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Sherman Holmes of The Holmes Brothers 1st Solo Record
The Richmond Sessions Mailing This Week
Street Date Is July 21
Special Guests Include Joan
Osborne, Rob Ickes & Sammy Shelor
World Cafe,
Mountain Stage, Music City Roots & Songs Of The Mountain Booked
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Northport N.Y. - On July 21, Sherman Holmes will release his
first solo recording in his 50+ year career. The Richmond Sessions by The Sherman
Holmes Project carries on the spirit of the Holmes Brothers by re-imagining
songs and making them their own. The record will be released by M.C.
Records and maintains a bluesgrass/gospel vibe throughout that surprises
and delights. We'll be mailing CDs this week to media. Scroll down for
Sherman's tour dates.
Sherman
Holmes’ solo debut The Richmond Sessions can’t help being
a milestone: It’s the esteemed singer and bassist’s first recording since
the passing of his brother and musical partners, Wendell Holmes and Popsy
Dixon, both in 2015. But his solo debut, dedicated to the memories of
Wendell and Popsy, is no somber affair. The blend of bluegrass, gritty rock
& roll and joyful gospel will be familiar from Holmes Brothers days.
And with some of his strongest vocals on record, the album shows Sherman is
still an artist in his prime. Long time friend, Joan Osborne, duets with Holmes on the Dan Penn
classic, “Dark End of the Street.” Other songs include The Band's
"Don't Do It," Credence's "Green River" and Ben
Harper's "Homeless Child."
Click The Photo to Watch A 5 Minute Video
Bio Of The Richmond Sessions
Photo: Pat
Jarrett/Virginia Humanities
Sherman
Holmes' voice contains a lifetime of soul. We are so lucky we still
have him with us! - Joan Osborne
“Sounds pretty good for a 77-year-old, doesn’t it?” Holmes laughs. “I was
overjoyed to do this, because I didn’t know how I was going to restart my
career. We chose a good collection of songs that we wanted to do—We got
some gospel in there, and some bluegrass. It’s a good mix of the Americana
music, as I like to call it.”
Click The Cover to Listen To The Richmond Sessions
Photo: Pat Jarrett/Virginia
Humanities
Produced
by Jon Lohman, Virginia State Folklorist and Director of the Virginia
Folklife Program at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, The Richmond
Sessions draws from
Holmes’ longstanding Virginia roots. Lohman made the new album a
Virginia-style family affair, bringing in guests like the
Ingramettes—Richmond’s “first family of gospel” of 50 years standing—and
instrumentalists like dobro master Rob Ickes, twice nominated for Grammy
Awards; and Sammy Shelor, multi-time IBMA banjoist of the year. Another
notable guest is long time friend of the Holmes Brothers, Joan Osborne, who
duets with Holmes on the Dan Penn classic, “Dark End of the Street.”
Look
for Sherman to hit the road for his first tour as a solo artist. “I’m
really looking forward to getting out there,” he says. “That’s my life,
man.”
Sherman Holmes Project Tour
Dates
June 21 - Tapping
World Cafe Session
June 23 - River and Roots Festival, Berryville Virginia
July 13 - Summer
Arts Festival, Huntington NY
July 16 - Mountain
Stage Taping, Charleston WV
August 2 - Music
City Roots Taping, Nashville TN
Sept. 1 - Joe
Wilson Memorial Festival, Galax, Virginia
Sept. 2 - Song of
The Mountains Taping, Marion VA
October 14 -
Richmond Folk Festival, Richmond VA
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June 23 - River and
Roots Festival, Berryville Virginia
July 13 - Summer Arts
Festival, Huntington NY
July 16 - Mountain
Stage Taping, Charleston WV
August 2 -
Music City Roots Taping, Nashville TN
Sept. 1 - Joe Wilson
Memorial Festival, Galax, Virginia
Sept. 2 - Song of The
Mountains Taping, Marion VA
October 14 - Richmond
Folk Festival, Richmond VA
June 23 - River and
Roots Festival, Berryville Virginia
July 13 - Summer Arts
Festival, Huntington NY
July 16 - Mountain
Stage Taping, Charleston WV
August 2 -
Music City Roots Taping, Nashville TN
Sept. 1 - Joe Wilson
Memorial Festival, Galax, Virginia
Sept. 2 - Song of The
Mountains Taping, Marion VA
October 14 - Richmond
Folk Festival, Richmond VA
June 23 - River and
Roots Festival, Berryville Virginia
July 13 - Summer Arts
Festival, Huntington NY
July 16 - Mountain
Stage Taping, Charleston WV
August 2 -
Music City Roots Taping, Nashville TN
Sept. 1 - Joe Wilson
Memorial Festival, Galax, Virginia
Sept. 2 - Song of The
Mountains Taping, Marion VA
October 14 - Richmond
Folk Festival, Richmond VA
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