Hello Friends,
Lots of news to report! We are proud to announce our new bass player, the young phenom
IAN HUTCHSION. While Eric lives on in our photos for the time being, he will be incredibly busy wowing audiences all over the world with Brother Mule, Matt Flinner Trio, Drew Emmitt Band and many, many more. The EQ is taking much of the summer off as a band, but each of us has our hands full.
Jake is expecting a new member of his family (due mid-July), to round out his own familial quartet. He is being featured on the cover of
BANJO NEWSLETTER in July, and is busy working on his banjo instruction book
THE MODERN BANJO TOOLBOX. His Learn Roots Music instructional DVD is out and available at
www.jakeschepps.com. And he is composing music for a new Expedition Quartet recording. Stay tuned for more on that. You
should catch Jake with the
JEFF AND VIDA BAND at Swallow Hill in Denver on Saturday, June 28.
Greg is out this summer playing with Halden Wofford and the HiBeams, Pete Kartsounes Band, and Kort McCumber and McCumberland Gap, and you can catch him at the
STRING SUMMIT in Oregon's Hornings Hideout, the
BRISTOL RHYTHM AND ROOTS FEST in Virginia, or countless other corners of Colorado. You
should catch Greg on July 4th at the
Gold Hill Inn with the HiBeams, Spring Creek Bluegrass and KC Groves.
Ryan is off to Sweden this summer with
SANDRA WONG and a crop of youngsters to get a closer look at Swedish fiddling. You
should catch Ryan playing with the amazing
GABRIELLE LOUISE at intimate venues around the West.
Ian plays 6-7 nights a week around the Front Range with some jazz greats like Peter Eldridge of the New York Voices, the Lincoln Jazz Orchestra, the Gypsy Swing Revue, and new acoustic music with the astounding
Grant Gordy Quartet. You
should catch the GGQ opening for the
PUNCH BROTHERS at Mishawaka (outside Ft. Collins) on Friday August 29.
Thanks to all of you for coming out en force to our Chautauqua show, and those that made it down to the Pagosa Folk 'n Bluegrass Festival. As always, we appreciate your support.
Lastly, we have decided to put the "EXPEDITION" album on sale. Buy both "Ten Thousand Leaves" and "Expedition" for the low, low price of $20, or just "Expedition" for $10. Add an Expedition Quartet t-shirt for only $15. And as always, free shipping. Please send a message for PayPal instructions.
Thanks for everything and enjoy your summer!
-The Expedition Quartet
www.expeditionquartet.com