| Author |
Topic: Russian band with steel guitar |
Karlis Abolins
From:
(near) Seattle, WA, USA
|
Posted 6 Jan 2004 9:18 am |
|
http://www.beringstraitonline.com/
This band is featured on the Comcast web site today. It's country with a twist. Sasha on Pedal steel is pretty cool.
Karlis |
|
|
 |
Colm Chomicky
From:
Kansas, (Prairie Village)
|
Posted 6 Jan 2004 10:48 am
|
|
| They were on CBS show "60 Minutes" this Sunday. You could hear the pedal steel very well on the opening first minute of the story. Story did mention and describe the dobro, only a second of video showing the pedal steel. [This message was edited by Colm Chomicky on 06 January 2004 at 10:49 AM.] |
|
|
|
David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
|
Posted 6 Jan 2004 12:41 pm
|
|
| They were on the Opry several months ago, back when the Opry was on a channel my cable gave me. They are very good musicians and entertainers. They could do good stuff from bluegrass to modern country. And I loved it when they broke into a hard driving Russian number. |
|
|
|
Buddy Carter
From:
Spring Grove (Chicago), IL
|
Posted 6 Jan 2004 3:41 pm
|
|
I got to see them last summer at the Opry. They were scary good! Dangerous harmony. I guess they are all the kids of Soviet physicists and such, thus being of a little better economic class, which provided them with classical training. It shows, though they try to hide it by playing country. ;P
The best part is when they talk; they fade from a Russian accent to a "Nashville" accent, and back in the course of a sentence. Its wonderful.  |
|
|
|
Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
|
Posted 6 Jan 2004 4:11 pm
|
|
| Yes, Sasha plays nice steel and dynamite dobro! Though this band has just "caught on" in this country in the past year, I heard some radio tapes of them 3-4 years ago, and was blown away when I found out they were all young Russians! I was very surprised they didn't get a recording contract until last year. |
|
|
|
Roger Miller
From:
Cedar Falls, Ia.
|
Posted 6 Jan 2004 5:55 pm
|
|
| You are talking of Bering Strait. The Harmony singer was singing harmony and didn't even know our language. They are talented musicians and come from very educated parents. They do Bluegrass shows to jazz fest, to CW concerts. What talent!!!! |
|
|
|
