and to be inspired by the life around us. Awen Family has featured members of Toubab Krewe, Big Something, Reliably Bad, Dr. Bacon, Charlie Hunter, The Kind Thieves, The Fundamentals, Self Help, TUB, Firewater Tent Revival, Custard Pie, Mellow Swells, The Moon Unit, FRUTE and many other acts. Blending roots music from around the globe such as Zydeco, Bluegrass, Afrobeat, Wassalou (West Africa), Old Time, Swing and Psychedelic Boogie topped with lyrics spreading the message for all who seek to hear. From our table to yours, we invite you to join us in celebrating music, life and each other!
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~Building Community, Expanding Circles and Spreading Love~
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Awen Family
Justin Perkins - Toubab Krewe
Casey Cranford - Big Something / Casey & The Comrades
Jackson Weldon - Dr. Bacon / Royal Horses / Rosco Bandana
Michael Crawford - Dr. Bacon
Ben New - Dr. Bacon / Metaphonia
Myles Dunder - Dr. Bacon
Matt Laird - Reliably Bad / The Fundamentals / Charlie Hunter / William Hinson
Zac Covington - Reliably Bad / The Fundamentals / William Hinson
Colin Moser - Reliably Bad / The Fundamentals / The Eclipse's
Kurt Stracener - The Moon Unit / Mellow Swells / Halo Trio
Paul Benner - Cosmic Superheroes
Eric Mrozkowski - Rollin Dynamite / Boom Unit Brass / Baffle / Dimitri Resnik
Joe Wilson
Daniel Combs - TUB / Knotty G's/ Self-Help
Marcus Clonts - TUB / Knotty G's
Ranford Almond
Taha Arif
Kenneth Gay
Patrick Lydon - FRUTE / Alo Ver
Cassidy Goff - FRUTE / Alo Ver
Jeff Hoff - Firewater Tent Revival
Aaron Webb - Firewater Tent Revival / Custard Pie / Wigeon
Brandon Howell - Firewater Tent Revival / Custard Pie / Wigeon
Chase Holliday - Road Soda / Free Range Strange
John Colby Elswick - The Kind Thieves
Brian Cantley - The Kind Thieves/ Wolfbone Cantley
David Murray - Self-Help / TUB
Milan Algood
Jake-John Ashenbrenner
Andrew "Skeeter" Fewox
Marcus Rattler - Marcus Rattler Music
O'shaya Adams
Niel Hampton - Grateful Tuna / Forgotten Space
Mike Meagher
Old Man Meagher (Mike's Dad) played with AFB on Father's Day 2022 in La Honda, CA
Jeff Hobbs
Erik Brandt - Uh, Erik / Funklestiltskin / Metaphonia / Wonkey Donkey
Dropping Plates
and many more to come!
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Past Performances:
No Resolutions Festival - Brandford, FL (Direct Support for Robert Randolph)
Maddox Ranch Medicine Show - Lakeland, FL (+ Production)
O-Fest (ACE Resort, WV)
Malabackyard Festival - Malabar, FL
3 Days of Deads and Heads Fest - Brandford, FL
Micropile Festival - Snow Camp, NC (+ Late night Awen Family Stage)
Hester Farm Medicine Show - Savannah, GA (+ Production)
Gulf Coast Swamp Hippie Medicine Show - Ocean Springs, MS (+Production)
2.O Fest - Summerfield, NC
3.0 Fest - Summerfield, NC
Golden Grove Summer Boogie Campout - Pickens, SC
The Smokedown Festival 2018 - Snow Camp, NC
The Smokedown Festival 2019 - Snow Camp, NC (+ Late night Awen Family Stage)
The Heap Festival - Snow Camp, NC (+ Late night Awen Family Stage)
Funk You 2020 New Years Festival - Malabar, FL
Frutopia Festival - Blue Ridge, GA
Yurtananda - Arlington, VA
King's - Raleigh, NC
One World Brewing - Asheville, NC
Wahoo's - Greensboro, NC (2 night run)
Chimney Corner - Amsted, WV
Spring Daze Festival - Bowling Green, VA
Fog Fest - Savannah, GA (+Production)
Pour House Music Hall - Raleigh, NC
The Lamplighter - Tifton, GA
Steady Hand Beer Co. - Atlanta, GA
The Fox's Lair - Augusta, GA
Valdosta Beer Co. - Valdosta, GA
Martin's Downtown - Roanoke, VA
Lily's - Boone, NC
The Boardroom - Hilton Head Island, SC
Living Arts Collective - Durham, NC
Pisces Bash at The Farm - Ormond Beach, FL
Danksgiving Festival - Fort White, FL
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