My friend Richard; he's both a hillbilly and a hippy at the same time. He's a Hippabilly.
Mudhawk
Mudhawk is a four-piece machine that plays a mixture of bluesy New Orleans-flavored swamp goo mixed with outlaw Americana and some deep city funk, just to keep 'em guessing.
The band recently recorded a music video featuring Richard Burnett's song 'I'm a Hippabilly', and I had the honor of playing piano and singing some backup vocals on the project.
This Video Should Answer Some Questions
Lately I've been getting questions like "If you're the real Paul, shouldn't you be playing in a fabulous four-piece band or something?"
Others might just ask: "Do you really play the piano, or is that just more of your quirky fiction, Paul?"
Seriously though, I would like to show my friends what I've been up to lately, and for those who are interested in seeing me play a piano, below is a music video with just such a thing.
The Costumes
For this video, I put together my best Hippabilly costume, wearing my plaid black-and-yellow flannel shirt for some outlaw hillbilly anarchy, and I felt like my Pie Town ball cap with glassless glasses was as hippabilly as it gets.
The instrument that I played for this tune is the Fender Rhodes electric piano.
Have a look, and listen, because Richard can really say it best, as he explains how he's a Hippabilly in his song, 'I'm a Hippabilly'.
