HARDRIVE - "Live in Sydney"
Live In Sydney is now available online through Gum Tree Music
Hardrive Bluegrass Band reached the finals in five categories of the Victorian and National Country Music Awards for 2004 for their album "Live in Sydney".
Finalist
Victorian and National Country Music Awards
"Hardrive Live In Sydney"
Bluegrass and Traditional Country
2004
Finalist
Victorian and National Country Music Awards
"Hardrive Live In Sydney"
Best Instrumental
2004
Finalist
Victorian and National Country Music Awards
"Hardrive Live In Sydney"
Trailblazer Heritage Award
2004
Finalist
Victorian and National Country Music Awards
"Hardrive Live In Sydney"
Victorian Group/Duo
2004
Finalist
Victorian and National Country Music Awards
"Hardrive Live In Sydney"
Victorian Album of the Year
2004
Australia's first live bluegrass album - Hardrive Live in Sydney - was recorded
at Gary Brown's Acoustic Café in Rozelle on July 26 2003.
True to the traditional form, the album reflects the nature of traditional bluegrass played live - as it was when Bill Monroe first began in the United States on radio programs broadcast from the Grand Old Opry and other live venues.
With
inspired vocals and guitar work from Pete Sweatman and vocal harmonies with
mandolin player Nick Dear, the album reflects the true live sound of bluegrass.
Hardrive's young bass player Lachlan Dear displays an astonishing ability
on the double bass solo in Bluegrass Special, while Hardrive's version of
Winsboro Cotton Mill Blues features the bluesy roots of the music. Nick Dear's
mandolin breaks reflect the best style of Bill Monroe in his heyday.
Banjo player Mick Harrison excels on the five-string banjo - borrowed from a friend after the discovery that his trusty Stelling had broken through the neck on the flight to Sydney from Melbourne.
Hardrive believes that bluegrass is best enjoyed as a live concert experience, and this album captures a classic Hardrive performance in front of an enthusiastic bluegrass audience. The band was inspired to record live by such albums as the Johnson Mountain Boys “Live at the Old Schoolhouse� album, and the albums recorded by the Kentucky Colonels. The album shows the influence of bluegrass greats Dudley Connell, Frank Wakefield and Red Allen, and of course, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams and Jimmy Martin.
Contact:
Nick Dear
Manager, Hardrive Bluegrass Band
Phone: 03 5368 6888
dears@tpg.com.au