LRB, Banditos, Nile drop music
Friday, June 23, 2017 – Lonesome River Band, Banditos and Willie Nile are out with new CDs today.
Lonesome River Band's "Mayhayley's House" (Mountain Home), mines bluegrass with a tad of country. The veteran group is Sammy Shelor on bass; Brandon Rickman on guitar and lead vocals; Mike Hartgrove on fiddle; Barry Reed on upright bass; Jesse Smathers on lead vocals and mandolin; and Tony Creasman on drums.
Willie Nile pays tribute to mainly '60s vintage Bob Dylan on "Positively Bob Willie Nile Sings Bob Dylan" (River House). Dylan was a major influence on the singer, who's been making music for more than three decades.
Banditos continue offering a variety of musical identities on "Visionland" (Bloodshot), the group's second full length. Banditos produced along with Israel Nash and Ted Young.
More news for Lonesome River Band
- 06/03/15: Lonesome River Band adds new member
- 09/16/14: Lonesome River Band announces new disc
- 12/22/10: Lonesome River Band member leaves band
- 05/07/09: Lonesome River Band lead singer slates solo debut
CD reviews for Lonesome River Band
The Lonesome River Band has been around since the early '80s with such alumni as Dan Tyminski, Ronnie Bowman, Don Rigsby and Adam Steffey. Current band leader and banjo wizard, Sammy Shelor joined the band in 1990 and has kept the LRB going through numerous personnel changes.
The LRB has always been known for Shelor's banjo work, as well as outstanding vocals and vocal harmony. All of these things and more are on display on "The Winning Hand."
The current LRB also ...
For years, Lonesome River Band was proud to be "Carrying The Tradition" of bluegrass music. Then, with last year's release they began the process of "Bridging The Tradition" of bluegrass to something a little more progressive, a little more modern. Now, "Mayhayley's House" proves that LRB is continuing across that bridge. What is ironic, or funny, is that Mayhayley Lancaster, from whom the project takes its name, was known for resisting modernization and ...
There aren't a lot of bluegrass bands that can boast that they've lasted more than a quarter-century on the national scene, but the history of the Lonesome River Band as one of the most competent and dependable bands in the business goes back to the late 1980s. Banjo player Sammy Shelor's tenure doesn't go back quite that far, having joined "only" in 1990, but for the past 15 years, he's been the leader and front man. If the title of their newest release sounds a ...
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