Member Since: 15/09/2006
Band Members: Mary Henderson - song writer, guitar, vocal.
Geoff Shannon - instrumental writer, guitar, frailing banjo, vocal.A singer songwriter duet from Minneapolis, MN. Been together for about 15 years, have two CD's: Prairie Smoke featuring 13 originals and 4 covers, and Kansas Dancing featuring 12 of our originals and 5 from a buddy named Kenny Cornell from Broken Arrow, OK.A third CD is almost finished - Bound for Nacogdoches. It will have 10 of Mary's, 6 of Geoff's - 3 guitar and 3 banjo, one by Kenny Cornell and one by Jerry Ostenstoe.Everyone here on our site is here for 1 or more of 4 reasons. They're either personal friends, someone who's music we spend money on (or in the case of labels, have signed at least one we've spent money on), have an attitude we feel kinship to, or plain old morbid curiosity. Our interest is generally writers, but performers get our attention as well. We encourage everyone who likes what they see/hear on this site to visit their sites and explore. We also encourage everyone to buy the music they find here from the folks who wrote and/or recorded it. This will help keep the literature growing and fresh. By letting them and us know you are willing to put bread on our tables, we can then justify continuing our quest to create and share our music.
Influences: Good song writers, good pickers, good singers, good food.
Sounds Like: Old time Country music, played with essentially bulegrass instruments, mosty acoustic. Maybe it's Retro-Americana. It's basically original acoustic country music played the old fashioned way...BY HAND..!
Record Label: Smoky Hill Records
Type of Label: Indie