About The Resonauts
The Resonauts are an acoustic quartet consisting of Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, and Bass. They play a mix of jazz, bluegrass and pop and always with an emphasis on joy and excitement.Their original works consist of progressive americana instrumentals and songwriting. High Noon could be naturally found in a spaghetti western film. Eudaimonia is a reflective and joyful piece reminiscent of Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Orb Weaver could be a spiritual successor to The White Album or an out take from The Velvet Underground.
While no single identifying characteristic describes their sound best, their authentic and dynamic presence on stage is a joy to behold for lovers of any genre. If you love acoustic music, you’ll find something to love about The Resonauts.
Lee Thomas
Lee is quickly establishing himself as one of the preeminent fiddle players in Middle Tennessee. Having played and traveled extensively in his career with major country acts on stages like the Grand Ole Opry and CMA Awards, Lee brings an electrifying zeal to fiddle playing that makes him a closer relative to Jimi Hendrix than Kenny Baker.
Troy Gilchrist
Troy grew up performing alongside his sister Sharon Gilchrist, and later went on to play with names such as Rachel Goetz, Milo Deering, Jeff Scroggins, and more. Troy plays with a unique style of finger and plucking techniques, preferring resonator guitars over traditional D-28 Martins even in bluegrass settings much to the chagrin of the bluegrass police.
Clint Hartzell
Originally from Mid Coast Maine, Clint is a lifelong bassist, naturalist, and scholar of rare recordings. He holds multiple degrees in Linguistics from UMass Amherst and Syracuse from which he’s developed a computational approach to electronic music in addition to his work in the acoustic space. His voice is also sweet like Jesse Winchester but with a punch that can pierce a loud swing band.
Thomas Townsley
A native of South West Louisiana, Thomas is a composer and computer scientist dedicated to expanding the mandolin outside of bluegrass territory by any means necessary. He’s traveled across the US and Europe performing with his guitar/mandolin duo Thomas & Theresa. When he’s not playing he’s probably soldering his mandolin pickups.
