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January, 2009
As of January 1st, the new issue of Flatpicking Guitar is out, and I
get to be on the cover. I am very flattered, honored, and
in great company. Click the photo to go to the magazine's
website.
November, 2008
The Growling Old Men (Ben Winship & myself) along with Dave Thompson
performed on a PBS television show called "11th and Grant",
which is an hour long program that showcases Montana Musicians.
Click the photo for a link to the KUSM website. Unfortunately
you can't see it online, but you can learn more about this cool
program and when you can see various episodes.
April
2008
Holy
Cats, it's been a long time since I've visited this page and typed
anything new. Lots of stuff has happened, since last I wrote
here, including two trips to the UK and Europe, and a new CD with Ben
Winship and our friends from across the pond, Dom Harrison and Leon
Hunt. It was a real treat making a CD with all these guys, and
we have some friends from both countries who appear on it as well.
You can check out a sample of it on the MORE Growling Old Men
Myspace page.
April 2007
be a guitar player
on the Bluegrass College website. It's a great site to learn
bluegrass tunes from some of the best pickers in the business.
Check out their site by clicking on
Bluegrasscollege.org
As
of December 1, 2006, you can now download some music from Kane's River
CD "Same River Twice", and both of the Growling Old Men CDs with
I-tunes
Just go to the
store page
and click on the I-tunes link by the CD song list.
Technology...amazing.
On
Sept. 30, 2006, The Growling Old Men played on
A
Prairie Home Companion.
Click
the logo to hear the Archive of the show!
The reviews
are starting to appear for the new Growling Old Men CD... so far
they're good!
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Occupational Hazards
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From Bluegrass Unlimited
"Easy to like is the phrase that comes to mind immediately upon
hearing this new duo release from Kane's River members John Lowell and
Ben Winship. Easy to like and easy going...read
the rest by clicking here.
From Vintage
Guitar Magazine
"Imagine two
guys, sitting on a front porch with their instruments, trading songs.
On Occupational Hazards John Lowell & Ben Winship do exactly that.
The result is some of the purist, most direct music making I've heard
in many years.
read the rest of the
review by clicking here
From Music
Matters Review
"Guitarist John
Lowell and mandolinist Ben Winship have been playing together for
several years, sharing an interest in traditional and bluegrass
influenced music. Their voices and phrasing are so similar they
sound like brothers.
read the rest of the review by clicking here
From The
Billings Outpost 2/23/06
"Unable to attend the
first half of the Growling Old Men concert at Cisel Hall on the campus
of Montana State University-Billings last Saturday night, I was please
to catch much of it as it was broadcast live on Yellowstone Public
Radio.....
read the rest of the column by clicking here
From Bluegrass
Music Profiles - May/June 2006
"Occupational
Hazards" is the second release by Growling Old Men, the duo
comprised of guitarist John Lowell and mandolinist Ben Winship.
The two, who play together in Kane's River, rely entirely on their own
instruments and voices with no apparent overdubs.....
read the rest of the review by clicking here
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike have
recorded my song "Sarah Hogan" on their new CD entitled
"That's What Love Can DO".
Click
here to check out their website
and get a copy of their disc. It's a great one!
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