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You Were There For Me
CD Release News and Reviews
No Depression Like Bill Monroe, in whose band Rowan served some 40 years ago, Rowan is both powerful and idiosyncratic; he has built a career around a unique combination of deep roots and sometimes fanciful eclecticism. Tony Rice’s approach is more studied and deliberate, yet he too has ranged widely, from traditional bluegrass through (the unfortunately named) “spacegrass” and “new acoustic” music, with a crowd of acolytes and imitators trailing behind. Click here for more. NEW YORKER
MAGAZINE B.
B. KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL Relix You
Were There for Me
CMT.com "If we structured it, we'd be so bored with ourselves in no time, we wouldn't know what to do," guitarist Tony Rice says. "The older I get, the less I like structure." The guitarist is talking about his live shows with Peter Rowan, but his description also applies to You Were There for Me, their first full album together. And if Rowan and Rice dislike strict structure, the subtle power of their music proves that you have to know the rules if you truly want to break them. Their new Rounder CD is very much a collaboration, yet it continues the individual creative journeys that have established their reputations as two of the most adventurous players in acoustic music. Click here for more of the story.ANNUAL INDOOR FESTIVAL AT HOLIDAY INN SUNSPREE FEATURES
NATIONAL, REGIONAL STARS Peter Rowan thinks Tony Rice is a genius. "He's the best guitar
player in the world," said Rowan. The warmth and brilliance of
their interaction may be the cure you need for the winter bluegrass
blues. They're headlining this weekend's 9th annual Bluegrass First
Class festival together, indoors at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort,
along with Jimmy Martin, J.D Crowe, Ronnie Bowman, IIIrd Tyme Out and
other bluegrass greats. |
North West Bluegrass News -- Peter Rowan & Tony Rice With Bryn and Billy Bright - According to onstage comments from Peter Rowan, it had been five years since he’d last performed at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall. Tony Rice acknowledged, with an affirming nod that it had been more than 20 years since he’d last appeared at this venerable theater. Interestingly, the Music hall was ground zero in the development of ‘Dawg-Music’, the hybrid offspring of string jazz and bluegrass co-developed by Tony Rice with David Grisman & Co. Click Here for More
PETER
ROWAN & TONY RICE RELEASE
YOU WERE THERE FOR ME—
At last, two of the most influential musicians in American music have
recorded a full-fledged album together, to be released on Rounder
Records this fall. You Were There For Me is the work of two
masters of their craft, Peter Rowan and Tony Rice. The two have spent their
respective careers creating and transforming music with their renowned
innovation and individuality. Both are also at ease in a broad variety of
musical genres, as well as widely recognized for expanding musical boundaries in
their respective solo and collaborative efforts. In recent years Rowan and Rice
have toured extensively together, however You Were There For Me is the
extraordinary result of the first recorded collaboration of these two gifted
musicians. It is a true duet collection in every sense of the word, featuring
Rowan’s sublime vocals on ten of his original compositions, while acoustic
guitar virtuoso Rice’s remarkable instrumental work evokes, frames and
enhances the emotions of each song with characteristic elegance.
ANNUAL INDOOR FESTIVAL AT HOLIDAY INN SUNSPREE FEATURES
NATIONAL, REGIONAL STARS
Feb 04
Peter Rowan thinks Tony Rice is a genius. "He's the best guitar
player in the world," said Rowan. The warmth and brilliance of
their interaction may be the cure you need for the winter bluegrass
blues. They're headlining this weekend's 9th annual Bluegrass First
Class festival together, indoors at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort,
along with Jimmy Martin, J.D Crowe, Ronnie Bowman, IIIrd Tyme Out and
other bluegrass greats.
Click Here
for more
North West Bluegrass News -- Peter Rowan & Tony Rice With Bryn and Billy Bright - According to onstage comments from Peter Rowan, it had been five years since he’d last performed at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall. Tony Rice acknowledged, with an affirming nod that it had been more than 20 years since he’d last appeared at this venerable theater. Interestingly, the Music hall was ground zero in the development of ‘Dawg-Music’, the hybrid offspring of string jazz and bluegrass co-developed by Tony Rice with David Grisman & Co. Click Here for More