Holy Ghost Tent Revival is folk rock band out of Greensboro, NC that I have had the opportunity to see live on a couple of occasions. I say folk rock because that is the closest thing that I can think of to describe them. They blend about every genre into their music hitting blues, rock, soul, punk, bluegrass, Americana, big band, country and ragtime plus a good amount of hooting & hollering and a lot of vocal harmonizing from the entire band to create something extremely special. Their music is both toe-tapping and foot-stomping music that makes for one hell of a good time to listen to and see live.

Holy Ghost Tent Revival consists of Stephen Murray, Matt Martin, Patrick Leslie, Hank Widmer, Ross Montsinger, Kevin Williams and Charlie Humphrey who formed the band while attending college in Greensboro in 2007. They have touring the eastern United States from Michigan to Florida pretty heavily since the band’s inception and have gained a strong fan base. Holy Ghost Tent Revival’s gives off an old-timey feel when you first see the band in their usual attire of vests, button-down dress shirts and their tie but don’t let the old-timey look fool you because the energy that they put off completely rocks every venue that they play at.

Holy Ghost Tent Revival puts everything that they have into their music making every show an experience worth seeing. I strongly suggest checking these guys out live if you are anywhere near one of their shows because its a great time and I don’t think you will be disappointed.

Stream Holy Ghost Tent Revival’s ‘So Long I Screamed’ album in its entirety below:

Stream ‘Family’ below which is an album where Holy Ghost Tent Revival teamed up with The Lovely Hot Starving Street Band “to create six unique, rawkus, sing-along songs”:

Click the image below to download Holy Ghost Tent Revival’s Daytrotter Session from September 6, 2010 for free.