Amy Gallatin, guitar and vocals;
Roger Williams, Dobro and vocals;
John Urbanik, standup bass and vocals;
JD Williams, mandolin
....and sometimes Mike Barnett on fiddle
....Dave Dick on banjo and guitar
Amy's: diverse, ranging from old and contemporary cowboy tunes learned out West, to great country artists like Emmylou Harris, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, and the Everly Brothers, with even a dash of blues influence thrown in--think Koko Taylor or Katie Wilson. Roger cut his teeth on the music of Josh Graves, Flatt &: Scruggs. Bassist John has played just about everything; jazz, country, rock 'n roll.
Sounds Like
Everly Brothers meets Emmylou Harris, Buck Owens meets emotive Dobro stylist. Acoustic country/bluegrass/folk in an updated style, vintage tunes and originals featuring renowned resophonic guitarist Roger Williams. Amy and Roger join their unique voices in "brother-style" country duets as well as originals penned by Roger. Bluegrass instrumentation, raucous instrumentals.
Amy, born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, lived in several states before settling in the West, where she was raised. During her ten years in Idaho and Montana, she had had the good fortune of being able to work at two of her loves in life: horses and music; Amy helped to organize the horseback riding programs and was the featured entertainer at various guest ranches. Her performing background had been as a solo artist out West prior to her meeting some Connecticut musicians while wintering in New England in 1992.With that Connecticut connection came the opportunity to tour as a working unit, so Amy packed her guitar and moved east in the fall of 1993 to pursue her music. Four albums later (including a live album and a project recorded in Nashville with ace producer Rich Adler), Amy Gallatin and her band Stillwaters have taken the stage at some of the most prestigious venues in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe. They were invited in 1996, '98, and 2003 to tour several European countries. Their most recent performances in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark drew extremely enthusiastic crowds at house concerts, music clubs, theaters, country & bluegrass festivals, and National Radio, as well as representing the United States as the featured performers at the European World of Bluegrass convention in The Netherlands.
Roger Williams, noted for his masterful touch on the resophonic guitar, is a well-traveled performer who has toured throughout the world. In 1999 he was an invited guest musician/instructor at the annual Dobro Festival in Slovakia. Roger has an extensive list of bluegrass and folk recording credits including albums with Joe Val, Don Stover, Delia Bell and Bill Grant, Mark Erelli, and many more. He has recorded three instrumental/vocal projects of his own, and lives in Glastonbury, CT.
John Urbanik, a seasoned acoustic bassist from Salem, CT, blends his baritone in harmony with Amy's soprano, making for some great country and "brother-style" duets. Formerly a percussionist, he brings his extensive knowledge of different styles of music to Stillwaters. For many years John, with brother Don, owned and operated Cardinal Sound providing professional sound reinforcement for music festivals and concerts. He is an invaluable and experienced resource for those engagements for which we provide sound.
JD Williams comes by his talent honestly, a combination of genes and a lot of woodshedding. As Roger Williams' son, he was exposed to bluegrass and country music at an early age, whether it was playing his tiny toy fiddle on stage with White Mountain Bluegrass or listening to Roger and his mom harmonize on old country tunes. The onstage chemistry between father and son is magic!
Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters's Friend Space (Top 20)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RADIO COUNTRY CLUB
1st March 2006 - 1st March 2009
The Biggest French Radio
Country Music - Best Regards
http://www. radiocountryclub. com
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RADIO COUNTRY CLUB
1st March 2006 - 1st March 2009
The Biggest French Radio
Country Music - Best Regards
http://www. radiocountryclub. com
I am looking forward to the Audubon Center again in January.... hope you are on Santa's Nice List .... but I got to tell ya... the Naughty List is so much more fun ... LOL ... have a Merry Christmas....Peace
Hey, Amy, saw you with Scott Haney on the Christmas special again .... wow, it's now my one year anniversary.... thanks to Scott, I found my way to your wonderful music.... hope your holiday was a good one... Peace!
...thanks for showing up and singing with me... you made my night...some clubs are an experience in survival techniques, aren't they?.... mucho respect, Amy... bri
Hi Amy, Thank you for the note and I do also remember chatting that day in the airport as being time well spent! Wonderful tunes here and I hope run across each other again. Best, Mark
Thanks for joining our circle of friends, and thanks for helping to keep Redd's legacy alive! Billy & Sharon (Stewart) www. reddstewart. com (Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys) *Please spread the word!
well good morning amy, just wanted to check in on the site and tell you that your preformance last night on the green was wonderful treat. you can see the art piece i was telling you about on this site and more ..thanks for a wonderful sound sincerely, bluesdog
Amy, real sweet set at Strawberry Park on Frday, Roger and the band sounded great. Would you like me to send you a copy of the set? That was my stand set up left side of the board. Hope to make the Willamatic Thursay night Series show. All the best,
Thank you for taking a listen to my music. Glad you liked what you heard!
I hope you'll stop by www. davidshelbymusic. com to hear a sampling of all the tracks from my debut CD, I Came to Play. I look forward to hearing what you think.
