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Trio
Bluegrass US composé de Rob Ickes, Andy Leftwich et Dave Pomeroy.
Prior to
the formation of the trio Three Ring Circle, its members, Dobro player Rob Ickes,
mandolinist and fiddle player Andy Leftwich, and bassist
Dave Pomeroy, had each built up an
impressive résumé. In addition to four albums as a leader, Ickes was a member of
the Rarely Herd and Blue Highway,
and had played on sessions for dozens of artists including
Mary Chapin Carpenter,
Alison Krauss,
Chris LeDoux,
Patty Loveless,
Reba McEntire,
the Oak Ridge Boys,
Kenny Rogers,
SheDaisy, and
Steve Wariner; Leftwich's credits
included his solo album Ride and work with the Chieftains,
Lynn Anderson, and
Ricky Skaggs; and
Pomeroy, the most experienced of the
three, had recorded with a too-numerous-to-mention who's who of prominent
country and folk artists dating back 30 years. In addition to the versatility
required of session players, all three have shown a propensity for bringing in
other styles, especially pop and jazz, to mix with their bluegrass roots. Ickes,
for example, has played on many of those Pickin' On albums of bluegrass
arrangements of the work of pop stars, and has put Herbie Hancock and Stevie
Winwood songs on his solo albums. That pattern of progressive bluegrass is
followed on Three Ring Circle's self-titled debut, which features the trio's
renditions of tunes by Jeff Beck and Stevie Wonder in addition to originals. The
playing is impeccable, of course, with lightning runs and exciting interplay.
This is an album for lovers of bluegrass who are willing to have it incorporate
other styles and do so with authority.
http://www.myspace.com/threeringcircle
Talents : Rob Ickes : Dobro - Andy Leftwich : Mandolin, Fiddle - Dave Pomeroy : Bass
Style musical : Contemporary Bluegrass, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Contemporary Jazz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-sZqCTFPe4
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Album
| 03/2006 | CD EARWAVE EW 112 (US) |
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THREE RING CIRCLE - You Know What I Mean / Made In France / Sargasso / Isn't She Lovely / Old Age / Thompson's Camp - Oscar's Dream / In The Morning / Moon Over San Bernadino / Granola Man / Haywire |
| 04/2011 | CD CD Baby 59496 (US) |
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BROTHERSHIP - Brothership / Just A Rumor / Anthem / A Day In Bolinas / A Go Go / Wildflowers / Up And At It / You Can't Know / B Funky / A Night In Calgary / Pause For Reflection |
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