When reso master Josh Swift announced his departure from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver a few weeks ago, he wasn't planning on retiring from the music business. In fact, part of the reason he left was to give him time to
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Rob Ickes offers online instruction at Rob’s Reso Room
Dobro master Rob Ickes is the first instructor on a new online teaching site from Big Music Tent. Rob's Reso Room went live just this morning, and Big Music Tent is offering two weeks of free access to the 15 hours
Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley – Extracting the Blues from Bluegrass
It’s little wonder that Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley have become one of the most talked about duos on the current Grassicana scene. Ickes, a 15 time IBMA Dobro Player of the Year recipient, and Hensley, a 20 something guitar
ResoSummit seeking applicants for 2018 Houston Caldwell scholarship
ResoSummit, Rob Ickes' annual instructional weekend for students of the resophonic guitar, is on the lookout for young sliders interested in a full scholarship to the November 2018 camp. As it has each of its 11 years, ResoSummit '18 sold
Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley join Vector Management
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley have announced a new agreement with Vector Management, a multi-city, multi-national company whose client list reads like a who's who of entertainment luminaries. From pop superstars like Michael McDonald, to rockers The Rolling Stones, to
Rob & Trey head down under
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley will be taking their duo powerhouse show to Australia next week for a series of shows in the southeastern regions of the continent. This will be their first visit to perform together in Australia. Their tour
Duncan Stitt wins 2016 ResoSummit scholarship
Rob Ickes and Betty Wheeler, who operate the ResoSummit instructional camp in Nashville each November, have announced the winner of their annual Houston Caldwell Scholarship for 2016. The scholarship provides free tuition for a promising dobro player under the age of
Rob and Trey back across the pond
Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley are enjoying a very warm reception for their new album, The Country Blues. The mix of bluegrass, Americana, and alt-country is winning fans and generating radio play in all three genres, and getting them all
New album coming from Rob & Trey
Compass Records has announced a July 8 release date for The Country Blues, the sophomore project from Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley. Their unique sound is based on Rob's stunning mastery of the reso-guitar and Trey's soulful country/bluegrass singing and flatpicking guitar.
A Power Of Bluegrass story from Sweden
Andy Cargill is an acoustic musician and singer/songwriter living in Stockholm who has been shooting and publishing a video log (vlog) of his musical journey this year as he prepares to create a band and begin performing the music from