Contemporary bluegrass act Lonesome River Band was formed in Virginia in 1982. It has grown to be one of the most respected names in bluegrass music.
Lonesome River Band has won several awards, including International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Banjo Player of the Year, and winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass.
Award-winning banjo player, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Sammy Shelor leads the group. Lonesome River Band is well known for its stellar lead vocalists and remarkable instrumentalists.
In 2021, the band released Singing Up There, a tribute to the Easter Brothers, a legendary bluegrass and southern gospel group from Mt. Airy, North Carolina.
In February 2022, Lonesome River Band released a song titled “Mary Ann Is A Pistol”, performed by their new mandolinist and singer Adam Miller, who joined the group straight out of East Tennessee State University’s influential Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Studies program.
In July 2022, the band released an album titled “Heyday”.
(headline image: Lonesome River Band in 2022)
Discography:
I Guess Heartaches Are in Style This Year (Shar-Lin, 1985)
The Lonesome River Band (Rebel Records, 1986)
Saturday Night – Sunday Morning (Rebel Records, 1988)
Looking for Yourself (Rebel Records, 1989)
Carrying the Tradition (Rebel Records, 1991)
Old Country Town (Sugar Hill Records, 1994)
One Step Forward (Sugar Hill Records, 1996)
Finding the Way (Sugar Hill Records, 1998)
Talkin to Myself (Sugar Hill Records, 2000)
Window of Time (Doobie Shea Records)
Head on into Heartache (Mountain Home, 2005)
The Road with No End (Mountain Home, 2006)
No Turning Back (Rural Rhythm, 2008)
Still Learning (Rural Rhythm, 2010)
Chronology, Volume 1 (Rural Rhythm, 2012)
Chronology, Volume 2 (Rural Rhythm, 2012)
Chronology, Volume 3 (Rural Rhythm, 2012)
Turn on a Dime (Mountain Home, 2014)
Coming back home to you (Mountain Home, 2015)
Bridging the Tradition (Mountain Home, 2016)
Mayhayley’s House (Mountain Home, 2017)
Outside Looking In (Mountain Home, 2019)
Singing Up There (Mountain Home, 2021)
Heyday (Mountain Home Music Company)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.