For USA and Canadian customers: Henry Lawson's Blues is now available online
through County Sales
And in Australia through Gum Tree Music.
Oliver Dear on the winners list at Galax
Congratulations Oliver Dear!
Oliver Dear came 3rd in the Youth Mandolin competition at the 72nd Galax Old Time Fiddler's Convention in Virginia this year. Ollie's brother Lachlan Dear played guitar with him in the competition. Well done Ollie!
YOUTH MANDOLIN
1. Corey Piatt - Springfield, TN
2. Jonathan Dillon - Wirtz, VA
3. Oliver Dear - Australia
4. Adam McPeak - Max Meadows, VA
5. James Hall - Sparta, NC
Hardrive Bluegrass Band played Bert Newton's Good Morning Australia program on Channel Ten on Wednesday 31 August 2005, from left to right, Nick Dear, Chris Jacobs, Bert Newton, Lachlan Dear and Mick Harrison.
Further enquiries please contact Nick Dear on the phone numbers below.
Butch Robins talks - Hardrive Bluegrass Band
10/13/05--The Spirit of a Banjo Player
I did a short set with camp attendees and another with the group, Hardrive. For the first time I missed my banjo - Nick, Mick, Chris and Lachlan were a powerhouse (I didn't have a banjo that allowed me to float with their power). An "after hours" session with Nick was one of my highlights of the week. Turns out he was a Tommy Jarrell fan and the session we had playing some of Tommy's old tunes was a joy for me.
I played downtown Wagga with the Hardrive Bluegrass Band. What a treat - to be able to "feel" the music around me - authority, power and confidence. Those guys captured a lot of the aggressive power that I have always found to be fascinating. Each was very accomplished on his instrument. I did the best I could to stand up to the challenge.
Excerpt from Butch Robins Cyber Journal, with permission.
http://www.butchrobins.net/Journal/
Nick Dear
dears@tpg.com.au
Manager, Hardrive Bluegrass Band
http://hardrive.bluegrass.org.au
Member, BTCMSA
PH: 03 5368 6888
MOB: 0421 593 998