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The Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West) held their annual convention in Mesa, AZ. October 24th-26th, 2008, and as part of the festivities, the Kingston Trio was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. There to enjoy the camaraderie of hundreds of folk afficianados and accept the award was Bob Shane, Bill Zorn and George Grove. It was great fun and like old home week for all. Bob said he visited with many friends he hadn't seen in years, and met many new ones. After accepting the award, Bob graciously turned it over to George Grove, Kingston Trio member for over 30 years. Pictures (from top left):
The crowd applauds the Trio at the awards luncheon Bob, Bill, George and Rick Dougherty all expressed their delight at receiving this honor. (pictures courtesy of Russ Paris, Matt Kramer and Duff Ferguson) |
| ~Bob was presented with his Bob Shane model Deering banjo in Las Vegas over the weekend of March 2-3 by Greg Deering himself. It's a beauty. For more info on the Kingston Trio series banjos and pictures: More Info |
Martin Guitar Releases 00-21
Guitar To Celebrate The Trio's 50th Year
View Of The Label Inside The
50th Anniversary Guitar
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The Kingston Trio 50th Year Commemorative Martin Guitar
| Martin Guitar has released a Kingston Trio 50th Anniversary Commemorative Guitar. It is a 00-21 in memory of Dave Guard who played this model. It's made of Indian Rosewood and has a slotted head with leaf engraving on the machines. Only 100 of these will be made. Bob took pictures with the prototype. |
Nick & Bob Recieve
Lifetime Achievement Award from Menlo College! Read
KINGSTON TRIO CHOOSES
HISTORIC YUMA THEATER
FOR DVD SPECIAL CONCERT
| The Kingston
Trio, America's best known folk music group, has chosen the Historic
Yuma Theatre as the venue for a concert that will be video taped
for their new DVD. The concert will be on Saturday, June 17, 2006, at 8 p.m. The theatre is located next to the Yuma Art Center at 254 S. Main Street. The particular focus of this concert will be to perform all of their biggest and best known hit songs. "The Historic Yuma Theatre was chosen for its excellent acoustics, its wonderful period architecture, and intimate atmosphere which is perfect for taping", according to producer Bill McCune of McCune Television. The theatre, which holds 650 people, was originally built in 1912, but burned down soon after. It was rebuilt in the 1920's. Decades later it had fallen into disrepair, and was actually used as a garage. More recently, using grants and bond revenue, the City of Yuma accurately restored the venue to its earlier Art Deco grandeur. The CD/DVD of the concert is available for purchase at The Kingston Trio Store |
The Minneapolis Show
On November 13th, 2005 Was A Winning Combo!
Here: Kingston Trio, Tom Paxton & The Chad Mitchell Trio At
The Finale
For more photos of the Minneapolis concert read Concert
Chatter
Fantasy Camp 6 - August 2005 - was one great event.. Check out the photos and the videos! |
The
Kingston Trio's Original Instrument Poster
This is a limited
edition poster of the 3 original instruments used to cut
Tom Dooley and 7 gold albums! It's the first poster ever released by The
Trio and they are very proud of it. Original photography
by Bill Bush.
Now available for purchase at The Kingston Trio Store
(Boston Herald)
T's `CharlieCard' more than just a token effort Nearly a decade in the making, the MBTA is entering the homestretch of a new $140 million fare collection system as officials yesterday unveiled the ``CharlieCard,'' a debit-type card to be used on the T in 2006. Fulfilling a childhood ambition, Gov. Mitt Romney joined the graying musicians of the Kingston Trio to belt out ``Charlie on the MTA,'' the 1948 song protesting a possible nickel hike in fares that inspired the name for the so-called ``smart card'' set to replace tokens in two years. The automated fare collection system ``is a great step forward for our users,'' said Romney, just before kicking it with the Kingston Trio. ``It allows us to use our equipment more effectively . . . and have Charlie on the MTA finally get off that train.'' Check out all the Charlie Card Photos. |
Ailment Sidelines Bob Shane
From: Folk News, WFMA, Vol. 19, No. 2
For Reviews Of The New Group Click Here
After 47 years as the driving force behind The Kingston Trio, Bob Shane’s health has forced him to leave the group indefinitely. Shane, 71, suffered a heart attack March 21st, 2004. He has quit smoking and is recovering at home in Phoenix. His doctors have ruled out any long distance travel for the time being. Shane’s slot in the Trio is being filled by Bill Zorn, formerly of the Limeliters and New Christy Minstrels. Zorn was also part of The New Kingston Trio (which morphed back into The Kingston Trio) with Shane from 1972-’76.“They’ve had just a fantastic response,” says Shane. “They’re doing a wonderful job and they’re doing a lot more songs.” Shane is still receiving oxygen as part of his recovery. He says his heart trouble was triggered by a grueling travel schedule—criss-crossing the country three times in just eight days.“It just caught up with me,” he says. “Time goes by: 47 years on the road is enough.” “I miss it in the sense of what I’ve done for so long,” he says. “I miss the ego blast of being an entertainer.”He says that reviews of the Trio lineup with Zorn, George Grove and Rick Dougherty have been outstanding, though. The group has been well-received and is fulfilling all of the Kingston Trio bookings on the calendar, he says. “As long as you make music sound good, that’s what counts,” Shane says. “As long as you’re honest with the music.” |
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Bob Shane singing Scotch
and Soda with George, Bill and Bobby in Mesquite, NV. Bob
still has it!!
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