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The Elkville String Band

HERB KEY - Guitar & Vocals, also picks and works with Wayne Henderson of Rugby, Va. Herb is a fine luthier and and exellent instrument repair man. Herb does most of the lead singing for the band.


JEFF MICHAEL - Jeff is a master of all stringed instruments and a fine singer. He has played on the Grand Ole Opry with Charlie Louvin, Bill Monroe and Big Country Bluegrass. Jeff is a full time member of Big Country Bluegrass and picks with us as much as he can.


DRAKE WALSH - Fiddle & Mandolin. Drake is the son of Dock Walsh who picked with the original "Carolina Tar Heels" and Gid Tanner. Dock recorded for Columbia and RCA records in the late 20's and early 30's.


BILL WILLIAMS - Acoustic Bass & Harmony Vocals. Bill was a founding member of Steve Kilby's "Sunday Night Band" later to be renamed "Kingsberry Run". Bill has picked and recorded with several groups over the past years.


Elkville String Band has recently signed with Mountain Roads Recordings of Bristol, Tennessee and have released their first CD, "Over The Mountain", on this new label on Nov. 20, 2008.

For more information see The Elkville String Bands MySpace page.

 

The Elkville String Bands' latest project, "Over The Mountain" on the Mountain Roads Recordings label, is a collection of 15 songs that really showcase the talents of some great singers and musicians

Four of the tracks are instrumentals written by members of the band and the balance are songs originally recorded before 1943.

Jeff Michael, who is featured on most of the lead vocals, also plays mandolin, clawhammer banjo & fiddle on some tracks and a fantastic Scruggs/Reno style banjo on the others.

The other vocalists and musicians are Herb Key on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Drake Walsh on fiddle, mandolin & lead vocals, Bill Williams on upright bass, Martin acoustic bass & harmony vocals and award-winning Wayne Henderson also plays lead guitar on four tracks.

Some of the featured tracks are "There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere", "Indian Princess", "Where The Roses Never Fade", "Otto Wood", "The Elkville Shuffle", "Cindy" and "Shall We Gather At The River"

This is an excellent project that will be enjoyed by all

Charlie Hall
Bluegrass Music Profiles
Last Updated ( Friday, 06 March 2009 )