what's with the name?
The name came to me in a fever dream one night - I bolted straight up in bed during a particularly rough bout of strep throat, fever raging, with this brilliant idea for a band name... THE DIRTY FRENCH BROADS
Easy now, we're not a burlesque troupe (yet...). The French Broad River runs through Asheville, and is well-known for being astonishingly icky. Locals will warn you against putting any uptown orifices underwater, and most won't even touch it. I dug and dug and couldn't believe no one had snagged this band name yet... well alright then, I said... guess I'd better learn how to sing.
I kept the name in my back pocket for years (writing and cutting my teeth playing Wonderwall on the campus lawn) until I formed a project in 2022 with - yes - a handful of "honorary broads" - and The Dirty French Broads were born!
meet the Broads!
Kate Thomas
singer, songwriter, guitarist, foot tammer, intermediate kazooist, class clown
Jeannie McKenzie
fiddler, vocalist, plant specialist (not that kind), healer, emotional mechanic, sweetheart
Josh Linhart
drummer, underpaid roadie, unofficial sound guy, hair stylist, resident Nice Guy
John Tirone
upright bassist, heartbeat, rock, actual mechanic, most appropriate language
