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Very Best of Hamilton County Bluegrass Band cover

Formed in 1966 by Hamilton and Auckland musicians, the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band were initially Dave Calder (mandolin, guitar, vocals), Paul Trenwith (banjo, vocals), Alan Rhodes (guitar, banjo, mandolin, vocals), Colleen Bain (fiddle), Len Cohen (bass) and Lindsay Bedogni (guitar, vocals). They played mainly folk and bluegrass music. The band had a two year residency on the television program Country Touch.

A full history of the band can be found here: [[1]]

Releases

• Hamilton County Bluegrass Band (album), 1967
• Barefoot Nellie/I'll Never Hold You In My Arms Again single, 1968
• Recorded Live at Poles Apart album, 1968
• 4 songs appear on An Evening at Poles Apart
• Country Touch album, 1968
• Yesterday's Gone album, 1969
• Two Shades Of Bluegrass
• Carolina On My Mind/Roll Muddy River single, 1970
• Fifth Season, 1970

Encore cover art

• Hey Boys/Proud Mary single, 1970
• Fox on the Run/Mama Tried single, 1970
• Live At The Wynyard Tavern album, 1971
• For You album, 1971
• You/Gentle Ways Of Loving Me single, 1971
• Mercedes Benz/Old Times (It's Easy To Forget) single, 1972
• Kersbrook Cottage album, 1972
• Live At Tamworth EP
• Country Road album, 1974
• Orange Blossom Special album, 1978
• 1968 To 1973 album, 1993
• Encore album, 1997
• Very Best of Hamilton County Bluegrass Band album, 2002
• The Tavern Revisited album, 2008
• Way Down South album, 2008

External Links

• Hamilton County Bluegrass Band MySpace Page