Located at Cottage Grove Public Market.
Porter McClister’s Box & Bucket is a brand new Band out of the Portland, Oregon area by way of Nashville Tennessee and L.A. California that features well-known 30 year
Nashville, Guitar Legend Porter McClister (Box) and the impeccably talented Barbra LePine on the Washtub Bass. (Bucket)
Together they perform a truly one of a kind improvisational show complemented by an array of Countryfied and Americana songs
that turns into one of the very Best Mind-Altering Western’ Musical experiences you’ve ever had the pleasure to hear, see and dance too!
A graduate of the prestigious Berklee School of Music, his formal training as a classical guitarist at East Carolina University also laid the groundwork for his success as a singer and guitarist.
North Carolina born, Porter was lead Guitar, and opened shows for over a Decade with Country Music Hall of Fammer Tanya Tucker, and appeared with Willie Nelson, Dicky Betts, George Jones, Charlie Daniel’s, Crystal Gale, Bill Anderson, Holly Dunn, Jim Lauderdale, and Gretchen Wilson on stages all over the World including the Ryman Auditorium (a.k.a. The Grand Ole Opry) the Hollywood Bowl, Farm Aid, maryweather post pavilion, the Tonight Show, Today Show, ACM’s, and CMA’s….
Not only that, Porter's vocal talents shine through his backing vocals on the ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ soundtrack, specifically on the haunting track ‘Down to the River,’ where he harmonizes with the incomparable Alison Krauss.
While in Nashville Porter could be found at the home of traditional country music, Robert's Western World, where he was part of the legendary Don Kelley band, a band that served as a ‘proving ground’ for a list of the World’s best guitarists still today! The list reads: (from past-recent)
Brent Mason
Red Volkert
Johnny Highland
Guthrie Trapp
JD Simo
Daniel Donato
Porter McClister
Luke McQueary
Pretty good company!
And that is why Porter McClister is a solidified legend, and influential figure in the lore of Nashville guitar pickers.
Barbara Le Pine on the Electric Washtub Bass is a professional Drummer out of L.A. who was a member of international touring act, “The California Girls," an all female opening act for The Beach Boys, as well as Steppenwolf, Al Jardine and the Beach Party Band, to name a few. Longtime drummer for the notorious Pasadena CA band, Snotty Scotty and the Hankies. Vibraphonist with the Lincoln Pops Big Band, + percussionist in pit orchestras for Broadway style musical stage shows.
Bucket is amplified just like a regular bass guitar, however, the tone is much lower than a typical bass. A stand-up bass is a "double bass," however, Barbara's one string washtub bass is considered a "triple-bass" in tone, with a unique sound all it's own.
Barbara feels the washtub is one of the most difficult instruments to master, (and to sing with!) considering it is played on one string, on a sliding scale.
Bucket has become Barbara's favorite instrument to play!
Facebook Page:
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YouTube Videos: from the PNC Live Studio Show.
Truck Drivin' Man (Terry Fell)
Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me (Dean Martin)
The Streets of Baltimore (Bobby Bare)
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