Hard Pressed

Rank #3 Paonia, CO Folk / Americana / Old-time String Band ...

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Members: Andrea Lecos (clawhammer banjo, guitar, vocals) and Cory Obert (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), with appearance by Jeff Reynolds on bass

Sounds Like: Anne & Pete Sibley, Martha Scanlan, Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin, Laurie Lewis

Label: Magic Dime Music (indie), ASCAP

Manager: self, Colorado Bluegrass Music Society

Bio: "Hard Pressed" is a marriage of two lives - of a fiddle and a banjo - of rich, honest and pure harmonies, both in life and in song. Their material, both original and traditional, is transcended by the delivery of their rich, heartfelt vocals which pull the listener into their music. Raised on opp... See Full Bio

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will upload new songs as soon as we get them recorded!

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"I've been hosting shows featuring bluegrass, old-timey and folk music for over 25 years now. A dozen or more CDs do their best to clutter my desktop each week... some by established artists, that are usually good, others that are, well, just basically clutter. It doesn't happen often, but it's happened here with this recording by Colorado based "Hard Pressed". To paraphrase the Hot Rize song they take their name from, they were hard-pressed, and they found a way. A way to meld the ringing clawhammer banjo stylings of Andrea Lecos and fiddle playing of Cory Obert on some wonderful instrumentals. But you don't want to pass up the old timey, yet contemporary vocals or Ms. Lecos, some in tunes she wrote herself. A nice duet on an old Dylan tune, a lovely country waltz, a straight ahead folk tune or two, a pinch of Cajun flavor here and there, it's a great variety and just plain fine music in a new-timey old-timey way. A pleasure to listen to, from start to finish."

— Lee Michael Demsey, host of BluegrassCountry.org, BluegrassCountry.org

"There's something beautiful in Andrea & Cory's music that you can hear from the first note of the record. The gentle spirit of the music is authentic (just like these two are) and I love the comforting sound of their voices together and the way their fiddle & banjo speak to one another. Two people who are rooted in community and traditional music come together to make something meant to bring more good into the world - I love to see that!"

— Anne Sibley, Anne & Pete Sibley

"...your cd is AMAZING !! I am soooo impressed. Your songs have been rolling around in my mind. YALL ARE BADASS!"

— Shannon Whitworth , Promo

"As a DJ, I love it when I can't get past the first cut because it's so compelling to play - may take a while to get through your whole disc!"

— Donna Littlefield, KVNF DJ, KVNF

"There's something there... more, with HP than meets the eye. Something very appealing, very good, unique and refreshing. It's music that is first-class, top-notch Old-time music, but at the same time makes me smile so much. S-m-i-l-e as if I'm under a Mississippi shade tree with a cold, fresh glass of iced tea...with your voices and instruments... it's all j-u-s-t-r-i-g-h-t. And your voice (Andrea)... I mean, do you ever listen to Astrud Gilberto? There's some effect that your singing voice has on and with the music of HP that is akin to the effect that Astrud Gilberto's voice has on the classic Getz/Gilberto recording in the 1960's."

— C.L. Griffin aka Funky Kingfish, KAFM

"Andrea & Cory know exactly what good music should sound like and they know how to do it, honest and pure. Their sound fits perfectly in my living room, a very natural place for sweet acoustic music."

— Pete Wernick "Dr. Banjo", Pete Wernick

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2011
Oct 29

Delicious Orchards
Paonia, CO, US | 1:00pm
Delicious Orchards
Paonia, CO, US
Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:00pm
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HARD PRESSED trio will be performing for the annual Halloween party & BBQ! Time is subject to change...
2011
Sep 24

Mountain Harvest Festiv…
Paonia, CO, US | 9:45pm
Mountain Harvest Festival
Paonia, CO, US
Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:45pm
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HARD PRESSED trio plays the acoustic stage in the Glennie Coombe building on Saturday night as part of the evening festival activities. Check web site for ticket info.
2011
Sep 14

The Montrose Pavilion
Montrose, CO, US | 9:00am
The Montrose Pavilion
Montrose, CO, US
Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:00am
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"Beacon Fest" - vendors, food, information booths and musical entertainment. HARD PRESSED will be playing from 10-11am.
2011
Aug 27

Santa Fe County Fairgro…
Santa Fe, NM, US | 10:00am
Santa Fe County Fairgrounds
Santa Fe, NM, US
Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:00am
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HARD PRESSED will play their second set of music. Details TBA.
2011
Aug 26

Santa Fe County Fairgro…
Santa Fe, NM, US | 4:00pm
Santa Fe County Fairgrounds
Santa Fe, NM, US
Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:00pm
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Santa Fe Bluegrass & Oldtime Festival - HARD PRESSED will be playing Friday & Saturday at this 3-day festival (Aug 26-28), along with Finnders & Youngberg, Blue Highway, Duke City Swampcoolers and many others. Check back for details or visit their web site.