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Just last week, Lonesome River Band celebrated the release of The Road With No End, their tenth project as a band, and their first with the newly-reconstituted membership. Bandleader Sammy Shelor has brought former Lost & Found lead singer Barry Berrier aboard on bass, and perennial sideman Shannon Slaughter (Larry Stephenson, Melonie Cannon) in on [...]
Huber Banjos got its start in 1997 when Steve Huber introduced his Vintage Flathead banjo tone ring. Steve's earlier investigations had shown him that the alloys used in most modern banjo tone rings differed significantly from that which was used for the vintage, "pre war" banjos so prized by banjo pickers and collectors alike. He [...]
Lonesome River Band has announced that they are now represented by Roe Entertainment in Nashville. Jim Roe is the agent, and he can be reached at 615-770-2622, ext 10, or by email. Sammy Shelor with LRB says that they have some dates still for '06, and are accepting dates now for '07 and beyond. He [...]
We found a nice article in The Blue Ridge Gazette on the contributions of Patrick County, VA residents to traditional Appalachian and bluegrass music. The article is specifically about the opening of a historical marker and information kiosk in Meadows Of Dan, VA along The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail. The article includes some [...]
Blue Ridge Gazette is a new blog recently launched to foster interest and raise awareness of the beauty, history, people and arts of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A recent entry features longtime Blue Ridge resident Sammy Shelor - of Lonesome River Band fame - and his wife, Sue. The article offers a brief history of [...]
The Huber banjos web site has just been updated with information on their latest addition - the Sammy Shelor signature model banjo. This new Huber is based on a prized pre war, style 75 banjo that Sammy owns, built using the same double cut headstock shape and distinctive "Birds & Bows" inlay pattern as the [...]
In episode #9 of The GrassCast we bring you an interview with Sammy Shelor. Sammy stopped by the AcuTab office to share some exciting news about The Lonesome River Band with John, and we captured it as an interview. They talk about Sammy announcements concerning the band, a new Sammy Shelor instructional DVD, a solo [...]
