Three String Bale no longer performs. One of our members moved away. We leave the site up in tribute.
Three String Bale happened when Tom Studer made his daring escape from the noxious display of gluttony, greed and money that is Las Vegas, Nevada. Tom made his way to Albuquerque to find a taste of the salt that can only be found where generations have relied on their strong backs and keen minds to coax enough fruits from the earth to survive.
It is in Albuquerque that Tom met up with John Prosser who had also sought refuge in Albuquerque. Tom and John started jamming together and the jams became songs and the songs went to the open mics and then John met Bard...Although John has moved on from Three String Bale, his influence continues to be deeply felt. Thanks, Johnny!
Bard Edrington was born in Tennessee just before the Civil War. No one knows how he has been able to survive all this time- he looks like he's thirty years old and plays claw-hammer style banjo like a defiled preacher. The religious folk around Nashville speak in hushed tones when Bard passes by- yet they can't help but smile when they hear the sweet tones of his mandolin- yeah, the one made from an old desk out of a railroad station.
Have you ever heard of the band Pearly Rogers and Her Concrete Boots? Then you know Three String Bale's bass player, singer, songwriter Sarah Ferrell. What? You haven't heard of Pearly Rogers and Her Concrete Boots? Well that's not important. What is important is that Grandma Frances imprinted a very strong brand upon young Sarah which left an indelible musical mark (she'll show you the mark if you ask real nice). Sarah sings like an angel and slaps that bass like the devil. Thanks, Grandma Frances, play on sweet lady...
Bard's salty mandolin, banjo and guitar, Tom's bluesy slide guitar and harmonica that define his midwestern country blues, and the heartbreaking sincerity of Sarah's melodies combine together to create a foot-stompin' force that makes you holler' for more!
