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A trip through Colorado last year provided the inspiration for Urban Monroes' guitarist Fran Kent to write the song "When the Aspens Turn." Affectionately known as "Aspens" on the Urban Monroes' set list, it has become one of the band's favorite son…
- Columbia Gorge Bluegrass Festival on April 24, 2009 to April 26, 2009
- Mississippi Pizza on May 9, 2009 from 8pm to 11pm
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- What Instruments do you play?
- Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, Bass
- What is your favorite music style?
- BLUEGRASS
Band Description and Brief Bio
Fashioned from the heart of tradition and infused with adrenaline, the Urban Monroes' bluegrass style combines the skills of some of the Pacific Northwest's finest talent. Fast-paced and highly energetic, the band performs both original and traditional bluegrass with a style and delivery uniquely its own.
As individuals the Urban Monroes have earned, bluegrass instrument championships. songwriting awards, and a National Endowment for the Arts award. They have been featured on the Emmy award winning PBS series Art Beat and their musical experiences have taken them around the world. As a band they have excited audiences from some of bluegrass' biggest venues with a fully charged stage presence and an intricate delivery.
Home Page- www.myspace.com/urbanmonroes or www.urbanmoroes.com
We are also at Reverb Nation and Facebook
Contact - urbanmonroes@hotmail.com
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Bluegrass Single Release
A trip through Colorado last year provided the inspiration for Urban Monroes' guitarist Fran Kent to write the song "When the Aspens Turn." Affectionately known as "Aspens" on the Urban Monroes' set list, it has become one of the band's favorite songs. Poetman Records liked it too. Saying the song was "a winner with top notch playing," the band's recorded version is scheduled for release in January 2010 on Poetman's Acoustic Rainbow Volume 35 .
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Posted on November 27, 2009 at 11:00am —
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