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MohaviSoul
Kicking off the 15th Annual Far west Folk Alliance at the Venues Choice Concert, October 2018
New MohaviSoul album 2024
MohaviSoul Featured Artist at Wickenburg AZ Festival 2023
MohaviSoul at Bluegrass&BBQ Laguna Live Concert 2023
MohaviSoul at SummerGrass 2023
This talented and award winning group of musicians came has created a new sound in Americana and Bluegrass music with a mix of originals and unique covers reflected in their 7 award-winning CDs that are getting radio play across the USA and featured at major festivals. Mark Miller and Randy Hanson created this group with a new, soulful sound rooted in original Folk and Bluegrass music. Joined by Jason “Banjo Slim” Weiss (Banjo and Vocals), Ben Bostwick(Bass), and multi-instrumentalist Dan Sankey (Fiddle and Vocals), MohaviSoul blends a variety of sounds of contemporary bluegrass to yield a contagious mix of styles that keep you dancing and singing all night.
3 reviews
Camille Z.
March 17, 2020Mohavi Soul is an amazingly skilled collection of musicians. Their original songs, and their take on others’, showcase the depth and diversity that makes bluegrass so special! But they’re also just good people. When we had to postpone their performance for my Dad’s 80th birthday, they still came by to sing a few songs and lighten his heart. Hire them if you love bluegrass. And hire them if you think heart and kindness still matter!
Hired as: Bluegrass Band
Mohavi Soul
Thanks so much Camille and we look forward to more occasions and more birthdays for your dad!!
Alex W.
July 18, 2017What's a farm wedding without a down-to-earth, foot stompin' band??? Incomplete, that's what.
From set up to break down, they followed through, they were intuitive per our needs, and they were interactive in al the right ways. MohaviSoul played soothing acoustic Americana jams during our cocktail hour, played next amidst our guests during dinner, then plugged in for a couple hours as the dancing commenced. They played our requested music with their own artistic flare, and perpetualed the reciprocal feeding that cycles from the dancers to the band to the dancers to the band. We kept each other in high vibes, and they certainly did their job creating an upbeat and celebratory dance floor for our multicultural group.
We would have them back for any future parties. And look forward to going to their shows throughout San Diego.
Cheers to all who made our event spectacular.
Hired as: Americana Band, Bluegrass Band
Heather C.
September 12, 2016I booked MohaviSoul for a vow renewal/wedding type ceremony and reception on the beach. From our very first correspondence, they were very professional and accommodating to my numerous questions or concerns. I spoke with Randy over the course of a few months and he was able to guide me into making the right decisions for our event in regards to their performance. MohaviSoul is a very talented group and because of this they were able to adapt to our specific needs easily on the day of the event. All of the band members are courteous and fun! Hiring this band made our day so much more enjoyable. Not only did they play bluegrass, which we love, but they covered numerous other songs and genres which gave all of our guests a great experience. I'd book this band again in a heartbeat!
Hired as: Americana Band, Bluegrass Band
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: English , Spanish
Gig length: 45 - 180 minutes
Crazy, musical, spontaneous, story telling balladeers spinning a journey of great music and harmonies. MohaviSoul blends a variety of sounds that include gypsy jazz, folk, Americana storytelling, soulful ballads, and contemporary bluegrass to yield a contagious mix of styles similar to Newgrass Revival, The Steel Drivers, Steep Canyon Rangers, Mumford and Sons, Trampled by Turtles, Old Crow Medicine Show, Hot Rize, Yonder Mountain String Band, the Seldom Scene, the Infamous Stringdusters, Blue Highway, GreenSky Bluegrass, and the Sam Bush Band. With a strong San Diego following, MohaviSoul is playing regularly at San Diego venues such as House of Blues, the Griffin, the Duck Dive, etc. as well as opening for national acts like Bill Evans and Soulgrass and sold-out house concerts with IBMA Showcase Band Barefoot Movement, etc. Now in our 14th year with 7 albums getting radio play across the USA. Described by Bluegrass Today as "The Seldom Scene of the West", this up and coming group is reaching out with fans across the US, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. A showcase band at the California Bluegrass Assoc’s Great 48 Conference in Bakersfield (January, 2014, 2015), feature act at Ramona Bluegrass Festival (May, 2014), Showcase Artist for the IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC (2022), featured artist at the San Diego Music Awards (April, 2025), and coming to a club, house concert, or festival near you. Will play support act for national regional acts one set up to three set shows for private parties, corporate events, and weddings.
MOHAVISOUL is a 5-piece, award-winning, San Diego-based, California-style Contemporary Bluegrass-Americana band (Grassicana) playing original music that combines West Virginia roots with 5th-generation California heritage since 2012 (14 years). MohaviSoul, led by Randy Hanson and Mark Miller, is the new California Bluegrass sound in SoCal writing a new chapter of Contemporary Bluegrass/Americana. They have won awards for their songs Blue Diesel (Akademia, Los Angeles, 2015 Best Bluegrass), Make It Up (18th International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA), Best Bluegrass/Country Song), and Hurry Up and Wait (43rd SDMA, Best Country/Americana Song). Also, a finalist with “Dog in The Middle” for 21st annual IAMA awards for Best Group in 2025, plus SDMA Nominee for Best Americana/Country album 2025 and featured 2025 awards show performer, and 2026 SDMA Nominee for Encore album and Shine Like Stars song. Multiple songs also have charted nationally from our Stories and Memories and self-titled MohaviSoul albums. Bluegrass Today labeled MohaviSoul as the “Seldom Scene of the West” in their review of our 2024 self-titled album. MohaviSoul gained national attention at the Bluegrass Ramble in September 2021 in Raleigh, NC as an invited Showcase Artist at the IBMA World of Bluegrass and was the first band since Nickel Creek invited to represent SoCal at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass. MohaviSoul wraps storytelling in music with a blend of original music and great covers. The 6th self-titled album “MohaviSoul” (April 2024) includes our song “Hurry Up and Wait” that won San Diego Music Awards (SDMA) Best Country/Americana song for 2024 and is getting radio play nationally and internationally. The 7th and new album “Encore”, released in January 2025 is another great mix of originals and unique covers that fans have loved at our concert and festival shows. So please join MohaviSoul on our journey & we'll see you down our musical road less traveled performing our story telling wrapped in music & sharing the fun & joy of our journey with everyone...MohaviSoul style!
Discography:
(1) Every Second EP (1/2013),
(2) Blue Diesel EP (12/2013),
(3) Hometown Blues (8/2017),
(4) Live at the 42nd Annual Huck Finn Jubilee (12/2019),
(5) Stories and Memories (1/2021),
(6) Re-release of their instrumental single “PCH-928” (12/2022),
(7) MohaviSoul (4/2024),
(8) Encore (1/2025)
Awards/Nominations:
(1) CD Award (Blue Diesel): Best Bluegrass EP – Blue Diesel (2/2015) 'With the right combination of musicianship, heartfelt lyrics and impeccable melodies, MohaviSoul has crafted an impressive collection of Bluegrass gems.' The Akademia, Los Angeles, CA.
(2) Nominated by San Diego Music Awards (SDMA) for Best Country/Americana Album of the Year (2018) for LP Hometown Blues, for Best Country/Americana Band (SDMA, 2020) with 2019 release of Live LP “Live at the 42nd Annual Huck Finn Jubilee”, both Best Country/Americana Album and Best Country/Americana Band with release of 2021 LP “Stories and Memories,” Best Country/Americana Band with single PCH-928 (2023), & Best Country/Americana Song and Band (2024).
(3) Invited Showcase Artist to International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass, Raleigh, NC 2021.
(4) Won 18th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA) for the Best Bluegrass/Country Song for “Make It Up” from the Stories and Memories album in 2022.
(5) Won San Diego Music Awards for Best Country/Americana Song for “Hurry Up and Wait” in 2024.
(6) Finalist with “Dog in The Middle” for 21st annual IAMA awards for Best Group in 2025.
(7) SDMA Nominee for Best Americana/Country album in 2025 for 2024 self-titled album and featured awards show performer in April 2025.
(8) SDMA Nominee 2026 for Best Americana/Country album for 2025 release of "Encore" & Best Americana/Country Song (Shine Like Stars).
We can play completely acoustic or completely plugged in. If electric we require four vocal mics and as well as DI's for guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle, and electric banjo. If we play outdoors we need a canopy/shade and electrical power access.
MohaviSoul - Master Setlist
Set 1
1 Two Roads D
2 Dog in the Middle A
3 Prisioner's Song G
4 Full Circle D
5 Breakin' Down G
6 Lonesome, Or'ny & Mean D
7 Hurry Up and Wait G
8 Walls of Time B
9 Get Lucky Again Dm
10 Righteous Path G
11 Contrary Lovers E
12 Lonesome Now A
13 More White House Blues G
14 Dozen Roses B
15 Live & Let Live A
Set 2
1 Blue Side of the Mountain E
2 The Way Em
3 White FreightLiner C
4 On My Way D
5 Shine Like Stars C
6 Blue Diesel E
7 That Lonesome Song E
8 Ninety Nine Years A
9 Squirrels in my Car C
10 White House Road G
11 Minor Swing D
12 Ghost Train G
13 Little Georgia Rose A
14 Hometown Blues A
15 On & On G
16 No Expectations A
Additional Songs
Can’t You Hear Me Calling F
Dirty Shame G
Every Second C
Ferguson Fight E
Fourteen Days G
Gettie Up A
High On the Mountain F
I feel the blues moving in G
If It Hadn't Been For Love G
Lay Your Needle Down G
Less and less D
Lonesome Evening Blues A
Nomad Blues G
Old River Knows B
Right Side of the Grass G
Rose In Paradise E
Stay Tuned D
Tenessee Whiskey A
The Other Side G
This Old House D
To Be With You Again G
Until I go E
Why You Been Gone So Long A
With Care from Someone E
Won't Bring You down G
Working On Building Bb
Canon in D D
Folsum Prison Blues G
Wagon Wheel G
Man of Constant Sorrow F
Every Second C
MohaviSoul blends a variety of sounds that include gypsy jazz, folk, Americana storytelling, soulful ballads, and contemporary bluegrass to yield a contagious mix of styles similar to Newgrass Revival, The Steel Drivers, Steep Canyon Rangers, Mumford and Sons, Trampled by Turtles, Old Crow Medicine Show, Hot Rize, Yonder Mountain String Band, the Seldom Scene, the Infamous Stringdusters, Blue Highway, Cadillac Sky, GreenSkye Bluegrass, and the Sam Bush Band and many more!!
4mics/boom stands,4DI's,power
Bluegrass Band