Winter 2010 News - February 18, 2010

Well, we have been on hiatus for quite awhile. But now it's time for us to dust off our strings and hit the stage again. This weekend you can find us at the Albuquerque Botanic Gardens, back at the Heritage Farm. We'll be there on Saturday, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. It's time for the annual Wool Festival! Watch artisans at work, learn about natural dyes made from plants and follow the process used to turn Navajo Churro sheep wool into sweaters and blankets.

Also, we have been very busy recording our latest album, Down by the River. We had two wonderful days of recording at Transduction Productions. The process was made extremely enjoyable by our engineers Brian and Matt. The album is currently in it's final stages of production. We will be having our album release party on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Solid Grounds Coffeehouse. Come by and pick up a copy, this is our best recording yet!

Working on our new CD - December 4, 2009

We are currently on hiatus from performing but we are still quite busy with practices, learning new material and, most importantly, recording our second CD – tentatively titled Down by the River. We spent one day in the studio (Transduction Productions) and expect to go back for a couple more sessions. We had a great time together and it was interesting and weird not being able to see each other during recording because of how the studio is set up. Check out the photos of the recording session! We are extremely satisfied with what we have accomplished so far and we are very excited about the next session and the remaining work to be done. If all goes well it looks like we’ll include 12 songs - mostly original material with a few traditional tunes mixed in for fun! We think this CD will be very entertaining and will be a big step up from our previous effort, both in terms of production as well as proficiency. We know you will enjoy it! Look for announcements in the coming months for details about our CD release party. Have a great Holiday season!

Thanks for the Festival and September Events - September 25, 2009

We had a great time performing on the main stage at the 35th annual Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival last month. Probably one of our best stage performances ever! The festival was a great success, by the way, but we’re glad it’s over for this year so Ben will have more time to spend with the band instead of on SW Pickers duties. Anyway, we followed that up with a private performance in Cedar Crest on Labor Day which included some jamming, great food, and friendly people! And rain! Thanks to Debra and Larry for their hospitality. We hope to be invited back again, as guests if not as the performers.

We are really excited about all our upcoming performances. This Saturday we will be playing at the Corrales Harvest Festival. We hope some of you will come out and hear us, as well as enjoy the festival. We are really excited because our good friends Michael and Donna Coy will be performing as Friends Forever Trio right after us!

We will be taking a few months off from performing so that we can record some tracks for our new CD, scheduled to be released in 2010. We pretty much know which songs are going to be on the new CD but if any of you that see us perform on a regular basis have a thought or two on what you’d like us to include, feel free to shoot us an email! As always with requests, if it’s accompanied by a little cash, it will carry much more weight! See you all real soon!

Santa Fe Bluegrass Festival - August 26, 2009

We would like to thank all our fans who showed up at the Heritage Farm on August 8. We really enjoyed performing that day. This is becoming one of our favorite venues. We like the relaxed atmosphere, and the farm house is air-conditioned! It was hot, and the farm house was a nice place to get out of the sun and heat and enjoy some music. Keep on coming (and dancing!)

We are extremely excited about our main stage performance at the Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival on August 29th. We hit the stage at 10:00 AM. We earned this honor by winning the Bluegrass Band Competition in 2008. We could sure use your support at this performance. We have been practicing hard in anticipation of this event.

Our next performance is a private party in Cedar Crest, arranged by the wonderful people at Apple Mountain Music. We are donating our time so that Arlene Carlson can watch us in performance.

We’re also looking forward to spending some time in the studio this fall with the hopes of getting a new CD out in early 2010. Have a great summer!

Heritage Farm and More... - August 5, 2009

We would like to thank the Lavender in the Village Festival in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque for having us on their stage. We were the last band on the last day, so there weren't many people in the audience. We had a great time though, and the people who came to listen to us were great.

Also we would like to thank all our fans who showed up at the Heritage Farm in July. We really enjoyed performing that day. It was hot, and the farm house was a nice place to get out of the sun and heat and enjoy some music. We appreciate all the tips that you all so generously gave. We play at the Bio Park pro bono, so your tips help cover all the costs associated with getting to the venue and getting set up. Keep on coming (and dancing!)

Saturday August 8th we are at the Heritage Farm at the Albuquerque Botanic Gardens. If you have never been to the Heritage Farm, you should come to visit us. It has a very rustic farm house, and a beautiful garden. This is becoming one of our favorite venues. We like the relaxed atmosphere, and the farm house is air-conditioned!!

Don’t forget our main stage performance at the Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival on August 29th – we’re working on some new music that we hope to debut by then! Finally, we’re also looking forward to spending some time in the studio this fall with the hopes of getting a new CD out in early 2010. Have a great summer!