The Grahams

In 2015 The Grahams released Rattle The Hocks, the soundtrack to a short film The Grahams Rattle The Hocks.

The Grahams (Alyssa Graham and Doug Graham) travelled the country by train in the summer of 2014 and arrived in Memphis with songs inspired by their adventures and experiences. Musician Cody Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars), who played with the duo, documented part of that journey, as well as the recording of the band’s new material.

The film is a loose, but intimate look at The Grahams and is narrated by both Alyssa and Doug (the narration was written by Bryan McCann). Alyssa says, “There’s a special connection between American folk music and the railroad that has no parallel elsewhere in the world.” She talks about the band’s own goals in traveling by train: “We’re looking for the modern echo of older sounds.” The film is about the band, the rails and the land and towns they visited, but mostly it is about the music.