See our "Evangeline" on YouTube "Evangeline" is Ernest Troost's song about mistaken identity, crime and heartbreak. Hey Friends! February finds the band traveling a lot, running to and fro! We've spent the last month developing our show for the tours […]
“It is the time so well we love,The time of all the year;When winter calls with chilling breath,For fireside and good cheer.” From Jean Ritchie’s Winter Grace See Our New Video “MillWorker” on YouTube Happy New […]
Greetings Friends ~ I’ve been remiss in getting this letter out to you ~ my time has been taken up with new website renovation and other promotional duties for the band as well as a bunch of shows […]
Happy Dog Days Friends ~ Hope Summer is treating you well and you’re having a fun time with family and friends, whether traveling or staying around home, and that you’re enjoying some great music along the way. We had […]
Out and About – July Tour! As I write, the band and I are eagerly preparing to leave Los Angeles in just about a week’s time for destinations North! We have a marvelous Summer 2011 Hilonesome Band Tour planned, and […]
Drinking In the Draught of June From the New York Times on Sunday, June 5: “If we could bottle a few days to uncork later in the year – when the wind has got us by the neck and the […]
"May Day Day" From Jean Ritchie: Cold and dark the winter, in March it snows again Through the rains of April, spring comes stealin' in Smilin' 'oer the meadow in the risin' light of day Beauty is reborn again every […]
Hello Dear Friends, The band and I have had a most remarkable last few weeks, with shows all up and down the California coast, including the lovely Atascadero and Sonoma County (with a surprise radio set on KRCB’s “Our Roots […]
Wintergrace From Jean Ritchie: “Ice and snow mean hardship to city people, as I learned when I came to New York and had my first taste of ‘rush hour’ during a January storm. How different on our Kentucky mountainside farm! […]
Well, friends, as I write, the summer seems to be winding down, and I don’t feel like we got enough summer at all. Perhaps I feel this way because when we were kids the summers seemed to stretch out in […]
The magazine formerly known as Dirty Linen has now evolved into online only Driftwood Magazine. Check it out friends and read my review of Loreena McKenitt’s 2009 release “A Mediterranean Odyssey.” http://driftwoodmagazine.com/2010/08/23/reviews-8-23-10
Thanks to the great Dick Boak from Martin Guitar Company, the story of how we got our Martin D28 (pictured above with Susie) was featured in the official Martin Guitar Newsletter “Sounding Board” for July 2010! Check it out below: […]
Hey Friends, Steve and I have had a great time in June getting around to music festivals in California and enjoying the new friends we've made there. The Live Oak and Strawberry Music festivals were such fun and I recommend […]
Hey Everybody! Our show at the Topanga Festival last month was really fun and so many people made it out to the Paramount Ranch this year! We visited with old friends and met new ones and basically had a great […]
I'm proud to announce that we've been added to the Shubb Artists roster as endorsing artists of Shubb Capos. Thanks to Gary Mobley at Shubb, who we met at the NAMM show in January, we are now listed there and […]
Just got the news that Rob’s song “Albuquerque” (from our “Green Kentucky Blues” CD) has just been made a finalist in the Great American Song Contest (Country category)! Congratulations, Rob!! Check it out at The Great American Song Contest Website
Fab February and Martin Family Our February was amazing – we were on the road for a music-filled President’s Day/Valentines Day weekend. We debuted everywhere we went, first at the Fireside Concerts in Newbury Park, and the triumphant San […]
“Green Kentucky Blues” as well as our earlier title “Blue Eyed Darlin’” have picked up airplay on roots radio in the U.S. and Canada: KGLT/Americana Backroads – Bozeman MT WMMT/Art Menius – Whitesburg KY KVMR/Four Strong Winds – Nevada City […]
Hey Friends! When we were getting in the car to come home from San Francisco, my brother rendered me speechless when he gifted me with his wonderful Martin OMC! Here it is along with our growing Martin family, the D28 […]
We had the most awesome time in San Francisco last weekend! It was a whirlwind weekend with Fireside Concert Series in Newberry Park on Friday, and San Francisco Bluegrass and Old Time Festival on Saturday and Sunday! The fans in […]
