Members of Springfield-based Deep Fried Squirrel gather last Saturday in Texas County. From left, Jake Norman (guitar), Deakin Mooney (banjo, vocals), Kolt Kendrick (mandolin, vocals), Eric Mathewson (fiddle, vocals) and Dave Smith (stand-up bass).

The name might conjure up images of a movie about a poor backwoods hillbilly family or one of those TV programs where a guy travels the world eating strange foods.

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