The Amish Outlaws

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It is a little-known fact that most Amish practice a tradition similar to the Christian Confirmation and Jewish Bar Mitzvah called Rumspringa (literal translation: running around) in which Amish children at the age of 16 have an opportunity to live free of the strict Amish code of conduct before deciding if they want to come back and be baptized into the Amish church.Surprisingly, virtually all of the youths return.But sometimes they dont.Four out of the original six members of The Amish Outlaws were born and raised in Lancaster, PA and had a strict Amish upbringing. No electricity from land lines, no alcohol, no musical instruments, but their spirits were too wild for the Amish lifestyle. Once they trampled in the Devils Playground, there was no turning back. In the years since Rumspringa, the members of the Amish Outlaws have become very well acclimated to the pleasures and vices of the modern world music, most of all.Thus, with a bold lust for life and a fire for music and performan