Iron Horse (band)

This article is about the American bluegrass band. For the Scottish band of the same name, see The Iron Horse (Scottish band).
Iron Horse
OriginKillen, Alabama, United States
GenresBluegrass, rock
Years active2000–present
LabelsCMH Records
MembersVance Henry
Ricky Rogers
Anthony Richardson
Tony Robertson

Iron Horse is a bluegrass band from Killen, Alabama, US. They are known for performing and recording bluegrass cover versions of rock songs, particularly their bluegrass treatments of heavy metal songs popularized by Metallica.[1] The band has two tracks on the tribute album Strummin' with the Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen, which also features David Lee Roth, among other artists. They have recently been working on self-produced material and in October 2009 released an all-original Christmas project called "Small Town Christmas".[2]

Members

  • Vance Henry: guitar, lead and tenor vocals
  • Anthony Richardson: banjo, baritone and bass vocals
  • Ricky Rogers: bassist, baritone and lead vocals
  • Tony Robertson: mandolin, lead and tenor vocals

Discography

Tribute albums

Original material/self produced

  • 2001: Ridin' Out The Storm
  • 2005: New Tracks
  • 2009: Small Town Christmas (new, all original Christmas songs)
  • 2010: "Reba McEntire" (single)
  • 2011: Horse & Pen
  • 2018: "Classic Bluegrass Vol 1"
  • 2020: "Classic Bluegrass Vol 2"

References

  1. ^ Iron Horse – Horse And Pen Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Bluegrass Unlimited, 2 September 2011.
  2. ^ IRON HORSE - SMALL TOWN CHRISTMAS Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine. Bluegrass Unlimited.
  3. ^ Metallica: Fade To Bluegrass?. Ultimate Guitar.

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