The Northside Southpaws
The Northside Southpaws are an entirely unique mandolin/guitar duo who perform high-energy string ragtime and other early American Roots musical styles on left-handed resonator instruments. Mandolin Magazine has called their debut cd, STOMP GLIDE WOBBLE, "...one of the best mandolin CDs of the year, filled with an unspoiled sound and infectious enthusiasm that will win over fans from bluegrass, jazz and swing, blues and other styles." On this all-instrumental effort, duo partners John Hasbrouck (mandolin) and Matt Gandurski (guitar) crank out their interpretations of classic stringband tunes by such marvelously obscure acts as The Mississippi Mud Steppers, The Scottdale String Band, and The Three Stripped Gears.
John Hasbrouck's debut solo fingerstyle guitar cd, ICE CREAM, was cited by ACOUSTIC GUITAR as one of the "Top CDs of 2002". John teaches guitar and mandolin privately and is on staff at The Old Town School of Folk Music. He works with several bands including Hardscrabble, The Lawrence Peters Outfit, and Majors Junction.
Matt Gandurski is an accomplished songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist with several solo releases to his credit. He has worked with too many bands to list. Matt teaches guitar at The Beverly Arts Center on Chicago's south side, and plays lead guitar for Majors Junction and The Lawrence Peters Outfit.