Get Behind The Mule a tribute to Tom Waits

Get Behind The Mule (feat. Roger Carroll)


"There is probably no one within 100 miles with a better command of the ragged vocal sincerity of Waits’ original delivery than Roger Carroll." --Peter McIlhenny, Style Weekly


Get Behind The Mule was formed in 2024 by vocalist and saxophonist Roger Carroll and bassist Adam Hopkins to celebrate the 75th birthday of America's greatest living singer/songwriter, Tom Waits. The band includes members of amminal, Miramar, Out Of Your Head Records, Curlew, Bio Ritmo, and The Orthotonics. Hopkins presented concerts of Waits' music for years in Baltimore with the band White Lodge, and recently adapted the arrangements for Roger Carroll and a cast of Richmond's finest improvisers, including drummers Pippin Barnett and Scott Clark, guitarist Gary Kalar, Anthony Dowd playing both piano and accordion, and staple members of the Bio Ritmo horn section John Lilley on saxophones, Bob Miller on trumpet, and Toby Whitaker on trombone. The repertoire spans Waits' entire career to date, and June 27 will be the second public performance of Get Behind The Mule. The December performance at Gallery 5 sold out, so be sure to grab tickets early.

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