{"id":3107,"date":"2010-06-10T10:14:19","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T18:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/?p=3107"},"modified":"2010-06-10T12:37:31","modified_gmt":"2010-06-10T20:37:31","slug":"gimme-five-zach-terry-of-the-whiskey-smugglers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2010\/06\/gimme-five-zach-terry-of-the-whiskey-smugglers\/","title":{"rendered":"Gimme Five! Zach Terry of The Whiskey Smugglers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3113\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/whikeysmugglers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3113\" title=\"the whiskey smugglers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/whikeysmugglers-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"the whiskey smugglers\" width=\"186\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/whikeysmugglers-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/whikeysmugglers-53x80.jpg 53w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/whikeysmugglers.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo by Audrey Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As much a wonderful product of the local scene as their own musical proclivities, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thewhiskeysmugglers\">The Whiskey Smugglers<\/a> are a ragtag group of players bent on bringing their own brand country stomp to the Triangle.\u00c2\u00a0 Band members Zach Terry, Katie Hayes, Sean Hayes, David Wilson, Lee Bidgood, Emily   Bidgood, Bruce Horvath, Tim Stambaugh, and Rhett Miller combine the force of their talent to create wistful americana music.\u00c2\u00a0 Part honky-tonk, part string-band, part down-home orchestra, they are, if nothing else, all heart.<\/p>\n<p>With a full length under their belt (2009&#8217;s <em>Clear Strong Dreams)<\/em> and a good habit of playing locally, there are plenty of chances for you to tap into the world of <a href=\"reverbnation.com\/thewhiskeysmugglers\">The Whiskey Smugglers<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0 but you  should really consider trekking over to the <a href=\"http:\/\/catscradle.com\/schedule.html\">Cat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cradle<\/a> Thursday, June 17th. That night they&#8217;ll join forces with a host of other notable local bands (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2010\/05\/gimme-five-heather-mcentire-of-mount-moriah\/\">Mount Moriah<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2010\/04\/gimme-five-andrew-marlin-and-emily-frantz-of-mandolin-orange\/\">Mandolin Orange<\/a> among them) to raise money  for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalmssociety.org\/chapters\/NCT\/index.aspx\">Eastern NC Chapter of the National MS Society<\/a>. Great music and a great cause, what&#8217;s more to say?<\/p>\n<p>And now the five hardest questions in faux business:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong><strong>If your band were a whiskey  drink, what would it be<\/strong><strong>? <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3114\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Picture-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3114\" title=\"the whiskey smugglers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Picture-11-275x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Picture-11-275x300.png 275w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Picture-11-73x80.png 73w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Picture-11.png 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo by Jordan Lawrence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We get this question here and  there because of our name.\u00c2\u00a0 A few of us take pleasure in carrying  around a flask because it&#8217;s cheaper than buying it at the bars, so I  think that&#8217;s where the name came from.\u00c2\u00a0 Those flasks usually have  the cheap kind of whiskey in it, or from time to time the homemade  kind.\u00c2\u00a0  I guess we&#8217;d probably just be cheap whiskey on the rocks though<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. What compelled you to start  the band? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our band started kind of  organically,  as a product of the Carrboro community.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 The majority of  us were all neighbors, at a little duplex community we&#8217;ve lovingly come  to refer to as &#8220;The Compound,&#8221; due to its stunning visual  appeal.\u00c2\u00a0 We met Bruce at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weaverstreetmarket.coop\/\">Weaver Street<\/a> one night, very late, while  we were playing guitars.\u00c2\u00a0 Anyway, we all became good friends, and  realized that we played different instruments but had very similar  interest  in music.\u00c2\u00a0 We started playing for fun, and because we really enjoyed  each other&#8217;s company.\u00c2\u00a0 We realized that we had a lot of original  songs between us and started focusing on those.\u00c2\u00a0 Our friends mostly  inspired us to play a onetime gig so Mouse booked us at the Cave on  a Saturday night.\u00c2\u00a0 We figured our friends would show, but were  really surprised to find the place maxed out when it came time to play  that night.\u00c2\u00a0 That first show was a blast, so we decided to do another  one, and it has just progressed from there.\u00c2\u00a0 If it wasn&#8217;t for our  friends and the feedback we received from the community, I doubt we&#8217;d  still be playing shows.\u00c2\u00a0 We&#8217;d probably still just be hanging out  at the compound, picking in the parking lot.\u00c2\u00a0 Regardless, I think  the whole thing just reiterates what a great local music scene, and  supportive community we&#8217;ve got here in the Triangle, and we are  extremely  thankful for that<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Describe what it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like  to play in a large ensemble. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s pretty awesome.\u00c2\u00a0  We&#8217;re all great friends, and we really have fun hearing each other&#8217;s  ideas and listening to them become a reality.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also great  having a bunch of people b\/c if I miss a chord b\/c I&#8217;ve had too much  to drink and get confused, there&#8217;s four to five other people there to  hit the right one, and most of the time no one in the audience will  pick up on it.\u00c2\u00a0 We can do a lot with the multiple layers throughout  each song, and change the structure from show to show as well, so the  audience doesn&#8217;t hear the exact same song at every show.\u00c2\u00a0 Another  benefit is that if one person can&#8217;t make a show then we don&#8217;t have to  cancel it, because we&#8217;ve got enough people to sing the harmonies and  take the breaks.\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s not all dreamy though.\u00c2\u00a0 We&#8217;ve definitely  had issues here and there.\u00c2\u00a0 Scheduling practice around seven people&#8217;s  hectic schedules is probably the most frustrating thing, but all in  all we&#8217;re just a big group of laid back folks who like to play music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Who\/what might be a few  inspirations or influences that might really surprise people? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a hard question for  me to answer.\u00c2\u00a0 If I listen to our music I hear a lot of Bluegrass,  Southern Rock, Alt-Country, Rock and Roll, and Classic Country  influences  in there.\u00c2\u00a0 I can&#8217;t really say that one particular artist or band  has directly influenced us though.\u00c2\u00a0 Most of my inspiration for  writing comes from either actual events that have happened, or fictional   ideas that spark from a real-life occurance.\u00c2\u00a0 If my songs were  movies they would start like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0357413\/\">Anchorman<\/a>&#8230;&#8230;.&#8221;The following is  based on actual events. Only the names, locations, and events have been  changed.&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 I like to tell fish stories, a lot, and I see that  in my songs.\u00c2\u00a0 The musical structure though, is definitely influenced  by all of the members in the band.\u00c2\u00a0 We&#8217;ve got a lot of similar  taste, but still have a very diverse musical background.\u00c2\u00a0 Long  story short, we influence each other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. What did you dream of being  when you were a kid? (how \u00e2\u20ac\u2122d that turn out?)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Picture-21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3115\" title=\"Picture 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Picture-21-186x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Picture-21-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Picture-21-49x80.png 49w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Picture-21.png 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>A cowboy, for sure!\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;ve  never really thought about the reason until just now, but I guess it&#8217;s  because when I was in 2nd grade I un-knowingly was the star of a  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tweetsie.com\/\">Tweetsie  Railroad<\/a> commercial that Blowing Rock elementary was recruited to do.\u00c2\u00a0  They pulled me aside out of the group and had me do all these poses  and made me walk here and there and point at random things.\u00c2\u00a0 I  literally had no idea they were filming me doing this, but I thought  the entire thing was funny as hell, so I went along with it.\u00c2\u00a0 A  month or so after that the commercial came out and I was totally  surprised  that I was in it a bunch.\u00c2\u00a0 They never paid me for it, but I got  discounted season passes for something like five years after that.\u00c2\u00a0  I was able to ride on the steam engine anytime I wanted, and pull the  whistle.\u00c2\u00a0 Mom would drop me off there in the summer, almost like  daycare.\u00c2\u00a0 We didn&#8217;t have too much money, so dropping me off there  was cheaper than daycare I guess.\u00c2\u00a0 Anyway I&#8217;d watch the cowboys  fight each other and the train was always getting robbed and as a seven  year old it was pretty bad ass!\u00c2\u00a0 I definitely developed a cowboy  ego.\u00c2\u00a0 When I wasn&#8217;t at the trains I was running around in the woods  pretending to rob trains and things like that.\u00c2\u00a0 At that time in  my life all I wanted to do was be a cowboy at Tweetsie when I grew up.\u00c2\u00a0  That never happened, and I later found out that all the hired guns at  Tweetsie were always getting in trouble for being wasted on the job  and smoking the peace pipe at the fort.\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s funny how our realizations   and perceptions change as we get older.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c     \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Experience The Whiskey Smugglers in action at the <a href=\"http:\/\/catscradle.com\/schedule.html\">Cat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cradle<\/a> this Thursday, June 17th. And by all means,  give Zach a  high five  when  you see him!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As much a wonderful product of the local scene as their own musical proclivities, The Whiskey Smugglers are a ragtag group of players bent on bringing their own brand country stomp to the Triangle. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[311],"class_list":["post-3107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","tag-gimme-five"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3107"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3131,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3107\/revisions\/3131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}