Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
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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.
An extended history of the band can be found at sergent.com.au: [[1]]
Releases
- Hamilton County Bluegrass Band (album), 1967
- Barefoot Nellie single, 1968
- Recorded Live at Poles Apart album, 1968
- Sally (Let Your Bangs Hang Down) single, 1968
- The Country Touch album, 1968
- Yesterday's Gone album, 1969
- Two Shades of Bluegrass album, 1969 (by Bill Clifton and the HCBB)
- Orange Blossom Special (single), 1969
- Square Dances EP, 1969
- The Hip Hi Theme single
- Carolina on my Mind single, 1970
- Fifth Season album, 1970
- Fox on the Run single, 1970
- Nobody Knows single, 1970
- Irma Jackson single, 1970
- Hey Boys single, 1971
- Live at the Wynyard Tavern album, 1971
- For You album, 1971
- You single, 1971
- Live at Tamworth EP, 1971
- Mercedes Benz single, 1972
- Kersbrook Cottage album, 1972
- 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
- Four songs appear on the 1968 compilation An Evening at Poles Apart
- Four songs appear on the 1968 compilation The National Banjo Pickers Convention 1968
- Three songs appear on the 1969 compilation The National Banjo Pickers Convention 1969
- Five songs appear on the 1970 compilation The National Banjo Pickers Convention 1970
- Carolina On My Mind appears on 1970 compilation Loxene Golden Disc 1970
- Carolina On My Mind appears on 1970 compilation HMV Solid Gold Hits
- Hey Boys appears on 1971 compilation Loxene Golden Disc 1971
- Gotta Travel On, Reunion and Heading Out appear on 1991 compilation Legends Alive
- Carolina on my Mind and Bluegrass Express appear on 2001 compilation The Very Best of Kiwi Country
- God Clean Fun (live) appears on 2005 compilation The Kiwi Folk Scene 1965 - 1971
- Four songs appear on the 2006 compilation Highway Of Legends II
- Hip Hi Panty Hose appears on 2004 compilation Top Of The Dial
- The Pigs Ate Grandpa appears on 2009 compilation Top Of The Dial - Volume 2
