The Pine Box Dwellers, from Waycross, return to the Peach Jam Podcast with a new addition to their swampy roots sound and plenty of stories from the road. Sean Clark, Connor Griffin, and Nick Solomon talk about finding Nick through a weekly gig, building a devoted community of listeners, writing songs inspired by the people they meet, and making a living through live music.

The Pine Box Dwellers with Peach Jam Podcast host Jeremy Powell

Pine Box Dwellers: Connor Griffin, Nick Solomon, and Sean Clark with Peach Jam host Jeremy Powell

 

For the Pine Box Dwellers, becoming a trio happened almost by accident. Sean Clark and Connor Griffin were finishing their regular Wednesday performance at Boondox in Brunswick when the venue's new karaoke host, Nick Solomon, began singing and playing harmonica. Soon he was sitting in for a song, then a set, and eventually an entire show. What started as a chance encounter became a new version of the Waycross band, with Solomon's harmonica settling naturally into the rhythmic sound Clark and Griffin had developed together. The band's official biography now identifies Clark on acoustic guitar and vocals, Griffin on cajon and vocals, and Solomon on harmonica and vocals.

The conversation with host Jeremy Powell is also a portrait of a working Georgia band. The Pine Box Dwellers describe a calendar that keeps them moving through Brunswick, St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, and beyond, with longer trips taking them north along the East Coast and south into Florida. Their official calendar reflects that steady pace, including recurring performances in Brunswick and St. Simons Island alongside dates throughout Georgia and neighboring states. For the band, touring is less about chasing a single breakthrough than continuing to meet people, build relationships, and make each new town part of a wider musical community.

Some of those relationships turn directly into songs. The band recalls staying at a cabin near Cave Spring after meeting a fan named Angela and writing a song inspired by the family's property and grandson while they were there. They also talk about fans who travel to shows, listeners who form personal connections with the songs, and their hope of someday reaching larger stages and festival circuits. But the members repeatedly return to a simpler definition of success: earning a living through music, getting better together and having another place to play tomorrow. As Solomon says in the episode, it feels like they are “making too much noise not to be heard.”