Bootleg Hoedown

Bootleg Hoedown was composed for the Unheard-of//Ensemble during their residency at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. When composing Bootleg Hoedown, I was very much inspired by memories of my upbringing in the south. Although not heavily involved with hoedown music, I knew of its deep cultural roots. Being from Birmingham, Alabama, I'm mostly a city dweller, but a southern city gives you the opportunity to experience many cultures within a modern town. The term bootleg generally refers to something that is fraudulent or not authentic. Being that my roots are mostly R&B, Gospel, and Jazz, this piece is a bootleg of a hoedown; my remix of what a hoedown sounds like!