The Hoppin’ Boxcars
Pan Genre Band with a Bluegrass Vibe
Photo: Eileen Finegan
Matthew “Grizzly” Cicchetti: Guitar, vocals / Michael “Ziggy” Carlton: Mandolin, Ukulele / Matthew “Hubcap” Gordon: Slide dobro, vocals / Ray “Haystax” Hoffman: Bass / David “Doobie” Dubroff: keyboards, accordian / Stephen “Juggy” Cornell: spoons, vocals / Jim “BamBam” Cavanaugh: drums
Genre(s): Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Children's, Country and Alt-Country, Folk, Folk-Rock, Old-Time, Ragtime, Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Swing
Format(s): Band
The Hoppin' Boxcars are a multi-genre band of bearded HoBoes who broke into the scene in early 2016 like a freight train chugging on down the line. Their nostalgic, flavorful, foot-stompin' originals are considered ‘pan-genre’ as their styles include bluegrass, folk, country, rock, reggae, ska, big band, swing, blues, jazz, and even Deep South Cajun style. The band won the 2022 Philadelphia Bluegrass/Folk/Country Band of The Year award, and performed at venues including the Ardmore Music Hall, the Sellersville Theater, Tellus 360, Tin Angel, 118 North, and the Main Martin Stage of the 55th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival.
Contact: Ziggy Carlton
ziggydotman@gmail.com
484-680-5621
http://www.thehoppinboxcars.com
You can find the music of The Hoppin' Boxcars on all streaming services, including Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, YouTube Radio, Amazon Music, & in the iTunes Store for Apple Music. Stay tuned for our musical that we wrote, produced, & performed, dubbed as our “Dustbowl Opera”, as we will be reviving our play soon. Click It Tee Clack!!