Interview: Larry Keel – Guitar Legend

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VA – Larry Keel is a bluegrass guitar master. He has collaborated with a wide range of artists (including Keller Williams). He also fronts his own band, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge. Larry recently called in to discuss the first song he learned how to play, his songwriting process and how he is pushing bluegrass in new directions. Stream “Country Blues” while you read: **************************************** McClain Johnson: What first got you interested in playing? Larry Keel: My dad and my brother used to do a lot of jamming around the house. My dad was a banjo player, my brother was also. He was a guitar player. They would always be picking around the…

FREE Download SCI Fidelity 2010 Sampler – Umphrey’s McGee, Lotus, EOTO, String Cheese

Check out the latest releases from SCI Fidelity Records on their brand new 2010 Sampler. You’ll get 14 tracks – over 70 minutes of music – from the String Cheese Incident, Umphrey’s McGee, Keller & the Keels, Lotus, EOTO, Emmitt-Nershi Band, 30db and many more! Simply enter your email address in the widget below, and you’ll receive an email with a link to download the SCI Fidelity sampler (as MP3 files)! (PLEASE NOTE: the zip file containing the SCI Fidelity Sampler is over 150MB, so be patient while it downloads to your computer) Track Listing 1. Susanah – 30db (From the album One Man Show) 2. On The Road – the String Cheese Incident (From…

Summer Camp: Keller Williams

Keller’s just so damn cute you want to take him home and make him a peanut butter sammich, watch cartoons and chill. Would have loved to see the new “Keller & the Keels” but alas this was a solo performance. One of the biggest issues I had with Summer Camp is that Keller supposedly “gave away his shoes”. This is an issue because every time I’ve seen the guy (even in northern michigan in the 40′s) he doesn’t wear shoes. Keep it casual, Keller. Great show, happy dancing music on a late afternoon / early evening set.

Album Review | Keller & The Keels | Thief

Keller & The Keels: Thief Review by Tim Hurley Normally cover albums draw a lot of skepticism as they tend to be just excuses to pump an album out, which is usually comprised of shoddy renditions of popular artists’s song. And the same could be said about Keller Williams and the Keels’ new release, aptly titled Thief, if it were not for the oddly redeeming but sparkling choices presented in this collection.