John Kraus And The Goers

John Kraus And The Goers are:

John Kraus: Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bouzouki, Ukulele
David Dutton: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Bob Aul: Tuba
Tim Weed: Fiddle, Vocals
Paul Givant: Guitar, Banjo, Percussion, Vocals

The Goers started when John, actual professional mariner, got back from a long voyage at sea. "Hey, long-time musical collaborator David Dutton," he said" " let’s do some of these sea shanties and nautical folk songs from centuries past I’ve been learning" Conveniently, Bob Aul, tuba maestro and brother-in-law was down the street playing tuba. Off duty from LA band, Roses Pawn Shop, violinist, Tim Weed and Vocalist, Paul Givant, lend their talents in the ways only people who owe you favors can. Together Goers make.

The Goers have a tuba. I mean I could stop there but they also have a violin and drums and banjo and Irish bouzouki, two very handsome beards, penny whistle and guitars, both electrified and unelectrified. The Goers not only play traditional sea shanties and nautical music spanning the centuries and continents, but write original music with melodies and harmonies, lyrics and stories that are sometimes camouflaged as traditional but stray far enough from the Smithsonian folkways Collection to still anger your grandparents. 

The Goers’ 3^rd studio album, “Jug Of This” adapts traditional songs and themes and reimagines them with a grit and urgency of a band yearning to play them out in a way that would appeal to both sailors and land lubbers alike.