The Mayhaws June 26, 2010

The Mayhaws from Tallahassee, FL, are a blend of country, acoustic rockabilly, Honky-tonk, and a touch of high-octane blue grass.

The mayhaw is the fruit of several kinds of hawthorn trees native to the low and swampy parts of the deep south. As the name implies, the fruit ripens in early May. Because hawthorn trees are covered in thorns and impossible to climb, folks used to go out and collect the fruit by laying a blanket under the tree and shaking the haws out onto it.

Like their namesakes, The Mayhaws are sweet and thorny, playing music rooted in American and American-immigrant traditions.

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