Ok, so I'm here with Scott from Burlap to Cashmere. So tell me a little bit about the band for someone who wouldn't know

Um the band is a big mess of six people's crazy, weird influences. Everything from the Gypsy Kings to the Beatles to Pink Floyd to Sting to Tito Puente

Pretty eclectic

Yeah

So how did you guys come together?

The two lead guys, Steve and Johnny are cousins, so they grew up together. And then Mike and Teddy and Robby and Johnny all grew up together and our manger as well, they all grew up together in Brooklyn and I met them just randomly.

It doesn't seem like there is a whole lot of Christian bands out of Brooklyn.

No.well there's a lot of gospel but in terms of like rock, really no.

So how is it coming out of the microcosm of New York to the United states as a whole? In a different market such as from Brooklyn to Bartlesville?

Very well. We did mostly gigs in Manhattan. For most people that is the most intimidating thing, to go from Middle America and go play a show in Manhattan. So we're like going the other way. That's where we came from, that pressure and really intense and competitive environment. So for us it's like easy, it's really nice, people are into it and people haven't been listing to twenty great bands because not that many bands come through town. It's been fun.

So how has that been ministry wise? I mean I don't know what you guys are like every night. Back home vs. Middle America?

Umm we don't do anything differently wherever we play. If we do a quote unquote "Christian" show or a quote unquote "mainstream" show we do the what you saw tonight, that is what we do.

For a band that fits into both categories so readily how does it feel to be so successful in the Christian scene?

It feels good! (laughs)Yes it's nice to have people who enjoy the music. We don't differentiate between the Christian and non-Christian community. Because if someone is going to listen to us and be effected by us it is really irrelevant to where they are coming from.

So do you see that as a goal? You mentioned people being effected by you.

I wouldn't see it as a goal. I see it as a happy by-product. We have never sat down and said "how can we affect people" we said "how can we make good music". Affecting people is just a by-product of making good music.

So how would you say that the Lord has blessed the band?

I would say with the success we are having. It is totally not us. I'm really surprised that we are still together with all that we have been through. And we have been together for four years and to see all the struggle we have gone through and we are still all original members. I mean we have lost one guy um but to last for four years and we really haven't seen any success until now so this is really new. It's just perseverance that's really been a blessing

What is the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you guys on stage.

Wow we used to embarrass ourselves a lot because we weren't very good live. So we used to have bad live shows. So when that happened we would all be really depressed. I mean guitars breaking and people getting sick on stage. But recently there hasn't been much embarrassment it has all been good.

Picture that there is a kid that just stumbled onto this webpage, unsaved, what would you say to them?

Uhh if you are not looking start looking, if you are looking keep looking, and if you stop looking because you think you have found answers, keep looking because the answers only get deeper.

So what is next?

Oklahoma City! (laughs)We're just going to keep playing and whatever happens, happens.

I try to keep these short so thanks.

Thanks