Carpetbagger (band)
{{Short description|American alt-country band}}
{{About|the alt-country, Americana band|the post-American Civil War opportunists|Carpetbagger|the World War II special operations unit|Operation Carpetbagger}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Carpetbagger
| image = CarpetbaggerHoleInTheWall.2014.JPG
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| caption = Carpetbagger performing at Hole in the Wall in May 2014
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| origin = Austin, Texas, United States
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| years_active = 2012–present
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| website = {{URL|http://carpetbagger.bandcamp.com/}}
| current_members = Greg Loftus
Cody Brown
John Tranum
Bryan McGrath
| past_members = Kevin McCann
}}
Carpetbagger is an alt-country, Americana band based in Austin, Texas.{{cite web|url=http://www.lesfire.com/?p=163|title=Carpetbagger Episode 5|publisher=LesFire|date=2013-09-25|accessdate=2014-05-09}}{{cite web|title=KUTX Song of the Day|url=http://kutx.org/song-of-the-day/carpetbagger-american-bruises|publisher=KUTX|accessdate=2014-05-09}} The band was formed in spring of 2012.{{cite web|title=Austin Bluegrass Events |url=http://events.austin360.com/austin_tx/events/show/314146203-sour-bridges-carpetbagger-christy-hays-her-sunday-best-fire-in-the-kitchen |publisher=Austin360 |accessdate=2014-05-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215428/http://events.austin360.com/austin_tx/events/show/314146203-sour-bridges-carpetbagger-christy-hays-her-sunday-best-fire-in-the-kitchen |archivedate=2014-05-12 }} Carpetbagger consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Greg Loftus, lead guitarist Cody Brown, bassist John Tranum, and drummer Bryan McGrath.{{cite web|url=http://carpetbagger.bandcamp.com/|title=Carpetbagger|publisher=Bandcamp|accessdate=2014-05-09}}
History
In 2011, Greg Loftus moved from Boston, Massachusetts to Austin, Texas and started the band a year later.{{cite web|url=http://redlineroots.blogspot.com/2013/07/carpetbagger-far-off-daybreak-call-ep.html|title=Carpetbagger, "Far Off The Daybreak Call" EP Review|publisher=Red Line Roots|date=2013-07-24|accessdate=2014-05-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/414686|title=Greg Loftus with The Kieran Ridge Band and Patrick Coman|publisher=Brown Paper Tickets|accessdate=2014-05-09}} The band released its first EP titled "Far Off The Daybreak Call" on August 2, 2013.{{cite news|publisher=Austin Monthly|title=Far Off The Daybreak Call Review|date=August 2013}} The album was named after the last stanza of Walt Whitman's poem "O Pioneers". Far Off The Daybreak Call was recorded live over a weekend at Loftus' house in Austin. Kevin McCann recorded drums on the EP.{{cite web|url=http://www.breakthruradio.com/#/programdetail/?blog=23&post=3013|title=Get Into The Van|publisher=BreakthruRadio|date=2013-07-23|accessdate=2014-05-09}} Ben Ballinger and Christy Hays were guest vocalists on the EP. The band's first performance as Carpetbagger with the Far Off The Daybreak Call lineup was at SXSW 2013 on 6th Street. Carpetbagger had residencies at Scoot Inn, Hole in the Wall, and Blackheart.{{cite web|url=http://wanderless.com/event/Carpetbagger-1/13259?fd=2013-01-09&cat=film |title=Carpetbagger |publisher=Wanderless.com |accessdate=2014-05-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222427/http://wanderless.com/event/Carpetbagger-1/13259?fd=2013-01-09&cat=film |archivedate=2014-05-12 }}
Discography
=EP=
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| scope="row" | Far Off The Daybreak Call
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