Band of the Week: Blood On The Harp

Blood on the Harp

A fiddle, a stand up bass, acoustic guitars, keys - Blood on the Harp states simply that their rustic mountain music tunes are about death. I can imagine that this time of year is when they feel most inspired--the coming dreary days, the falling leaves and the general spookiness in the air - their tunes are in no way upbeat, but they do project an rosy somber vibe with their spot on harmonies and matter of fact stories concerning the ill-fated. There is a noticeable Irish Folk music influence within the core of their tunes, but, also touches of vintage country and a sort of gloomy Bluegrass.

Best Small Town Haunted Houses across the Southeast

To me, the small town rickety haunted houses, trails, warehouses and the like are much more disturbing and creepy than some of the productions you find in big cities - all the expensive special effects, makeup, over-the-top costumes - they seem more like a show than they scare me. Maybe it's the lack of street lights and the uncertainty of what's lies beyond in the woods - boogie men, drifters, weirdos, wild dogs, bats, wolves, rabid racoons... It all comes off considerably more sinister and panic inducing, to me.