Raider, which has been described as an acid sea shanty, has a bluegrass feel created by bowed banjo and dulcimer backing a folksy-sounding but surreal lyric.
The show featured a sequence of brief sketches of cornball humor, combined with performances by top acts in bluegrass, country and western and gospel music.
He then studied other genres, including blues, country, bluegrass, free jazz, and noiseeventually synthesizing all those heterogeneous influences into a unique style of his own.