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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Have a look, have a listen…Hilltown Sessions is now available on iTunes. As always, hard copies of the CD are available at gigs, as well as through CDBaby.
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Posted on December 3rd, 2009 by John
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Hilltown Sessions is now available for sampling & purchase @ CDbaby. Recorded and mixed by John Rice, with Dana Monteith…the first full-band recording has been a long time coming. Includes appearances by special guests Rob McCuen & Courtney Blackwell.
Posted on November 24th, 2009 by John
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Attention all Roots Music Fans, the Red Haired Strangers will be having their CD release at the Lark Tavern on Saturday, November 7th. Joining them with be Matt Durfee and the Rattling Baddlies. Music starts at 10pm. Come on down, drink some beer and yell a lot. We like that.
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by The Stranger
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The Red Haired Strangers are pleased to announce that we will be playing at Caffe Lena on Sunday, October 18th at 7pm. We are very excited and honored to be playing on a stage that has hosted countless legends. Show time is 7pm. Tickets at http://www.caffelena.org by following the links, or you can call the Brown Paper Tickets box office 24/7 at 1-800-838-3006.
Posted on September 29th, 2009 by The Stranger
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