Big Darby

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Quote from Mandolin Cafe message board: "I got my first dose of the Hickory Project last Friday night, here in Carbondale, Colorado. I had the extreme good fortune of seeing them perform live and up-close, at Steve's Guitar Shop here in our little mountain town.

Having heard from my friend Don Paine (Pomeroy Mandolins) that Anthony Hannigan and his band the Hickory Project would be playing (and that Anthony was as fast or faster a picker than Chris Thile), I made sure that I arrived at the show early. I was one of the lucky 50-60 people to get a seat in the small vintage guitar shop, where quite a few people ended up seated outside. Later, even more were lined up on the sidewalk; a stones-throw from Main Street.

I don't think I have ever been more satisfied with a $15 dollar show (or a $50 dollar show for that matter). Sitting only 10-15 feet from one of the best mandolin players I have ever heard, or seen, Anthony Hannigan was amazing! To top it off, the rest of the band including Sue Cunningham (fiddle), Danny Shipe (rhythm guitar), David Cavage (banjo), DA!, Steve Belcher (acoustic bass), were top notch players, singers and song writers.

My favorite tune was Anthony's solo rendition of "Rawhide". Man, he can make his mandolin (a Gilchrist) smoke! I especially loved the improvised Jimmy Hendrix Voodoo Child licks he added mid-tune, which brought a huge round of applause and cheers from the audience.
I was so taken by the band, and their sound, I drove over McLure Pass to see them perform at the 3rd Annual Crystal Meadows Bluegrass Festival the next night! After a long hard day of bluegrass listening ... the Hickory Project took stage in the cool mountain air, and had the crowd up and dancing after their opening tune. Not an easy thing to do with a large crowd who has spent the entire day sitting in the hot mountain sun, listening to excellent bands and who has just experienced a thirty degree temperature drop as the sun set.

Final word ... If you haven't heard these guys (and gal), you should give them a listen. They also have video on their latest CD, called "Big Darby", so you can see them (on your PC or Mac) too!

Big Darby

1.  Big Darby mp3 (full song)

2.  Waves in the Sand

3.  Duckling

4.  My Heart's in Carolina mp3 (full song)

5.  Roxanne mp3 clip

6.  In The Mood

7.  My Hometown

8.  Run Rachel Run

9.  Breakfast in Sydney

10. Memory of You mp3 clip

11. Take A Ride

12. Trouble in the Fields

13. Spirits of the Okeechobee (Intro)

14. Spirits of the Okeechobee. 

From their Australian tour: "What an exciting show!   I was left breathless many times at the energy,
verve and sheer fun they had presenting their show for us.  In recent times
I have made something of a study  of the dynamics of a performance; and how
impressed I was at how tight and in control this band is.   No wasted time,
no wasted energy, never let the audience's attention wane,  keep them
guessing and keep the show moving along all the time.     Sometimes, a song
would end and while the applause was still at its height, the next song
kicked off fast and loud...."

"The Hickory Project played to a packed house at Almost Acoustic - Sydney's
favorite venue for musicians.  It's where people go to listen to music,
rather than go to get drunk or get picked up or play pool with music in the
background.   The audience was probably about 70% pickers, who were
breathless at the show.  It's been a long time since there was a show like
this in Australia."  Mike Kear...DJ & Bluegrass Australia

The Hickory Project

POLARIS

This CD has a Bonus Enhanced Video to play on your computer

14 of these songs are Originals...

Polaris

1.  Icy Roads  Full MP3 song

2.  Blues of Your Love MP3 clip

3.  Nanty Glo MP3 clip

4.  He Rode All the Way to Texas

5.  Bucky's Dream

6.  Windshear

7.  Different Story

8.  Unresolved

9.  January Thaw

10. Troubled Mind

11. Round Top

12. Ellie May

13. Waltz of the Morning MP3 clip

14. Walls of Time

15. Run A Muck

16. Whiskey Before Breakfast

17. Hard Cider

18. Polaris

The Hickory Project

Icy Roads

 ICY ROADS
(by A. Hannigan & S. Cunningham)

CAMBRIDGE (by A. Hannigan & S. Cunningham)

CALL ME THE BREEZE (by J.J. Cale)

BIG MON (by B. Monroe)

SHADE (by A. Hannigan)

PIG IN A PEN (by B. Monroe, arr. by A. Hannigan)

ANNE MARIE (by A. Hannigan & S. Cunningham)

YOU SAY YOU (by A. Hannigan)

LADY BE GOOD (by G. Gershwin)

ROCKY TOP (by B. & F. Bryant, arr. by A. Hannigan)

RAWHIDE (by B. Monroe)

Movin' On Up!

  OUT OF STOCK

Movin' On Up!

 MY HEART’S IN CAROLINA
(by A. Hannigan & S. Cunningham)

 UNCLE PEN
(by B. Monroe, arr. by A. Hannigan)

ARMADILLO BREAKDOWN (by P. Wernick)

LIZA JANE (by V. Gill & R. Nielsen)

SHARP RIDGE (by A. Hannigan & S. Cunningham)

DON’T GIVE YOUR HEART TO A RAMBLER (by J. Skinner)

I WALK THIS WORLD ALONE (by A. Hannigan)

REMINGTON RIDE (by H. Remington & H. Penny)

CAMBRIDGE (by A. Hannigan & S. Cunningham)

WAY DOWNTOWN (by A. Watson)

A SONG FOR THE LIFE (by R. Crowell)

CHEROKEE SHUFFLE (by N. Blake)

OLD CROSSROADS / MOVIN’ ON UP (by B. Monroe/J. Barry & J. Dubois, arr. by A. Hannigan)

 

The Hickory Project has some of the best musicians in bluegrass today.  Award winning mandolin player, Anthony Hannigan and  Florida fiddle champion, Sue Cunningham, put together a group of band members fused by excellence.  The music, the arrangements,  the original selections will delight any music lover.  You'll make a wise choice when you purchase the Hickory Project's CD's.  Just sit back and enjoy!

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