Players

Beau regularly appears in concert and on recordings with his long-time friends -

Gary TussingGary 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 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 HendrixWebb 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 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 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 SkeltonJohn 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 GaydenMac 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 TownsonTerry 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 GrimmMickey 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.

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