The Bentwood Rockers

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France Blues

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Released: Jun 20, 2009

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France Blues
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Coffee Blues
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Hesitation Blues
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Roving Gambler
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Creole BelleTake Me Back
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Location JOHNSTOWN, New York, US
Profile Views: 8282
Last Login: 6/18/2010
Member Since 10/26/2008
Website www.myspace.com/thebentwoodrockers
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
The Bentwood Rockers are an acoustic duo specializing in old-time country, hokum, Piedmont blues and traditional folk -- music from the early days of the recording industry. .. Between them, Bill Ackerbauer and Roland Vinyard play a variety of stringed instruments -- fiddle, guitars, many kinds of banjos, mandolin, autoharp, harmonica. They have a stage presence that is both casual and engaging, scholarly and humorous... Bill, a newpaper journalist and writing teacher, is married with two young sons. He has performed throughout the Capital Region as a solo act and most recently with the bluegrass-gospel group Durey Creek. .. Roland is an agricultural real estate tycoon and the married father of three grown children. He has played music for way too many years, both solo and with a variety of groups. Bill and Roland both live in New York’s beautiful Mohawk Valley and have active musical lives both as solo performers and in other bands. .. Performing as The Bentwood Rockers gives them a outlet for their mutal obsession with the sublime rustic-roots sounds of the 1920s, 30s and 40s... For Bookings:.. Bill: (518) 210-6181/smokinbill@aol.com.. Roland: (518)673-3212/roland@thebardrocks.com.. MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/thebentwoodrockers
Members
Roland Vinyard: Guitars, banjos, mando-banjo, autoharp, vocals, cave lore, farm real estate, etc. .. Bill Ackerbauer: Guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, kazoo, liberal media elitism, references to obscure literary works, etc.
Influences
The New Lost City Ramblers, Cannon's Jug Stompers, Dock Boggs, Mississippi John Hurt, Tommy Jarrell, Bruce Molsky, Memphis Jug Band, Doc Watson, Charlie Poole, Blind Willie McTell, et al.. ................
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