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Rogersville, TN July 4th Celebration Schedule of Events.
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 East Tennessee’s newest contemporary bluegrass band, Rough Edges, consists of Travis Sutton from Harrogate on bass and lead vocal, Chip McLain from Rogersville on guitar and tenor vocal, Jeff Webb from Newport on banjo and baritone/bass vocal, and Clint Hurd from Rogersville on mandolin and baritone vocal. The band performs progressive and traditional bluegrass, and the guys pride themselves on their ability to move seamlessly from Monroe covers to original material to grassed-up versions of Beatles and Stones tunes. As polished as this material may be, the band works hard to maintain a raw energy in their live shows, and according to McLain, “It’s a whole lot of fun to have rough edges!” When asked what makes them distinct, the group always answers with references to their time spent working on harmonies. As driving as their instrumentation may be, Rough Edges is first a vocal band. Special past performances for the band have been the Renfro Valley Barn Dance, the Tennessee Valley Fair, and their hour-long public television appearance on the Jamming at Hippie Jack’s show. The band’s debut recording is Heyday, which includes four originals by Sutton and McLain. Bluegrass Unlimited magazine has described Rough Edges as “firmly established within their Tennessee home base” and suggests that “the contents of Heyday clearly demonstrate the potential to reach out to far wider audiences.”Visit their Website for more information.
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