We saw several great bands at the Station Inn in Nashville, Tennessee during the months of September and October.
The first event we went to there was part of the Americana Music Fest. We saw the J.T. Gray Band, Bryan Sutton and Russ Barenburg as a duo and the Claire Lynch Band all in one evening.
First up was the J.T. Gray Band:
J.T. Gray
Bryan Arrowwood with the J.T. Gray Band
Steve Huber with the J.T. Gray Band
Joshua Ulbrich, resophonic guitar player with the J.T. Gray Band
Bobby Nicholas, guitar player with the J.T. Gray Band
Bryan Sutton and Russ Barenberg
Bryan Sutton
Russ Barenberg
Claire Lynch
David Harvey with the Claire Lynch Band
Missy Raines with the Claire Lynch Band
Jim Hurst with the Claire Lynch Band
Jim Hurst playing b*njo with the Claire Lynch Band
Another night we got to see Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time:
Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time
Left to Right: Kim Gardner (he's mostly hidden here, resophonic guitar), Chris Davis (mandolin), Larry Cordle (guitar), Mike Anglin (bass), Kristin Scott-Benson (banjo), Booie Beach (guitar)
Larry Cordle is an amazing songwriter
Kristin Scott-Benson and Booie Beach
Kim Gardner and Chris Davis
Ronnie Bowman and the Committee:
Garnet and Ronnie Bowman sing harmony
Ronnie Bowman
Aubrey Haynie playing with Ronnie Bowman
Daren Shoemaker, mandolin player with Ronnie Bowman
Banjo player with Ronnie Bowman (anyone know his name?)
Jason Hale, bass player with Ronnie Bowman
Ronnie had some special guests sit in: Ronnie and Rob McCoury!
Rob McCoury
Ronnie McCoury
Ronnie McCoury and Ronnie Bowman sing harmony
One night we saw The Grascals with New Found Road opening the show
New Found Road
Left to right: Randy Barnes (bass), Rob Baker (mandolin), Tim Shelton (guitar), Carl Williams Jr. (banjo)
Next The Grascals did their show:
The Grascals
Jamie Johnson (guitar), Terry Smith (bass), David Talbot (banjo), Terry Eldredge (guitar)
Danny Roberts with the Grascals
Danny Roberts (mandolin), Jimmy Mattingly (fiddle), Terry Smith (bass) with the Grascals
We were lucky enough to see Hot Rize with special guests Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers!
The crowd waiting to get in 2-1/2 hours before the Hot Rize show starts
The crowd waiting to get in 2-1/2 hours before the Hot Rize show starts
The crowd waiting inside before the Hot Rize show starts
The crowd waiting inside before the Hot Rize show starts
The crowd waiting inside before the Hot Rize show starts
The crowd waiting inside before the Hot Rize show starts
Can you pick out Ricky Skaggs, Buck White and Sharon White-Skaggs in the photo above?
Ricky Skaggs is being interviewed by Ned Luberecki for Sirius Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Channel before the start of the show
Hot Rize has arrived on stage!
Left to right: Pete "Dr. Banjo" Wernick (banjo), Tim O'Brien (mandolin), Nick Forster (bass), Bryan Sutton (guitar)
Pete, Tim and Nick sing great harmony
Pete, Tim, Nick and Bryan sing great harmony too
Tim and Bryan sing harmony
Bryan plays the awesome leads we have come to expect and they perfectly match the band's music
Dr. Banjo is great as always
Tim O'Brien won IBMA's Song of the year and Male Vocalist of the Year for 2006!
Tim's a great fiddler as well as being a great mandolin player
Nick Forster sang great leads as well as keeping the band together with his solid bass playing
Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers have arrived! Red Knuckles comes on stage first...
Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers
Left to right: Waldo Otto (lap steel), Red Knuckles (acoustic guitar), Suede (bass), Wendell Mercantile (electric guitar)
Red Knuckles and Suede
Red Knuckles, Suede and Wendell Mercantile
Red Knuckles and Wendell got a groove goin'...
Up the guitars go...
Who can raise their guitar up higher and still play it?
Wendell thinks he's won...
Waldo Otto plays expert lap steel...
Waldo's brother Elmo Otto has made a guest appearance, but first he needs a light for his smoke
(fortunately no one has a lighter)
Waldo introduces Elmo
Elmo (fiddle) fits in nicely with the Trailblazers
The Trailblazers "gettin' low"
They put on a great show
Hot Rize is back with special guest Sam Bush on fiddle, what a GREAT show!
The Hot Club of Nashville
The Hot Club of Nashville
Left to right: Billy Contreras (violin), Richard Smith (Curt Sands nylon strung acoustic guitar), Charlie Chadwick (bass), Rick Mead (drums), Pat Bergeson (Gibson Super 4000 electric guitar)
Billy Contreras
Richard Smith
Charlie Chadwick
Rick Mead
Pat Bergeson
Later in the evening a spectacular singer named Annie Sellick sat in with them.
Annie has a beautiful voice!