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MP3 Herbal Nation - herbal nation
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ROCK: Funk Rock, ROCK: Jam-band
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Combine serious funk jams with a healthy hit of pro-hemp awareness and you have Herbal Nation. Founded in 1995 by drummer/producer ''Stumpy'' and made up of killer players from throughout the Northeast U.S., Herbal Nation celebrated the release of its first full length
studio cd "herbal nation", on 421records in November by headlining two nights at the 2004 High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam. The cd features special guest performances by Jeff Watkins, saxophonist for the Godfather of Soul himself, Mr. James Brown, and has 3 new versions of their anthem ''We Love the Herb'', which was featured in the
December 2004 issue of High Times Magazine.
Herbal Nation has appeared with artists such as Maceo Parker, Bernie Worrell, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Fred Wesley, Toots and the Maytals, and their single "We Love the Herb " has been getting significant airplay on
college and commercial radio throughout the Northeast. In 2002 they made their first appearence at the High Times Cannabis Cup,and in 2003 they headlined the MassCann/NORML WBCN Freedom Festival in front of 40,000 people on the Boston Common. They were joined by Jeff Watkins on saxophone as they rang in 2005 by bringing their jams to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to open for George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at the club ''Revolution'' for a Super Funk New Year''s Eve show.
11/1/04
Announcing the release of the long awaited studio CD "herbal nation", on 421records,
featuring special guest performances from Jeff Watkins- sax player for the
Godfather of Soul himself, Mr. James Brown!
other recent events:
December 31, 2004- New Year''s Eve open for George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic,
joined by Jeff Watkins on saxophone
December 2004- single ''We Love the Herb'' featured in High Times Magazine
November 2004 - headline two nights at the 17th High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam
September 20 2003 - headlined the Masscann/NORML WBCN Freedom Rally on the Boston
Commons, the annual event draws a crowd of 30-50 thousand people
March 2003 - perform at the High Times Stony Awards, joined by guest trumpet player Richard Boulger
of the Allman Brothers Band
November 24 2002 - headline opening night of the 15th annual High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam
some artists they''ve shared bills with:
Maceo Parker, The Greyboy Allstars, Cypress Hill, Bernie Worrell, De La Soul, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Fred Wesley, Toots and the Maytals, The Specials, Deep Bananna Blackout, Jen Durkin
"Nobody delivers original funk on a higher level than Herbal Nation....."
Robin Caudell,the Press Republican(Ithaca, NY)
"Their performance at the Cannabis Cup blew me away.."
Scott Heller, Aural Innovations (Denmark)
"..They took advantage of the Olde Room''s intimacy-which was filled to 750 capacity-with a spirited set"
Steve Bloom, High Times Magazine
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