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Hometown: Chemainus, BC, CA
Label: Independant
Sounds Like: Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Genre: Bluegrass
Bluegrass Fever is one of the busiest bluegrass bands on Vancouver Island. The band features Barrie Hemmings (banjo and lead vocals), Bob Johns (guitar and lead vocals), Jeff Ellis (mandolin and lead vocals), Guy Langlois (upright bass and harmonies). More info at http://www.bluegrassfever.ca
“Bluegrass Fever tore through an eclectic repertoire, consisting of traditional American tunes like Sweet Sally Brown and Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss, old Celtic ballads like Handsome Molly, bluegrass-style renditions of Grateful Dead's Hot Corn Cold Corn and The Byrd's Mr. Spaceman, and original songs like Bluegrass Fever...
Barrie Hemmings' relentlessly stunning banjo accompaniments and solos were the centrepiece of the band's performance. It was worth going to the concert just to hear him play... Friday night he demonstrated his considerable mastery of both the three-finger and claw hammer styles of playing throughout both sets...
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Florentia Scott - Alberni Valley Times
