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| Winter 2007/08 | 5-month stint in Portland, Oregon. Performed with Seattle buddy-singer/songwriter Larry Murante at the Far West Folk Alliance Regional Conference inVancouver, Washington. Also appeared with Larry Murante at Cafe Luna on Vashon Island in November. Entertained Saturday brunch crowds for 5 month in East Portland at the Fleur-de-lis Restaurant in the Hollywood District with Portland classical guitarist /buddy Rene Berblinger. Gave solo concert at the Tribal Hall in Coos Bay for a gathering of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. |
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2007 |
Reappeared at the 5-Star Restaurant the Inn at Little Washington with guitarist/singer Rich Amelang, as strolling muscians for the Valentine's Day evening dinner. Lovely, I should add. Delighted audiences in the early Summer with the 'charbroiled' sounds of Mucho Gusto in the Northern Virginia region along with Tabby Finch on accordian and hammered dulcimer, playing a weekly stint at Whole Foods in Fairfax, Virginia, and highlighting the Waterford Arts and Crafts Fair in historic Waterford, Virginia. Also began recording project of upcoming Mucho Gusto CD on Falling Mountain Music. Shenandoah Sunrise reformed for the Brotherhood of Humanity annual conference in Crystal City, Virginia, which was captured on video for posterity. |
| 2006 | In early Spring, Catherine and I traveled to Provence, France, where I was fortunate to play tunes with violinist and friend, Perrine Missemer, and her gypsy jazz friends in Aix and Miramas.Performed along with Zan McLeod for Laura Bush's 60th birthday party at the Inn at Little Washington Restaurant - again in the kitchen of Chef Patrick O'Connell, Under the brand name of 'the Vineros', a Mediterranean-type cafe Jazz ensemble, Tabby Finch, Rich Amelang and I headlined a Bluemont Concert Series in Middleburg, Virginia, and performed at several wineries in the region and in Leesburg. |
| 2005 | Played with Alexander Mitchell, Ralph Gordon, and Tabby Finch as 'Shenandoah Sunrise' at the Brotherhood of Humanity's Annual Conference. Tabby Finch and I entertained the club-hopping crowds on one of the many stages on New Year's Eve at Leesburg First Night. |
| 2003-4 | Began performing on a regular basis in Loudoun County, Northern Virginia with Tabby Finch and friends such as Wayne Turner and Milt Herd. Appeared playing fiddle with Zan McLeod on guitar in the reknown kitchen of Chef Patrick O'Connell at the Inn at Little Washington, Virginia in a special concert for chefs of international heads of state. That experience was nearly matched by a performance of folk and gospel songs Rich Amelang and Zan McLeod and I performed in our stage in front of the International Tractor exhibit at the National Museum for American History. |
| 2002 | Hickory Wind reunites for 2 concerts at Bluemont Fair, Loudoun County. Worked with singer/songwriter and chiropractor Steve Clark on his CD, Sunrise. Also recorded with Loudoun County singer Milt Herd for his CD Pure and Simple. |
| 2000 | Performed with Dave Obey Family band on stage with pianist/songwriter Bruce Hornsby and Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart |
| 1997 | Perform around Washington, DC area with both Rich Amelang, Zan McLeod, Scott Giambusco & others. |
| 1996 | Performed with Dave Obey Family band with Pete Seeger. |
| 1995 | Performed around Washington, DC area with guitarist/vocalist Rich Amelang - expanding musically into swing, Brazilian samba, and Italian styles on mandolin/fiddle. |
| 1990/91 | Worked again with Stephen on his 1st CD, Dancing in the Parlor, also with Zan McLeod. |
| 1989 | Worked with Stephen Wade on Arena Stage Spring Production, Sam Shepherd's "A Lie of the Mind," as band leader of Kabuki-type ensemble that played suspended above one of the corners of the theater-in-the-round. Band consisted of myself, multi-instrumentalist Bruce Harvie (Orcas Island, WA), and Isiah Johnson (University of Maryland Dance program) on synthesizer. |
| 1988/89 | Joined Congressman Dave Obey's family band. Met Stephen Wade, who had successful and highly entertaining act, "Banjo Dancing" at Washington DC's Arena Stage. |
| 1988 | Settled in Tacoma Park, got back in touch with local folk musicians especially in conjunction with House of Musical Traditions. Met Zan McLeod while backing up Tom Hind's clogging group "the Stump Jumpers." |
| 1985 | Left Seattle - relocated back to Washington, DC area, had a brief stint working at Music and Arts Center in Congressional Plaza, Rockville. . |
| 1984 | Went on tour with Arnie and Sunshine Express in Asia, under the auspices of the US Air Force and their "Stateside Sounds" program. Played at air bases in Hawaii, South Korea, Japan, the Phillipines, Okanawa, and Guam. Played mostly piano and swing/country fiddle. Guitar playing was covered by Orcas Island regular and instrumentalist extraordinaire Bruce Harvey. |
| 1984 | Studied music composition (keyboard) with Stanley Keen (one of the founders of Seattle's Cornish University and famed Broadway Musical persona). This study was based out of The Evergreen State College in Oympia, WA., where I graduated with bachelors degree. |
| 1983 | Began playing in Whitby Island C&W band, Arnie Deckwa and the Sunshine Express, Many more performances on San Juan Island, Lopez and Whitby Island, especially Oak Harbor. |
| 1983-85 |
Played fiddle for Catherine's clogging class and subsequent clogging group, "the Wet Apple Cloggers". Performed at Seattle Folk Festival and serveral Western Washington County Fairs. |
| 1983 | Played in duo and occassional trios with Larry Murante (now a prominent Seattle-based Singer songwriter). Had many performances out on the San Juan Islands, and Tacoma. Recorded album with Arnie and band "World's Greatest Daddy." |
| 1982 | Attended North Seattle Community College music school, studying music theory, jazz, and keyboard. Played music with drummer / vibraphonist Chris Monroe, now a Seattle-based band leader. |
| 1981-83 | Played in local duos, with comedian/singer-songwriter J.W. McClure, with classical guitarist Rene Berblinger (now located in Portland) |
| 1981 | Relocated to Seattle with Catherine Falknor, and married at the Seattle Arboretum. |
| 1980 |
Traveled to Sweden, played in busking band with Swedish folk/bluegrass musicians, Magnus Norman, several brothers from Umea, and a banjo player from Gottland. Attended spelman stemar (fiddle festival) in Dalarna. |
| 1978 | Finished recording and released Crossing Devils Bridge |
| 1977 | HW begins folk-rock project working with Dave Mattacks (from Fairport Convention) and adapting folk tunes/song and original music to rock format with drums (trap set). Material to become part of Crossing Devils Bridge. |
| 1976 |
HW continues to play regularly at local clubs. Also, under the management guidance of Keith Case in Denver, the band travels to play at Western locations such as the Oxford Hotel (Denver), Vale and Breckenridge resorts in Colorado, Wisconsin, and our legendary trip to play the a rodeo gig in Billings, Montana - a trip where we ran out of gas a Custer's Last Stand and spent the night at the Crow Lodge. This is also the year of the famed "Stompin '76" Folk Festival. Tours with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and John Hartford. |
| 1975 | HW connects with USIA/State Department, makes government video in order to market our 'cultural ambassadorship' to embassies, and with-a-little-help-from-our-friends scores a tour to Iceland, Spain, Romania, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, and Portugal. Many experiences and stories associated with that tour, to be elucidated in upcoming |
| 1974-78 | Played and traveled occasionally with Joanne Dodds band. |
| 1974 | HW relocates to Washington, D.C. area, starts playing regularly at the Red Fox in Bethesda, and other local clubs such as the Cellar Door in Georgetown, Childe Harold at Duport Circle, the Chancery near (alternating nights with Emmy Lou Harris), P.T. Barnums on Pennsylvania Ave, and many more. Recorded "At the Wednesday Night Waltz", an LP for Adelphi Records. |
| 1973 | Starting out as a party band, Bob, Pete and I brought another friend to the table - Mark Walbridge - now also a longtime friend and revelry-maker. Mark had the golden voice and with his guitar had a wonderful and versatile repatoire of songs. Before long we had a quartet, and based our operation around Pennsylvania Ave., (Morgantown). By summer, Bob had scored a summer gig at the Coolfont resort in Berkeley Springs. |
| 1972 | Visits to the local musicians' haven on campus known as 'Lotus House' brought me in contact with Bob Shank, from Keyser - now a longtime friend and musical co-conspirator. Many hours past unnoticed as we seasoned various stews made with banjo and guitar flavors. Shortly after, I met Bob's friend Pete Tenney from Elemore, and together we would help Pete summon-up the ancestors with his snake-rattle fiddle. |
| 1971 | Picked up a taterbug mandolin hanging on the wall of of friend's house on Canyon Road, thus beginning the long journey into mandolin exploration. |
| 1968-70 | With electric guitar slung high, we Ventured off playing in local rock bands in Morgantown, such as the now legendary and high octane WVU fraternity parties, local mafia-based restaurants, and the Rec Center in the coal mining suburb of Osage, across the Monongahela River. |
| 1966-68 | Begin playing guitar, eventually forming a band and assuming the role of lead (rock) guitar with brother Bert. Also started writing songs. 1st memorable gig was in Masontown Pennsylvania, which drew a crowd of 3 bikers, who after smoking their cigarettes and sneering at the band enjoyed the sport of flipping their lit butts at the band at close range. 1st Police escort from a gig. |
| 1960 | Began piano lessons at gunpoint. |
| 1952 | Uttered first vocalised music upon being born - in Morgantown, West Virginia |