are a band of misfits. The band is frontwoman Michelle Belanger and a rotating cast of 鈥渟idemen.鈥� The group plays a wide range of music, including country, western swing and blues from the early 1940s to today.
Belanger started the band with three sidemen as a way to find her musical voice. It eventually became difficult to coordinate everyone鈥檚 schedule for gigs, so she decided to open up the ranks of Mystery Hillbillies.
Belanger talks to host Frank Stasio about her musical history and approach to engaging with the audience. Hillbillies Colby Jack on the bass and Lance White on guitar join her for an in-studio performance.
They will be in Chapel Hill on Friday, Feb. 1, and in Pittsboro on Saturday, Feb. 9.
