Andy May's Acoustic Kids

Workshop: Charlie Cushman and Andy May at the Country Music Hall of Fame

2013 - Charlie Cushman and Andy May - Country Music Hall of Fame

Banjo and guitar demonstration.

With the wonderful painting, “The Sources of American Music,” by Thomas Hart Benton in the background, Charlie and Andy gave a presentation that included everything from the painting to instrument history, practice techniques, performance and tuning. Photos

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Andy May CDs

All of Andy’s CDs are released on Swift River Music. In addition to writing and arranging his material, Andy produces all of his own recordings. When he doesn’t play or sing a part himself, he brings in great musicians to do the job. On his CDs, you’ll hear the likes of  Kenny Kosek, Kenny Malone, Dennis Crouch, Darrin Vincent, Hal Rugg, Curtis McPeake, Jonathan Yudkin, Jim Heffernan, John Gardner, Rodger Morris, Charlie Cushman, Buddy Greene, Jeff Taylor, Rick Lee, Dave Talbot, Craig Fletcher …. and the list goes on. Just explore the player on the right to hear samples of their work!

 

 

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Andy May - Curtis McPeake - Station Inn - 2012

Photos: Curtis McPeake & Friends-Station Inn

2012-Curtis McPeake and Friends-Station Inn

Nashville, TN – March 22, 2012

What a night it was! Curtis, with Andy, Aubrey Haynie, Tina Adair, Charlie Cushman, Tim Dishman.

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“Bluegrass Unlimited:” “The View From McPeake” by Curtis McPeake

Curtis McPeake‘s name is spoken with something very much like reverence in the nationwide banjo community. …He is …an expert picker, as this fine instrumental album makes plain…. He is joined on this record by guitarist Charlie Cushman, fiddler Aubrey Haynie, mandolinist Dave Harvey and bassist Dennis Crouch, all together they play a winning assortment traditional and original banjo showcase tunes.

McPeake’s original compositions are some of the best things on this album-the aptly titled “Fire In The Furnace” and “Leap Frog” are both classic pieces of 1950s-style instrumental bluegrass, while “Long Way Home” is a slightly more complex and slightly less zippy composition.

Highly recommended.   –RA, Bluegrass Unlimited


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Dave Freeman in “County Sales Newsletter”: “The View From McPeake” by Curtis McPeake

It’s been quite a while since we have heard from McPeake, the Nashville-based banjo player who was good enough to have filled in for Earl Scruggs on more than one occasion. It is a real pleasure to hear him here “playing it straight” and backed up by excellent Bluegrass musicians. Those include Aubrey Haynie on fiddle, Dave Harvey on mandolin & Charlie Cushman on guitar, and the 13 good tunes feature a fine mix of standards and several neat originals. Thanks to producer Andy May for doing this up right-it should bring McPeake some of the credit he deserves as one of the top Scruggs-style banjo pickers for over 40 years now. —  Dave Freeman, County Sales Newsletter  (2000)

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