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Curtis McPeake, Banjo Legend, Passes at 93
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Curtis McPeake, banjo legend, Swift River Music Artist, and Andy’s good friend, duo partner, and pickin’ buddy for 25 years. He was 93. ⇨ Read more
Register for Acoustic Kids, Walnut Valley Festival
Perform on-stage at the Walnut Valley Festival! Musicians aged 16 or younger of all skill levels are encouraged to participate. You don’t have to be an advanced player to be an Acoustic Kid… but you can be! Questions? Problems? Please let us know using our Contact form.
“The Bluegrass Situation” on Curtis McPeake and “Leather Britches” (McPeake & May, “The Good Things”)
…The fact that [Curtis] McPeake has been named a recipient of one of 2018’s Distinguished Achievement Awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association should come as no surprise. But, McPeake will not be accepting the award from retirement: Earlier this year [McPeake] and his collaborator, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Andy May, released a full-length album, The Good Things (Outweigh the Bad). On its final track, “Leather Britches,” you can hear that same timelessness in McPeake’s duet with Nashville stalwart fiddler Aubrey Haynie. They kick the tune with fiddle and banjo only, showcasing that classic pre-bluegrass format, Haynie fiddling fantastically far and wide while McPeake holds it all together with his three-finger roll, seventy years in the making. ⇨ Read more
Curtis McPeake honored by IBMA with Distinguished Achievement Award
“Curtis McPeake: In recognition of his lifetime of contributions to bluegrass as one of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, a stand-in for Earl Scruggs at Flatt & Scruggs shows, as a member of the Opry’s staff band, and as a Nashville session player, among his many accomplishments.” — IBMA ⇨ Read more
Bluegrass Unlimited on McPeake & May – “The Good Things”
Together, McPeake and May have collaborated to present their versions of songs and arrangements they both love, … recorded … just two months before McPeake’s 90th birthday. (Well done fellows!) Aubrey Haynie adds fiddle work and Tim Dishman is on bass and harmony vocals. As the CD jacket indicates: “Heckuva good time!”
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