Acoustic music. Bluegrass/Country/Gospel (progressive & traditional). A blend of hard driving traditional & original songs.

12 MP3 Songs
COUNTRY: Bluegrass, GOSPEL: Country Gospel



Details:
Iron Horse is a Muscle Shoals, Alabama-based band, and although not full time musicians, its members enjoy every aspect of bluegrass music, from serious performances to down-home jam sessions. The first recording effort for this group is a fourteen-song CD entitled, "Ridin' Out the Storm," released on the B Sharp Records label. Although its members have known each other for many years and have occasionally performed together Iron Horse brings its musicians and vocalists together to produce an entirely new sound and energy from the music they have been playing for twenty-five years. The goal of the group in this venture is to produce and perform the music they love to the highest level their talents will allow. The "New Tracks" CD includes three original songs, including two compositions by bluegrass great Jake Landers. Additionally, Iron Horse members composed two of the original songs "Gonna Ride Those Trains" and "Shine Jerusalem" and band member Anthony Richardson composed the only instrumental "New Tracks" on the project. The remaining songs include the classic bluegrass songs "Dancin' With the Angels" and "Travelin' Kind" and a
a cappella version of "Land Where No Cabins Fall".

Tony Robertson, the primary tenor vocalist, has played mandolin for over twenty-five years and has played with such noted bands as The Next In Line, Rual Yarbrough, and Flying South. Tony has performed for the past 11 years with The Jake Landers Band.

Ricky Rogers provides baritone vocals and upright bass rhythm. Although a guitar player by all accounts, he has played bass for the past 4 years as a member of The Jake Landers Band. He also sang lead vocal and played guitar with The Next In Line in the late 1970's.

Vance Henry sings lead and plays rhythm guitar. Vance has been playing guitar for twenty-five years and been involved in various musical endeavors including
the a cappella group Carolina Singers and The Jake Landers Band. He is also proficient on the mandolin and bass when the need arises.

Andy Richardson plays banjo and sings the bass part with the group and is the newest member. He has been playing music over twenty years.
He is also proficient on the guitar and Dobro when the need arises.

Prior to the release of this project Iron Horse recorded five bluegrass tributes for the CMH Record label. The projects include tributes to Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Led Zeppelin, Modest Mouse. See these links for more info:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product_listing.gsp?dept=4104&cat=126294

www.ironhorsebluegrass.com

http://www.cmhrecords.com/web/page.asp