We had a blast playing at the 2010 BMW RA Rally in Pownal, Vt. ”Thank you” to everyone involved for the great hospitality & the built-like-a-tank stage set-up (& for not letting us go thirsty). It was an amazing experience for us to be playing for such a great bunch of people, all amongst dozens of vintage BMWs in the main pavilion.
Posted on July 30th, 2010 by John
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Bellstock 17…Annual birthday party for Albany promoter Greg Bell…music & camping in the Catskills at the Bell homestead in East Jewett. Camping is from 4:00 pm on Thursday July 15 - 12:00 noon on Monday July 19. Music begins 1:00 pm on Friday July 16 and ends at 5:00 pm on Sunday july 18. RHS @ Noon-30 on Saturday. Full lineup & more info at Jambase.
Posted on June 25th, 2010 by John
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Here’s a Hilltown Sessions cd review by Greg Haymes of Nippertown.com:
This is beautiful, old-school country stuff. Real back-porch country stuff; not contemporary radio “country” music.
Oh, sure there’s drums (courtesy Chris Scharl), but just enough to keep pushing the songs along and never so much that they get in the way.
Mostly, it’s a delightful balance of Joe Gumpper’s fiddle, John Rice’s guitar and Ryan Dunham’s harmonica, laced with some pedal steel (and dobro) from veteran Rick Morse. Rob McCuen jumps in to spice things up a bit on banjo and mandolin on a couple of tunes, and the band enlisted Courtney Blackwell on harmony vocals for Dunham’s honky-tonker, “Heartbreak Moonlight.”
Posted on April 19th, 2010 by The Stranger
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THANKS to Greg & co…Hilltown Sessions gets a mention in Nippertown!
“Nippertown is an online magazine based in the greater Capital Region and Hudson Valley regions of New York and western Massachusetts. Metroland magazine recently named the Top 10 writers and Top 10 musicians of the Capital Region during the past 30 years, and Greg Haymes was on both lists.”
Posted on April 2nd, 2010 by John
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The Red Haired Strangers recently opened for the Wiyos at the Linda in Albany. Below is an excerpt of what music critic Brian McElhiney had to say about the Stranger’s portion of the show:
“Local six-piece The Red Haired Strangers began the evening’s musical flashback, if you will, with a heady bang. The Albany group’s songs all fall within the bluegrass and roots rock idiom, but each tune had enough modern twists keep things interesting. Read more…
Posted on January 29th, 2010 by The Stranger
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The Red Haired Strangers are pleased to announce that they will be opening for The Wiyos, who will be showing off their unique brand of old timey music, ragtime and swing; all presented with a vaudevillian flair of course. Last summer they toured with Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan and now they’re coming to our area. The event will take place at the Linda in Albany on Saturday, January 16th at 8pm. It’ll be more fun than a stack of 78’s.
Posted on December 28th, 2009 by The Stranger
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The Red Haired Strangers just finished posting some tunes recorded live on WRPI’s Bluegrass Show with Jim Nash, including one which has never been recorded called “The Shine”. Look for the cowboy boots amid the mess of pedals on the right of the screen. Or just click here.
Posted on December 13th, 2009 by The Stranger
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