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Pressed For Time
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Influenced by the old-time music of the Appalachians and traditional country, Joe LaMay & Sherri Reese's music has taken on a unique blend of folk and bluegrass styles. Their arrangements of the old songs, as well as their original compositions, carry with them the sound of the ages. One of their favorite quotes comes from syndicated Gannett music columnist, Jeff Spevak, when he said: “LaMay & Reese range from bluegrass to traditional American folk without sounding as though a square peg is being rammed into a round hole. It’s sweet, but hardscrabble, Americana”. Joe & Sherri like to tell the story of the first time they sang Joe’s Marbletown at a song gathering and watched as several attendees frantically searched through their traditional songbooks to find the song. As further testament to their writing abilities, several musicians and bands are performing and recording their songs. Most notably, The Atkinson Family Bluegrass has recorded three LaMay & Reese songs (Marbletown, Mama Put Down That Picture and Maryville); The Dady Brothers included Singing Just for Friends as the only non-traditional song on their CD “Songs of the Erie Canal”; The Mystery Mountain Boys recorded Name On A Stone (Anna) on their “Appalachian Homecoming ” CD; Rose of the Genesee has been inducted in the Livingston (NY) Historical Society Museum; and Joe & Sherri have appeared on the Cumberland Highlander’s TV Show - out of Bill Monroe’s Homeplace - singing The Old Man Has Gone. Joe LaMay & Sherri Reese are regular monthly contributors to Bill Knowlton’s Bluegrass Ramble Radio Show (WCNY Syracuse and world-wide, “live” over the internet) - now in it’s 34th year. On the first Sunday of every month, they present a 15-minute segment of music recorded “live” in their home and at festivals, jams, and at informal gatherings in their Kentucky/Tennessee home area. |
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