
Beau regularly appears in concert and on recordings
with his long-time friends -
Gary Tussing - Cello
Gary plays any style of music, often with
the Chattanooga Symphony. Recordings include 'Magnolia' as well
as Crystal Gayle's In My Arms, and a long series of String Quartet
Tributes to contemporary artists. Gary has performed with Beau
on stages as diverse as the Little River Blues Festival in Hopkinsville
and In Performance at the Governor's Mansion, filmed and aired
on KET.
Skip
Cleavinger - Scottish Highland Pipes and Tin Whistle
Skip works as a professional musician in Nashville, playing in
recording sessions, touring and performing with various artists.
Some of the other artists with whom Skip has recorded and/or performed
include: Martina McBride, Michael W. Smith, Sandi Patty, Steve
Green, Don Moen, Selah, Robin Mark, Ceili Rain, and the Ric Blair
Band. Skip has also been a featured performer with the Nashville
Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Houston Symphony, and the Nashville
Chamber Orchestra. Skip's new CD - Of the Father's Love - is a
Celtic interpretation of traditional hymns - a beautiful and meditative
soundscape - arranged for bagpipe and tin whistle.
Webb Hendrix - Percussion
Webb is percussionist with the Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra,
recently playing at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival with the Charleston
Symphony Orchestra. An internet search of recordings that include
Webb Hendrix brings too many results to list, from 'Andrea Bachetti
Berio's Works for Piano V' to 'Chants from the Holy Land, Volume
2', and of course 'Magnolia'.
Byron House - Bass
Currently one of Nashville’s—and the country’s—hardest
working bass players, both in the studio and on the road, House
as performed with Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Jorma Kaukonen,
Jerry Douglas, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Linda Ronstadt, Dixie Chicks,
and Nickel Creek, to name a few. He was honored with a Grammy nomination
in 2005 for his work on Mark O’Connor’s 30-Year Retrospective.
Ed Dansereau - Keyboards
Ed is a Master Jazz Piano Musician who has played with Beau for
over thirty years. Ed has devoted his life to keyboard mastery.
His impressive list of live and studio credits include everyone
from the Ink Spots to the Rascals. Founder of his own group, MonkTrane,
Ed has performed in Europe, South America, the Middle East, and
all across the USA.
Also appearing on Beau's recordings -
John Skelton - Irish Flute / British Bagpipes
In recent years John has become probably the most sought after
flute and whistle teacher in America. He is a regular staff member
at Augusta, Swannanoa, East Durham, Milwaukee Irish Festival, Gaelic
Roots, the West Coast Flute Symposium, Wind on the Bay and the
Tionol in St.Louis. NPR’s The Thistle and Shamrock recently
described him as “the
finest bombarde player outside of Brittany”. John has performed
at all of the major folk festivals in North America, Europe and
Australia including Vancouver, Winnipeg, Philadelphia, Edinburgh,
and the National in Canberra. He has given concerts in twenty five
countries, and recent U.S. venues have included The White House
(for President Clinton and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern) and the
Lincoln Center.
Mac Gayden - Slide Guitar
Hit songwriter, legendary innovative guitar player, artist and
producer, Mac Gayden's musical acheivements have been nothing less
than outstanding. His hit song ' Everlasting Love' is one of only
two songs to have hit status every decade in the past four. He
is also the inventor of the "Slide Wah" guitar technique
heard on his recordings with J.J.Cale.
Terry Townson - Horns
You can hear Terry, as well as his horn arrangements, on many
albums. He's appeared on numerous TV specials and telecasts, including "Late
night with Conan O'Brien" and "Austin City Limits".
For many years,Terry was the trumpet player in the Delbert McClinton
Band, and he's played on several DMC albums, including the Grammy
Award winning album "Nothing Personal". He also has playing
and arranging credits on numerous Grammy nominated albums with
other artists -he has recorded and/or performed with artists like
The Allmann Brothers Band, Marcia Ball, Ray Benson, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown,
Ray Charles, Steve Cropper, Joe Ely, John Hiatt, Hal Ketchum, B.B.King,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Lyle Lovett, Lee Roy Parnell, and Kenny Rogers,
to mention "a few"!
Mickey Grimm - Percussion
Mickey's percussion
ensemble includes drums, oil can, wood box, vocal riffs, shakers,
cowbell, tambourine, marimba, timpani, tubular bells, washboard,
and more. A member of Nashville's roots-rock session elite, Mickey
has played and recorded with Bonepony, Don Henry, Vince Bell, Over
the Rhine, Jill Sobule, Lauren Braddock & more.
Vicki Hampton - Vocals
Look in All Music Guide and you will see a list of her credits
that covers the breadth of popular music. Vicki is background vocalist
for Montgomery Gentry, Wynonna Judd, LeAnn Rimes, Trisha Yearwood,
Sara Evans, George Strait, Randy Travis, and Martina McBride.