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The Roys in session

Bob's session guests are brother and sister country duo The Roys, whose latest album features bluegrass legends Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder.

Bob's session guests are brother and sister country duo The Roys, whose latest album features bluegrass legends Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder.
Recorded at Skaggs Place Studios 'Lonesome Whistle' was a labour of love for Elaine and Lee Roy who had always wanted to release a bluegrass album. "My first real love is bluegrass music," says Lee. "When I was nine-years-old, I played in my first band and it was a bluegrass band. Ricky Skaggs has always been my hero, and even back in the early days of the Skaggs and Rice records.
Born in Massachusetts but raised in Canada the siblings started playing music at a very early age. Elaine began singing at five and learned guitar and Lee picked up drums, bass and mandolin. By the time he was nine, he was performing publicly with a local bluegrass band, singing high tenor and playing mandolin. They played together on the local music circuit before moving to Nashville and launching their own label on which they launched their debut album 'The Roys' in 2006.
Joined by their band the duo met up with Bob in Nashville in October and performed live songs from their new album.

57 minutes

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Thu 15 Dec 2011 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Sunny Sweeney

    From A Table Away

    • concrete.
    • republic nashville.
    • 1.

  • Eric Church

    Springsteen

    • Chief.
    • HUMPHEAD.
    • HHEAD015.

  • Brigitte DeMeyer

    Miss Johnson's Honey

    • Rose of Jericho.
    • www.brigittedemeyer.com.
    • not given.

  • Gretchen Peters

    The Matador

    • Hello Cruel World.
    • Scarlett Letter.
    • 626570617648.

  • Jeff Black

    Making The Day

    • Plow Through the Mystic.
    • Lotis Nile Music.
    • B005y5d990.

  • The Sweetback Sisters

    Looking For A Fight

    • Looking For A Fight.
    • SIGNATURE.
    • SIG2038.

  • The Roys recorded in Nashville on 11th October 2011

    • The Roys

      Get A Ride With The Devil

    • The Roys

      Trailblazer

  • None

    Deleted Record

    Artist: The Roys

    • Lonesome Whistle.
    • Rural Rhythms.
    • RUR-1080.

  • The Band Perry

    Independence

    • Band Perry.
    • REPUBLIC.
    • 1-1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 15 Dec 2011 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2