"practicing for a week of gigs in Ireland with my brother Mike"
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Hasse krebs left a comment for Craig Vance"Yes that will be great. I will look foreward to that. are you going to Denmark in 2010?
Best regards, Hasse"
Craig Vance left a comment for Hasse krebs"Hey Hasse, my band Hickory Project may be traveling your way in 2010.
Perhaps we can pick a few!"
Profile Information
- Favorite Flatpickers
- Doc Watson
Norman Blake
Clarence White
Tony Rice
David Bromberg
etc.
- Favorite Flatpicking Tunes
- The Old Brown Case
Whiskey Before Breakfast
June Apple
Cattle in the Cane
Minor Swing
Fish Scale
- Favorite Guitars
- 1973 D-28
- Tell us more about yourself (place a Bio here if you wish)
- Craig began his career as a solo act playing warm-up sets for such noteworthy performers as Doc and Merle Watson, the Country Gentleman, and Berline, Crary, and Hickman. He has also performed on stage with master guitarist Norman Blake. Additionally, he has toured with Bill Keith and Frank Wakefield in the US and Canada and plays on Bill Keith's recent Green Linnet release "Beating Around the Bush". He can also be heard on the Second Fret Records release "Synergy" by the Noble Jones Project. Craig has taken first place honors in numerous guitar competitions, including the contests annually held at the Sugar Grove Fiddler's Convention and the Chilhowie Bluegrass Festival in Virginia.
Craig is also a contributing columnist for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine which is published bi-monthly.
He joined forces with the Celtic/Bluegrass band The McKrells in 1991 and played Carnegie Hall, Berkley Performing Arts Center, Lincoln Center and many other venues and festivals in the US as well as in Ireland, Scotland and Italy.
Sharing the stage with Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, The Furey Brothers, Bela Fleck, Eric Weisberg, Tony Trischka, Mike Marshall, Travis Tritt, Lonestar, and many more.
Craig is currently working with The Hickory Project. Band members include: David Cavage on banjo, Anthony Hannigan on mandolin, Steve Belcher on bass and Coleman Smith on fiddle. See www.hickoryproject.com
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Discography
The Tall Brown Grass - Summit - Turquoise Records
Somethin' Fierce - The McKrells - October Eve Music - 1994
Beating Around the Bush - Bill Keith - Green Linnett
Synergy - The Noble Jones Project
Jones Project - Sound Hound Records
Better Days - The McKrells - Two Twins Records - 1997
Toolshed - Kevin Maul - Mandala Hand – 1997
Vibratile-John Kribs-1999
Hit the Ground Running- The McKrells- Draguin Records-2002
Cosmic Hayride-The McKrells-Draguin Records-2005
The Hills of Glencoe-Craig Vance http://cdbaby.com/cd/craigvance
solo CD
Blue Line Recordings-2006
- Do you have a website?
- http://www.craigvance.com
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 7:10am on May 13, 2008,
Danny Gotham said… - yo laz, good to sse you here! make sure you read my "bio" on my page....
- At 7:11am on May 13, 2008, Danny Gotham said…
- i meant good to SEE you here...jeez!
- At 9:19am on May 13, 2008, Danny Gotham said…
- i'm up north with peter at the edwards opera house (hey, adrenaline hayride should do that gig--it's a good one) on june 21st..then we are at winnipeg folk fest july 6 to 13. i think the general plan (it may change) is hit 'toga for mid july to the end of august.
- At 11:57am on May 13, 2008, Craig Vance said…
- Sounds good Danny. That band I used to be in did Edwards...it IS a good venue!
Looking forward to catching up.
May have a house concert in July with Jack Lawrence.
- At 5:51am on May 20, 2008,
Mark Cosgrove said… - Craig,
I hope we get to do that sooner rather then later! I look forward to it.
Best always, Mark Cosgrove
- At 8:13pm on June 26, 2008,
Ben Clark said… - Craig, I always look forward to your column. Great tune selection!
- At 4:44pm on November 27, 2008,
Eric Lambert said… - Thanks for the friendship Craig:)
- At 1:11pm on May 9, 2009, Hasse krebs said…
- Yes that will be great. I will look foreward to that. are you going to Denmark in 2010?
Best regards, Hasse
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Derek commented on Derek's video
Ragtime Annie
"Hey Craig. Thanks for the kind comment. The credit for this version should really go To Steve Kaufman who's arrangement it is. Good luck with your bluegrass studies, it's wonderful music and great fun to play. I look forward to…"
Craig commented on Derek's videoRagtime Annie
"Derek: Mike above is teaching me blue grass and showed me this site. Fantastic rendition by you of this great song. Thanks for sharing. I'm off to Mike's to practice!!!!"
Clyde J.Ortego replied to Todd McFarland's discussion What brand do you play?"I play a Silvertone Acoustic from back in the Sixties."
Mike FlatPickingBuddy replied to Todd McFarland's discussion What brand do you play?"I have a Guild Bluegrass D40 made in the original factory at Hoboken that has been with me since 1964
I also have a Martin D18 made sometime around 1994 and a 1977 or earlier Yamaha FG336SB"
Derek commented on Derek's videoRagtime Annie
"Thanks Mike. I have to prove to myself that I can play the material as written but once I've done that I start to allow myself some leeway to have fun and drop in my own bits. There's not too much space to do that in SK's version of…"
Mike FlatPickingBuddy commented on Derek's videoRagtime Annie
"Nice picking!! I learnt the self same version from Steve Kaufman but like me you put in a few extra bits. Looks like she has made you do your picking the garage teee heee"
Mike FlatPickingBuddy commented on Erik Sundström's video
Blackberry blossom
"That's nice guys! I like the slower tempo as well, thanks for taking the trouble to put it up."
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