HIGHWOODS STRING BAND, THE

HIGHWOODS STRING BAND, THE (c. 1973-1978: Walt Koken [fdl]; Bob Potts [fdl]; Mac Benford [bnj]; Doug Dorschug [gtr]; Jenny Cleland [b]) The Highwoods String Band was one of the most popular revival string bands of the 1970s. Modeled after Gid Tanner's SKILLET LICKERS , they took a twin-fiddle sound and high-powered backup, and wed it with a humorous approach to FIDDLE tunes and old-time songs. They were also influenced by the recordings of traditional fiddle and BANJO players who were…