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Topic: Bering Strait |
Earl Foote
From:
Houston, Tx, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2003 6:28 am |
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| I heard a segment on NPR this morning about a country music group from Russia called Bering Strait. Very hot pickers and they have a steel player. Any of you guys ever heard of them? |
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D Schubert
From:
Columbia, MO, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2003 6:40 am
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| They were on the televised portion of the Opry a few weeks ago, and mentioned in an Opry thread here... |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 19 Feb 2003 10:50 am
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| Earl, I saw them on the Opry and they are a great group! Russian consevatory students who were turned on to bluegrass in Russia by their professor. Highly talented. [This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 19 February 2003 at 10:50 AM.] |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 19 Feb 2003 12:39 pm
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| They were very good on the Opry. They have two female vocalists/rhythm guitars, a male vocalist on banjo and guitar, and a dobro/pedal steel player. They started with a Russian number, then did a couple of contemporary country numbers in English. A very good looking and good sounding group - really kind of amazing. |
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David Cobb
From:
Chanute, Kansas, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2003 3:42 pm
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| They have a CD available at the local Walmart. |
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Earl Foote
From:
Houston, Tx, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2003 9:14 am
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| Cool, I'll head to walmart & pick this one up. I wonder what they do for steel parts & strings & stuff in Russia. Steel Guitar Moscow? Bobbe Semorski? |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2003 8:29 am
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| Bering Strait got a very bad review in the Los Angeles Times this week. The reviewer said that they played and sang beautifully, but he didn't like the songs and that ruined the show for him. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 21 Feb 2003 4:35 pm
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| Screw the reviewer...I liked 'em! |
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