Big John Holder Rhythm guitar and lead vocals Pete Sayers Dobro Guitar and baritone Kenny Baker Banjo and high tenor

Mike Nelson Mandolin vocals Greg Smith Fiddle Marc Noel-Johnson Bass Arranger

Now you hear the Radio Cowboys on the web.

Dave Berry has been kind enough to convert a couple of the tunes we played supporting Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott at the Boat Race gig. Initially you can hear our version of Blackberry blossom, Goldrush and Blackbirds and Crows.
Blackberry Blossum
Goldrush
Blackbirds & Crows
Snowflake reel
You will need a copy of a MP3 player. My personal favorite MP3 player is WinPlay3 for Windows which allows you to stream the MP3 files. The files are optimized for streaming over a 33.6 modem connection.

Although whenever I test them they just download into my temp folder. Perhaps anyone who successfully gets them to stream would let me know the trick as I think that it may be a local setting that drives what happens.

Radio Cowboy's Gig Guide

• March 24th 1999: Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott. Boat Race Cambridge
  Report - We had a great night. Tim was in good form and Darrell is playing and singing better than ever. The audience was very enthusiastic even the Radio Cowboys played better than we have done for some while.
  I was blown away by Tims mandolin playing especially on their opening number Columbus Stockade Blues - where does he find those notes.
  Tim Said of the Radio Cowboys "Of all of the English Bluegrass bands the Radio Cowboys are one of them"

• March 26th 1999: The Jolly Brewers. Milton.
  The landlord is celebrating going full time and we will be playing as part of the festivities. This is a private party. Report - probably the worst gig we have done. the Disco took up all the stage so we played on the floor! there was no heating and it was a cold night. the audience was standing and were really there to talk to each other which they did at a volune that made it impossible to hear each other play. We did a couple of sets, ate our roast pig and retired to Johns for tea.

• April 4th 1999:Sore Fingers week at Kingham
  Greg and I spent a week with some of the best teachers from the USA. I have done a short report of how it went and details of next year
  Sore Fingers Bluegrass Course

• April 25th 1999:Grand Ole Opry. The Stable Newmarket.
  Reasonable do Patty did some great Western Swing numbers supported by the Radio Cowboys.

• May 18th We are booked to play the Dartford Folk club

• May 20th We will be at the Del McCoury and Steve Earle concert at the Royal festival Hall London
  Meet us there!

We are hoping to have some sessions in pubs around the Cambridge and Newmarket area but we don't have any likely pubs sorted yet. If you know of a suitable pub - good landlord, sufficient room and a music licence. leave me a message in the guest book.

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