Genre Bluegrass, Americana - of the un-pure, back-porch urban junkgrass filtered through the city via a hammock hanging somewhere in the Caribbean variety Band Members Sam Reid - Acoustic Guitar, singin'  Johnny Ransom - Bass, singin'  John Campbell - Drums, singin'  Aaron Goff-fiery mando Joe Kessler-blue fiddle Often accompanied by musicians such as:  Jimmy Ryan - mandolin  Jess Fox - fiddle  Eric Royer - banjo  David Rizzuti - pedal steel  Tim Kelly - dobro Hometown Somerville, MA Biography Sam Reid and the Riot Act is an American roots and bluegrass band of the un-pure variety, with plenty of flatpicking and three-part harmonies punctuated by driving drums and Caribbean rhythms.  The band delivers their own brand of live acoustic music influenced and continually inspired by traditional Irish/Scottish/Appalachian fiddle tunes and the rhythms of the vast Caribbean Sea. Sam grew up flatpicking bluegrass guitar outside of Boston and joined up with Johnny Ransom while the two were members of country/punk outfit Three Day Threshold. Gettysburg, PA's own John Campbell holds it all together with hypnotizing drums which make it nearly impossible not to stomp yer feet.