An energetic and powerful mixture of fresh new acoustic & electric Folk/rock/Americana material blending phase shifted mandolin solos with intricate keyboard riffs and interwoven between thought provoking vocals.

12 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Folk Pop, FOLK: Modern Folk



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Based out of Tryon, North Carolina, the Jay Lichty Band is an energetic four-member band turning out an exciting blend of original Folk/Rock, Americana and Contemporary Rock material. Playing acoustic guitar, electric guitar or mandolin and singing lead, Jay has teamed up with Bob Tauber (Bobby Love), from Philly, Pa, on drums and harmony vocals; Enoree South Carolinaâs Randy Simpson on electric bass; and Tryon, North Carolinaâs Jay Goree on keyboard, acaoustic guitar and harmony vocals. Regarding genreâ¦their style has been described as BlueJazzGrassRock/New Americana.

Jay Lichty is best known as a sideman, singing harmony vocals and playing mandolin, banjo, and electric banjo for regional groups such as Seconds Flat, Lost John, The Lone Derangers and Catâs Eye Blue. Finally surrendering to a strong desire to play guitar and perform his own brand of Folk-Rock-Americana-Country material, Jay recruited another âJayâ, local lead member of The Carburetors, Jay Goree, for his keyboard, acoustic guitar playing and harmony vocals, as well as Philly, Pa. drummer Bobby Love (The Heartland Band and After Midnight) for his tasteful timing, drum chops and harmony vocals. Bringing his own special brand of discerning bass licks to the mix, formerly with The Cartoon Factory and currently with After Midnight and The McGowan Band, Enoree, S.C. bassist Randolph Simpson rounds out the quartet.

âThe Jay Lichty Band sounds like Dave Mathews meets The Barenaked Ladies.â

âThe diversity is uncanny. They just get through with a blistering mandolin driven rock song and switch into a sultry electric guitar ballad. You think you have them pegged and then, wham, theyâre playing straight ahead bluegrass or an acoustic guitar/keyboard driven love song.â

âDjango Reinhardt intros with Mark Knopfler style riffs and Sam Bush chops laced with tasteful keyboards, soul grooving drums and solid jamming electric bass guitar woven around lyrics that will strike a chord in everyone. You need to check out Itâs a Dogâs Life. â


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