“With their phenomenal improvisations, stellar catalogue of originals, and genre-bending cavalcade of covers, The Woodshedders' impressive stage work has made them one of the most loved bands in the D.C. area.” --Roots Renaissance
The Woodshedders are an Indie Roots band boasting four all-original studio albums and performances at hundreds of festivals and shows.
The band consists of Dwayne Brooke on guitar and vocals, Fiddlin' Dave Van Deventer on Fiddle, Jesse Shultazaberger on drums, Jacob Smith on Saxophone and Keys, and Randy Ball on bass. The Woodshedders bring lyricism and musicality to fun, danceable shows that swerve through Honky-Tonk, Gypsy, Appalachian, and Vintage Rock n' Roll, often in the same song.
They have shared this unique musical alchemy at venues near and far, including Red Wing Roots Music Festival, Deep Roots Mountain Revival, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Festival, Mountain Stage New Song Fest, Kingman Island Bluegrass Festival, PBS Song of the Mountains, The U.S. State Department's Fourth of July Picnic, Opera House LIVE!, The Hamilton, Confluence Festival, The State Theatre, The Hippodrome, WAMU’s Capital Americana, The Jefferson Theatre, and at their rowdy monthly residency at Hill Country BBQ in D.C.
They are the also the host band of Virginia’s celebrated Watermelon Park Fest.