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Jan. 26, 2006
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The Grassy Knoll Boys
10:35 p.m. Saturday, February 11, The Bluebird Room (Austin
Friends of Traditional Music Showcase)
18th annual International Folk Alliance, Austin Hilton
Information: www.folk.org
GRASSY KNOLL BOYS PLAY SHOWCASE
DURING FOLK ALLIANCE FESTIVAL
Austin, Texas -- As its Texas tour gains momentum, The Grassy
Knoll Boys ö sharp pickers of the traditional bluegrass
sound whose original tunes and new arrangements of old
standards enliven the genre ö pauses to play during a
showcase presented by Austin Friends of Traditional Music
during the 18th annual International Folk Alliance Festival,
being held February 10-14 at the Hilton Austin hotel, 500 E.
Fourth St.
The Grassy Knoll Boys are scheduled to play at 10:35 p.m.
Saturday, February 11, in The Bluebird Room, during the
premier professional development conference in North America
that focuses on folk, roots, multicultural and world music.
The Grassy Knoll Boys is a quintet with tight
three-part harmonies, plenty of instrumental chops, and an
edgy repertoire of bluegrass originals and lesser-known
hillbilly, blues, gospel and work tunes. The band is "the
Alex Chilton of bluegrass music -- totally classic but whose
maverick lyricism, charm and originality transcend time and
space," says Austin's KOOP Radio.
The band was born when Austin native Will Walden (guitar,
lead vocals) met recent arrival David Hamburger (Dobro,
vocals) and insisted that they form a band
immediately. After recruiting Alex Rueb (mandolin, vocals),
Mark Cavage (banjo) and Vance Hazen (bass), the band was
off, blazing down the proverbial bluegrass music interstate.
Also sharing the AFTM showcase spotlight Saturday night in
The Bluebird Room for the Austin Friends of Traditional
Music are Basket Landing of Hawkins, N.Y., at 8:15 p.m.,
singer-mandolin picker Sarah Jarosz of Wimberley at 8:50,
Feufollet of La Fayette, La., at 9:25, The Flat Mountain
Girls of Portland, Ore., at 10, The Grassy Knoll Boys at
10:35, Bearfoot Bluegrass of Anchorage at 11:10, Old School
Freight Train of Charlottesville, Va., at 11:45, Rani Arbo &
daisy mayhem of Middletown, Conn., at 12:20 a.m., and South
Austin Jug Band at 12:55.
The Grassy Knoll Boys upcoming gigs include:
Friday, January 27, The Old Moulton Bank, Moulton, Texas
Sunday, January 29, Alice's Restaurant, Niederwald, Texas
Tuesday, January 31, Jovita's
Friday, February 3, MacHenry's, Fort Worth
Saturday, February 4, The Blue Door, Oklahoma City
Tuesday, February 7, Jovita's
Friday, February 10, Nutty Brown Cafe, Dripping Springs,
Texas
Saturday, February 11, 18th annual International Folk
Alliance Music Conference, Austin
Saturday, April 22, Old Settler's Music Festival, Driftwood,
Texas
For more on The Grassy Knoll Boys and the International Folk
Alliance Festival, visit www.grassyknollboys.com and
www.folk.org.
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