Tag: Troy Engle
Don’t mess with Ken Scoggins!
We posted last summer about plans by Ken Scoggins & Millers Creek to finish a new Gospel album they expect to release on Old Homestead Records this year. Ken shared with us recently that after getting started at Tom T. Hall’s studio in August, he and [...]
Sing Me Home from Dawn Kenney
The first time I heard Dawn Kenney sing, at an IBMA song circle two years ago, I so desperately wished I wasn’t next to perform. I don’t remember what I played or sang that night, but I guarantee I didn’t come anywhere close to singing [...]
A Podunk Family Reunion
Imagine working with six or eight co-writers, with a goal of finishing a song and having a band learn, arrange and perform it — all in about eight hours spread over two days. Oh yeah, and the “studio” is a gritty warehouse with a noisy [...]
It’s Christmas Time Again
Troy Engle is not just a crack correspondent for Bluegrass Today, and an experienced Nashville producer and engineer. He’s also a talented bluegrass picker, singer and songwriter who has spent a good bit of his life as a touring sideman and session player. This year [...]
Acoustic Overdubs in Nashville
Stop me if you’ve heard this story before… A talented young bluegrass picker makes a name for themself with regional groups, gets a shot at touring with some bigger acts, and moves to Nashville. Bigger things start to happen musically, but a new family seems [...]
Unplugged Demos
We told you two weeks ago about Thomas Wywrot joining the Isaacs on banjo and guitar, and we have just heard from departing member Troy Engle with some news of his current endeavors. His is a story familiar to a good many young musicians who [...]
The Isaacs add Troy Engle
Troy Engle has joined The Isaacs, playing both guitar and banjo, replacing Kevin Haynie who recently left the band. He had previously been a member of The Mark Newton band, and worked with Buddy Jewell and Patty Loveless. The Isaacs report that Troy is a [...]
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