Listeners who’ve been dying for some quality acoustic roots music and can’t quite wait for the summer bluegrass festivals that light up the Hudson Valley would do well to head on over to Kaatsbaan Cultural Park on February 24 for a concert by the powerhouse duo of Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley.
Ickes is a 15-time International Bluegrass Music Association Dobro Player of the Year award winner, while Tennessee-born guitar prodigy Trey Hensley has been called “Nashville’s hottest young player” by Acoustic Guitar magazine and his soulful baritone vocals have received acclaim as well. The pair are known for their white-hot picking, soulful country vocals, and world-class live musicianship.
Get a load of the duo doing the Grateful Dead’s “Friend of the Devil” in this 2014 video:
Together, Ickes and Hensley meld blues, bluegrass, country, rock, and other string band music of all kinds to form a signature blend of music that defies restrictions of genre. Ickes cofounded the highly influential bluegrass group Blue Highway and has been a sought-after Nashville session player and live performing musician for decades, with credits to his name such as Vince Gill, Earl Scruggs, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, and Alison Krauss.
Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley will perform live at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli on February 24 at 7pm. Tickets are $30.
