A Thousand Horses debut single, “Smoke,” is currently sitting in the top ten and still climbing, and the guys are busy touring non-stop all across the country. When it comes to preparing for their live shows, lead singer Michael Hobby says once the bus pulls up, “Everybody kinda just rolls outta these bunks slowly. We warm up, stretch, warm up our voices, just kinda get in the zone about what we’re about to do.”
Bass player Graham Deloach agrees that it’s all about getting in the right mindset. He says, “You gotta get yourself psyched up. You’re about to jump onto a moving train. It’s like nerve-wracking, but in a good way. You can channel it and use it. You take the two minutes before you go on, everybody does a hands-in, you get your head in the game, you do whatever you need to do, say a prayer.”
A Thousand Horses has a pretty packed tour schedule through the summer. You can see a list of their tour dates here.
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A Thousand Horses – preparing for stage :30
Michael Hobby – “There’s 12 of us traveling on the bus, so it’s a little packed. Yeah, then everybody kinda just rolls outta these bunks slowly. We warm up, stretch, warm up our voices, just kinda get in the zone about what we’re about to do.”
Graham Deloach – “You gotta get yourself psyched up. You’re about to jump onto a moving train. It’s like nerve-wracking, but in a good way. You can channel it and use it. You take the two minutes before you go on, everybody does a hands-in, you get your head in the game, you do whatever you need to do, say a prayer.”
Michael Hobby – “And then go out there and kick some ass.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – APRIL 20, 2015 – MONDAY
A Thousand Horses’ song “Smoke” is continuing to move up the country charts this week at number 8. The guys – who attended the ACM Awards on Sunday (4/19) and walked the red carpet – play a show in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday (4/24)
A THOUSAND HORSES – THE FACTS
MEMBERS: Michael Hobby – Lead Vocal
Bill Satcher – Lead Guitar
Zach Brown – Guitar and Vocal
Graham Deloach – Bass and Vocal
HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Newberry, South Carolina – Savannah, Georgia
DEBUT SINGLE: – “Smoke” sits at number 8 this week on the Country Aircheck / Mediabase chart.
DEBUT ALBUM: Southerality – coming soon.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: February 21, 2015
RECENT TWEETS:
A Thousand Horses @athousandhorses · Sunday, April 19
Champagne and stadium hot dogs actually go well together #acmawards50
A Thousand Horses @athousandhorses · Sunday, April 19
Red carpet selfie. #acmawards50
A Thousand Horses @athousandhorses · Sunday, April 19
Heading to the #acmsawards!