Iron Horse (band)

Iron Horse
OriginKillen, Alabama, United States
GenresBluegrass, rock
Years active2000–present
LabelsCMH Records
MembersVance Henry
Ricky Rogers
Anthony Richardson
Tony Robertson

Iron Horse is a bluegrass band from Killen, Alabama, US. They are known for performing and recording bluegrass cover versions of rock songs, particularly their bluegrass treatments of heavy metal songs popularized by Metallica.[1] The band has two tracks on the tribute album Strummin' with the Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen, which also features David Lee Roth, among other artists. They have recently been working on self-produced material and in October 2009 released an all-original Christmas project called "Small Town Christmas".[2]

Members

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  • Vance Henry: guitar, lead and tenor vocals
  • Anthony Richardson: banjo, baritone and bass vocals
  • Ricky Rogers: bassist, baritone and lead vocals
  • Tony Robertson: mandolin, lead and tenor vocals

Discography

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Tribute albums

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Original material/self produced

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  • 2001: Ridin' Out The Storm
  • 2005: New Tracks
  • 2009: Small Town Christmas (new, all original Christmas songs)
  • 2010: "Reba McEntire" (single)
  • 2011: Horse & Pen
  • 2018: "Classic Bluegrass Vol 1"
  • 2020: "Classic Bluegrass Vol 2"

References

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  1. ^ Iron Horse – Horse And Pen Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Bluegrass Unlimited, 2 September 2011.
  2. ^ IRON HORSE - SMALL TOWN CHRISTMAS Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine. Bluegrass Unlimited.
  3. ^ Metallica: Fade To Bluegrass?. Ultimate Guitar.

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