CDs

"Moonshine Boogie"

Available from the Two High String Band Store, and other retailers. Two High String Band : Mooonshine Boogie

With great harmonies, unexpected instrumental twists, and stirring tales, "Moonshine Boogie" is a twelve song journey, capturing mandolinist Billy Bright, and guitarists Brian Smith, and Geoff Union as a trio, quartet, quintet, and sextet with banjo great Tony Trischka (Psychograss, etc.), fiddler Chojo Jacques (Waybacks), and upright bassist Eric Thorin (Open Road) joining them.

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"Insofarasmuch"

Available from the Two High String Band Store, and other retailers. Insofarasmuch album cover.

After years of playing as a trio, we invited guitarist Geoff Union to join the Band. Instantly, we felt so at home that we hunkered down in the back yard and got to work on some recordings.

David Grisman and Vassar Clements stopped by while they were in town and added their touch to a couple tracks.

From the lonesome to the lithesome, this album marks our beginning in the ongoing search for the sound. This is what we have found...insofarasmuch.

Praise for "Insofarasmuch" ...

Top ten albums of 2003

  David Obermann, Folkways, KUT 90.5 FM, Austin, TX

Top ten albums of 2003

  Matt Winters, The Moonshine Show, 89.9 WKCR-FM, NYC

Top ten Texas albums of 2003

  Raoul Hernandez, Austin Chronicle

Related Recordings

You Were There For Me album cover.

Peter Rowan & Tony Rice
"You Were There For Me"
Peter & Tony's recent Rounder release with Billy playing mandolin and mandola.

Lonesome Cowboy album cover.

Peter Rowan & Don Edwards
"High Lonesome Cowboy"
High Lonesome singer Peter Rowan and cowboy singer Don Edwards, with the help of Norman & Nancy Blake, Tony Rice and Billy Bright, explore the ties between cowboy music and bluegrass.

Caroline Herring Twilight album cover.

Caroline Herring
"Twilight"
Caroline's debut CD, with Billy and Peter Rowan as her house band, along with Paul Glasse, Lloyd Maines, Eamon McLaughlan, Jeff Plankenhorn, Richard Bowden and Paul Paercy.

Caroline Herring Wellspring album cover.

Caroline Herring
"Wellspring"
Caroline's second record, Billy plays mandolin. Produced by Rich Brotherton, the album also features Eamon McLoughlin, Paul Pearcy, Mike Maddux, Marty Muse, Riley Osbourne, Jeff Plankenhorn, Matt Schultz, and Kelly Willis.

BRIGHT

Billy and Bryn Bright

Austin DAZE Presents: Live @ 1st Thursdaze Volume # 1
Featuring Dang, Howdy!, live at Ruta May World HQ

Downloads

Video

DVD

In partnership with the The Steam Powered Preservation Society, a downloadable DVD of The Steam Powered Preservation Society Two High String Band at the Cactus Café, recorded July 8th, 2005, is available.

Keep an eye on the SPPS servers for audio of Two High String Band live performances, also.

There's more to be found at the Two High String Band yahoo group - created and moderated exclusively by Two High String Band fans.

MP3

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Live at The Cactus Café, Austin, TX, March 10th, 2005, Set 1

THSB

01. Hammerin' On
02. Why You Been Gone So Long
03. Cold World
04. Listen To The Rhododendron
05. Last Chance Motel
06. Johnstown Johnny
07. Water In The Well

Live at The Cactus Café with Tony Trischka, Austin, TX, March 10th, 2005, Set 2

THSB

01. Bury Me
02. Gotta Travel On
03. My Dog, Salty
04. Meat Glaze
05. Ruby Ridge
06. Last Song
07. Groundspeed
08. Steamboat Whistle Blues
09. Roanoke