History

July 2001
Felix and Jono go to Sweetsmill and learn first fiddle tunes

October 2001
Felix and Jono play Cowell Upper Quad and meet Max
Continue playing on Sunday afternoons "Hungover Hoedown"

14 November 2001
Cowell Open Mic
Invite Anton on stage who had never heard the band
- Trader Boatman
- Hear the Lonesome Wimperwill
- Sing-a-long Medly (C)

17 November 2001
Santa Cruz, Pacific Ave.
First real performance with Anton

28 November 2001
Cowell Open Mic, without Anton
- Indian Ate the Woodchuck
- Fulsome Prision Blues
- Holiday Medly (G)
get to play aditional set at the end without Max
- Sail into the Mist my Little Prithies
- Franky and Johnny
- Titanic

18 December 2001
Berkeley, Telegraph without Max

19 December 2001
Berkeley, 4th Street without Max

20 December 2001
San Francisco, Powel Street Bart Station without Max

21 December 2001
Berkeley, 4th Street without Max

26 December 2001
San Francisco, Powel Street Bart Station without Max

27 December 2001
Berkeley, 4th street without Max

6 January 2002
Recorded songs and burned demo in Jono's room

11 January 2002
- Plays at Porter open mic "I Told the Daffadils" and
"Hava Nagila". Introduced as the "moon shine boys" but when onstage
changes to "Eligible Bachelors".
- mailing list begins
- followed by a two hour set in the Porter quad with dancing, and without Max

12 January 2002
Plays on Pacific accross from theatre

16 January 2002
- Audition for Stevenson talent show and gets
to be the house band for the show in March

17 January 2002
First radio broadcast (KZSC Fat Farm @ 12:30) played "I Told the Daffadils"
anounced as Jono and the Eligible Bachelors
Cowell Open Mic under name "Bluegrass Mountain Hooligans"
- Anton's Jig
- Oakie From Muskogie
- Flowers of Edinbrough
aditional set without Anton
- Sail into the Mist
- Little Beggar Man
- Little Brown Jug
- Every Night When the Sun Goes In

18 January 2002
Plays College 8 courtyard
and then moves to Porter fireside lounge

23 January 2002
Stevenson Open Mic at cafe
- Little Beggerman
- Flowers of Edinbrough
- Folsome Prision

24 January 2002
Stevenson & KZSC Open Mic in dining hall
- All the Way to Galway
- Titanic (with dancing & singing)

1 February 2002
Ravi's 24th Birthday party (down western st)
Played full set, with some dancing, and singing

5 February 2002
Merril Moat Jam

6 February 2002 (Felix's birthday)
Stevenson open mic
- Jumbalaya
- Turkey in the Straw (with spoon duel break)
- Man of Constant Sorrow

7 February 2002
Went to Kresge open mic but it was finished.
Went to Seaborg open mic without Max
- Little Beggerman 
- I Told the Daffodills
- All the Way to Gallway

8 February 2002
Santa Curz, Pacific Ave. at night

9 February 2002
Jam with Charlie on banjo at the Stevenson knoll in the afternoon
Played open mic at the barn
around midnight without Max (with lots of dancing and singing)
- Titanic
- Hava Nagilla

14 February 2002
Valentines day performance at Stevenson Coffee Shop
played from 8 to 9:45 with a bit of dancing + two song encore

20 February 2002
Stevenson Open Mic
- Sawing on the Strings
- Lamplighters Hornpipe
- Your Cheating Heart
Encore: Hava Nagilla

6 March 2002
Stevenson Open Mic
- Wipe Out
- Hey Goodlooking
- Gave her my heart, Gave her my Soul

9 March 2002
Stevenson Talent Show (~300 people)
performed as the Old Time House Band
played opening and intermission set
Played a party at Ravi's house

17 March 2002 (recorded)
Played at Ron's house in Felton with Pond Rock
Played opening and intermission sets
also closed both sets with Pond Rock playing
- Fire on the Mountain
- Sweet Home California

20 March 2002
Berkeley without Max
4th Street and Telegraph

21 March 2002
Berkeley without Max
Telegraph

23 March 2002
Berkeley without Max
4th Street

24 March 2002
Berkeley without Max
Rick & Anns and Telegraph

29 March 2002 (recorded)
Played for hoe down party at Kenny's house
811 Broadway with hay bales, costumes, and lots of dancing

30 March 2002 (recorded?)
Played at the Trailer Park Bluegrass Festival

5 April 2002
Played a show at the Whole Earth Cafe
with some dancing in the back, an a circle during Hava Nagilla

7 April 2002
Played (without Max) opening set at
UCSC Student Environmental Center Campus Earth Festival

11 April 2002
Opened S.O.L.E open mic at student center
(with DJ Tibbs adding some beats)
- Soldiers Joy
- Man of Constant Sorrow
- How Mountain Girs Can Love
- Folsome Prision Blues
- Little Beggerman

13 April 2002
Played at College 9's Battle of the Buildings
Opened and closed with singing sets and
played instrumental fiddletunes for musical chairs.
Played on Pacific without Max

16 April 2002 (recorded)
Played at the Stevenson Coffee Shop followed by Walpurgis Night
Broadcast Live on KZSC Thirdrail

20 April 2002
Played full show (two sets) in Porter courtyard for Slug Day

27 April 2002
Played at Porterpalooza with
hay bale, scarecrow, and mullets

4 May 2002
Played at Theo's birthday party

7 May 2002
Sneak Attack Tour, at the classroom units
- Turkey in the Straw
- Sawing on the Strings
- Folsome Prision
- Old Joe Clark
- Gave her my Heart
- Jumbalaya
- Hava Nagilla

8 May 2002
Sneak Attack Tour, at social sciences
- Soldiers Joy
- Big River
- Little Beggerman
- How Mountain Girls Can Love
- Gave Her My Heart
- All the Way to Galway
- E: Anton's Jig
Sneak Attack Tour, latenight Dining at college8
- Doci Do
- Old Joe Clark
- Jumbalaya
- Man of Constant Sorrow
- Titanic
- Folsome Prision
- Hava Nagailla
- E: I Told the Daffodils
-  Sawing on the Strings

10 May 2002
Sneak Attack Tour, at the bookstore
- Sail into the Mist
- Oakie From Muskogee
- Little Beggerman
- How Mountain Girls Can Love
- E: Anton's Jig
Played a party on California Street

11 May 2002
Cafe Eclectica in Berkeley with Walpurgis Night

15 May 2002
Stevenson Open Mic
- How Mountain Girls Can Love
- Search For Love in Haste

17 May 2002
Played on pacific @ 5pm

18 May 2002
Opening act at Kresge day

22 May 2002
Played for artshow at Porter coy pond (without max)

24 May 2002
Played for artshow at Porter below dining hall (without max)

27 May 2002
Recorded second demo
Played a night time set in the Merril Moat

29 May 2002
Played last Stevenson open mic for the year
- Little Beggerman
- Big River
- Get Down Boys

8 June 2002 (recorded)
Played for College 9 graduation in the Upper Quary

July 2002
Played on Telegraph a few times

29 August 2002
Pre Attack for the UC Berkeley Sneak Attack
At Freeborn Hall dorms

3 September 2002
Played on 4th street in Berkeley
Sneak Attack Tour, Sproul Plaza

4 September 2002
Sneak Attack Tour, Dwinelle Courtyard

5 September 2002
Sneak Attack Tour, Outside Evans Hall
Played on Telegraph in Berkeley

6 September 2002
Sneak Attack Tour, Outisde Wheeler Aud

8 September 2002
Played at the Solano Stroll
Played at a party in Tilden park

14 September 2002
Played at a party in Oakland

16 September 2002
Played in the Porter Quad

21 September 2002
Played at Tara's birthday party

22 September 2002
Played on Pacific Ave.

4 October 2002
Party at the Bachelor Pad

5 October 2002
Party at Joey's house

8 October 2002
Stevenson College Night

9 October 2002
Santa Cruz Farmers Market

12 October 2002
Trailer Park Bluegrass (Fall Down) 2002

16 October 2002
Cowell Political Meeting

27 October 2002
Played on Pacific Ave During Peace Parade

31 October 2002
Halloween Cowell College Night
- Monster Mash
- Vampira
- Halloween
- Do Ci Do
- How Mountan Girls Can Love
- I Saw the Light
- Hight Upon A Mountain

6 November 2002
Stevenson Open Mic
- Do Ci Do
- Polka on the Banjo

12 November 2002
Merrill College Night (Harvest How Down)

15 November 2002
Party on Seton (Liz and Erica's house)

20 November 2002
Stevenson Open Mic
- Blackberry Blossum
- Oakie From Muskogie
- Tetris

21 November 2002
Opened for Humor Force 5 improve at Porter Dining Hall
- Popeye
- Folsom Prision
Intermission:
- East Tenesee Blues
- Do Ci Do
- Tetris

26 November 2002
Porter College Night
- Littel Beggerman
- Great Big Taters
- Oakie from Muskogie
- Blackberry Blosom
- Sawin' on the Strings
- I Told the Daffodils
- Hey Porter
- Turkey in the Stray
- Wipe Out
- Felix's Song
- Folsom Prision
- Jono's Reel
- Hava Nagilla
- Hey Goodlookin'
- Old Joe Clark
- Do Ci Do
- How Mountain Girls Can Love
- Golden Slippers / Soldier's Joy
- Big River
- Move it on Over

5 December 2002
Party by Safeway

15 December 2002
Played in Powell BART station SF

16 December 2002
Played on 4th Street in Berkeley

18 December 2002
Played on Telegraph Ave in Berkeley

21 December 2002
Played on Solano Ave. as holiday entertainers

22 December 2002
Played on Telegraph Ave in Berkeley at street fair

24 December 2002
Played on Solano Ave. as holiday entertainers

8 January 2003
Bachelor T-shirts finally made

16 January 2003
Played at Stevenson Open Mic
- Salty Dog
- Oakie from Muskogie
- Love in Haste
- Old Joe Clark

30 January 2003
Stevenson Open Mic
- On and On
- Sunshine Medly
- Jumbalia
- Tetris

1 February 2003
Played on Pacific Ave.

6 February 2003 (Felix's birthday)
Played at Alana's house for suprise birthday party

7 February 2003
Played at Mike's party (Anton's old house)

9 February 2003
Played birthday party at Harvey West Park

14 February 2003
Sneak Serenades
12pm at College 8 classrooms
- I told the Daffodills
3:10 at the classroom units
- As long as the World Goes Round
- I told the Daffodills
- Doci Do

21 February 2003
Barn Hoe Down (with Too Cool for School and Devil Makes 3)
- Turkey in the Straw -> Flowers of Edinburough -> Blackberry
- Oakie from Muskogie
- Western Country
- Polka on the Banjo
- Folsom Prision
- On and On
- Love in Haste
- Little Beggerman -> Old Joe Clark (oh the stompin')
- How Mountain Girls Can Love
- Man of Constant Sorrow
- Do Ci Do
(cut short)

25 February 2003
College 10 College Night (criminal punishment theme)

28 February 2003
Played at 120 Union (old Jahva house) with Pond Rock
Encore together: Man of Constant Sorror, We dont Need no Education

2 March 2003 (recorded)
Played on KZSC at Texas Timbo's Hoedown
- Big River
- Bachelor Til I Die
- New Fiddle Tune
- Folsome Prision
- On and On
- Doci Do
- E: Love in Haste

7 March 2003
Played at the Kresge Coop

5 April 2003
Filmed music video

6 April 2003
Played at Anton's grandma's birthday party in Piedmont
(notes: Sang Man of Constant Sorrow with helium)

11 April 2003
The UCSC Village PICA party @ 10pm
(rufus on sound)

11 April 2003 (recorded)
Zami Coop @ 12:30am
(kevin on sound)
(notes: Geoff on the crowd surfing during Hava Nagilla)

12 April 2003
College 9 battle of the buildings

12 April 2003 (recorded)
Kenny's How Down @ 811 Broadway

23 April 2003
Recorded theme song for Texas Timbo's Hoedown

24 April 2003
Crown College Night (at Merrill)

24 April 2003
Private Serenade

3 May 2003
Opened for Humor Force 5 at College 9 Namaste Lounge

5 May 2003
Anton's Senior Recital
- LIttle Beggerman -> Old Joe Clark -> Orange Blossum Special
- Lost (Felix's new song)
- Oakie from Muskogie
- Tetris

10 May 2003
Opened KZSC Festival (headlined by the Coup)

10 May 2003
Empire Indie Fest w/o M

12 May 2003
Sneak Attack Tour, College 8 Dining hall
- Salty Dog 
- Great Big Taters 
- Folsome Prision 
- Turkey in the Straw 
- E: Mountain Girls 
- Goodbye everybody 

13 May 2003
Sneak Attack Tour, Recital Hall
- Kenny Hall Rose Tree 
- On and On 
- Polka on the Banjo 
- Goodbye everybody 

14 May 2003
Sneak Attack Tour, Media Theatre
- Little Beggerman 
- Til the End of the World 
- Bachelor 'Til I Die 

15 May 2003
Sneak Attack Tour, Classroom Units
- Mountain Girls 
- Old Joe Clark 
- Titanic 

15 May 2003
Cowell College Night (outside)

15 May 2003
Meet the Bachelors @ 120 Union
A mellow (lunar eclipse) evening
(notes: Anton on piano for Franky and Johny)

16 May 2003
Sneak Attack Tour, Kresge Town Hall
- Old Joe Clark 
- Doci Do

17 May 2003
Future Shock Festival 2003 (Porterpalooza)
(Note: played before headliner The Velvet Teen)

21 May 2003
College Nine European College Night

12 June 2003
Plaid Party at the Parlor (Kelly's House @ 619 Washington St.)
First CD release

25 November 2003
Porter College Night

11 December 2003
Brian's party on Jenny St.

13 December 2003
Anton's uncle's birthday party in Oakland

16 December 2003
Will's graduation party at Felix's house

21 December 2003
Fourth Street in Berkeley

23 December 2003
Birthday party at SoundWave Studios in Oakland

27 December 2003
Concert at Soundwave Studios
(closing with the Coup)

4 February 2005
Bachelor Renuion Show at the Barn with the Blue Lady Quintet

21 September 2005
Porter College Orientation