Bill Anderson,
John Hildreth,
Joel Keebler,
and Matt Livingston
Influences
David Grisman, Django Rheinhardt, Larry Unger, Stephan Grapelli, Del McCoury Band, Sam Bush, Leo Kottke, Keith Murphy, Doc Watson, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Gillian Welch, Eileen Ivers, Natalie McMaster, Baka Beyond, Mark O'Connor, Richard Thompson, Solas, Lucinda Williams
Originally based in the Radford and Blacksburg areas of Southwest Virginia, Dot Dot Dash began performing in the fall of 2002. In the months following, the band was soon playing events and festivals throughout the area, as well as coffee houses, radio and local contra dances. Originally a trio of fiddle, guitar and mandolin, the group welcomed Joel Keebler on double bass in early 2004.
In the time since, the group has become spread out geographically, with members living in Boone, NC, as well as Roanoke, Abingdon and Pembroke, VA. The guys recorded an album's worth of tunes in December 2004 and January 2005, and released their first CD in early April 2005. Dot Dot Dash primarily plays contra dances in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, although they can be seen performing at other musical events from time to time.
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I'm still grooving on First One Back and impatiently waiting for the CD. Any word on the release date? Last I heard you were still doing mixes or overdubs, or something technical. :)
The Listening Room interview sounded great--did you get any feedback? If anyone missed it you can check it out here: http://newrivervoice. com/archives/2121
Hiya! Yeah, it was a real pleasure calling with you all in Floyd, and I hope to do it again! Next time I won't mash the gears at the end. :)
Very nice tunes. You know I have Johnny Cope play in my head whenever I think of you all. And I always admire Lunch on the Tracks when it rolls around (among others).
I also really liked a particular tune you played in Floyd, in the second half, I think. I don't think you have it on your CD. It's very trance-like, descending dreamily stair-step-wise, until a satisfyingly emphatic ending in the B2-- bam bam bam bam bam! And then it goes back to the dreamy part. Whatever it is, I like it!
