Videos by William Haun
Charleston, SC band Megan Jean & the KFB will be playing at the Rodeo Bar and Grill in NYC on Monday, March 19th. These modern day gypsies are brilliant, fierce and full of soul.
What is soul? If I were writing a high school research paper on the subject, the next paragraph would consist of some academic, dictionary definitions of the word itself. If I were writing a college research paper, I would go into vast philosophical rhetoric on the general subject, dissecting it until it no longer resembled its high school self. Believe me, I'm tempted to do all of that, but I won't.
So anyway, what is soul? It feels weird, and almost inappropriate, to try to define it in words, but this is writing, so I'll persist. Soul is certainly an abstract thing. It's a broad, innate sense of feeling, very often associated with artists. I am of the opinion that soul cannot be taught in school. No matter how skilled one becomes in his or her craft, if they don't naturally tune into that something called soul, then - frankly - they just don't have it.
I doubt that many people walk into a music venue seeking soul like a metal detector clutching hobbyist on a beach. Most of the time, you show up because you want to show up, and can be pleasantly caught off guard when soul grabs your shoulders, and eloquently, passionately screams in your face. That's what happened to me when I first saw Charleston, SC husband and wife duo Megan Jean & the KFB back in October 2010. On their blog, they describe themselves as being "hard-touring, foot stompin', guitar beatin', upright lickin', washboard scratchin', banjo pickin' madness with a voice like the devil herself." Their 2010 release "Dead Woman Walking" is the kind of album that is so real and raw, you reach out to it when looking for such things as insight and solace.
Megan Jean & the KFB has spent much of the winter recording at KJP in Birmingham, AL. The videos below were shot during two separate performances in Macon, GA this past fall. They were accompanied in The Blue Indian with write-ups by William Haun, who noted that "the eclectic multi-instrumentalists...have made their mark...and it's safe to say that they play as important a role in Macon's music scene as any of our local bands." The band will be marking up New York City on Monday, March 19th, when they will be playing a 9pm show at the Rodeo Bar and Grill.
Megan Jean & the KFB will also be appearing on the PBS show Music Voyager. The episode is centered around East Tennesse, and will air in NYC on April 26th. For more information about the show and this particular listing, follow this link.
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