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(all photos copyright Scott Anderson - all rights reserved)
February 5. 2012
I put on a house concert this past Monday with one of my banjo heroes, the great Alan Munde. We had 3/5 of the Alan Munde Gazette (Elliott Rogers and Nate Lee were here too) and they put on a great show. I even got to play a few tunes with them, including a twin banjo version of Alan's "Peaches and Cream" with Alan playing harmony to my attempt at his original second solo. Cool! Maybe I can get that onto YouTube eventually...
October 19, 2011
Amanda is well into her first semester at UF and we've taken it easy for the past couple of months. But we have a private gig this Saturday, then I have one with Gentle River (playing bass!) the following weekend. Then Amanda and I have a Thursday night show with the band on Nov. 17, before I play a show that Saturday with my old friend and band boss Jim Hurst. In December Amanda and I will be at Jaymer-Que in Valrico with the band. As always, see the appearances page for details for all of these.
I also just got back from a couple of weeks in Hawaii. This was the great band at the Old Lahaina Luau. Lap steel really sounds good there!
August 24, 2011
An obviously staged shot at the Nechville Banjo shop, Bloomington, MN, Aug. 17, 2011 l-r: Jarrod Walker, Tyler Walker, Amanda Anderson, Cory Walker, Scott Anderson, Pete Mathison. My banjo enjoyed visiting its birthplace. I did too.
At the CD table at Larryfest, LaFarge, Wisconsin. A fun festival, and we wanna go back! We actually saw some folks who we met at Fred's in Naples, FL a couple of weeks prior.
August 7, 2011
Amanda and I have a bunch of gigs coming up this month. We have a bunch with the Walker Brothers starting this Friday in Naples, FL, Saturday in Venice, FL then next week shows in Minnesota (including one at the Nechville banjo factory!) and Wisconsin. Amanda will also be doing a duo gig at Satchel's on August 25 which is Thursday of the week she starts classes at UF. See the appearances page for details for all of these.
May 24, 2011
Well, Tales from the Swamp has been released to radio and is being played worldwide. Ask your DJ for it! Amanda and I are doing some shows soon as Amanda and Scott Anderson featuring the Walker Brothers. We're booking shows now so stay posted and come and see us when you can. Those boys can play!
We had a fun show last month at the Southern Music Rising festival in Monticello, FL. It's a great festival in a really nice little town. My old friend Gabe Valla even played a few tunes with us.
February 27, 2011
Some photos from the Cayamo Music Cruise with Keith Sewell. It was a blast!
Keith Sewell Band in the Spinnaker Lounge on the Norwegian Pearl l-r: Wendy Buckner-Sewell, Scott Anderson, Keith Sewell, , Sebastian Stienberg (hidden) and Andy Leftwich
Keith Sewell Band in the Spinnaker Lounge on the Norwegian Pearl l-r: Scott Anderson, Wendy Buckner-Sewell, Keith Sewell, Andy Leftwich, Sebastian Stienberg, and Luke Bulla
on the pool deck on the Norwegian Pearl l-r: Scott Anderson, Wendy Buckner-Sewell, Keith Sewell, Sebastian Stienberg, and Andy Leftwich
late night jam l-r Amanda Anderson, Scott Anderson, Keith Sewell, Sean Watkins, unknown, Luke Bulla, Jerry Roe, Andy Leftwich, and Rachel Warren Leftwich
in the Atrium with the Steep Canyon Rangers, l-r Scott Anderson, Andy Leftwich, Graham Sharp, Nicky Sanders, Keith Sewell, Charles Humphrey III, Mike Guggino, and Woody Platt
February 11,2011
Rehearsing tomorrow with Keith and Wendy Sewell, then leaving on Sunday from Miami for the Cayamo Music Cruise. I'll be playing in Keith's band along with Wendy, Andy Leftwich, and Sebastian Steinberg. This'll be fun!
January 27, 2011
"Tales from the Swamp" is off to the plant and in production! That didn't take long, now did it? This project was actually begun 2 years ago and put on hold while Amanda and I began and completed our "Another Day" project. I was lucky enough to have a team of wonderful guests including Amanda Anderson, Tyler Anderson, Barry Bales, Chris Brown, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Michael Godwin, Aubrey Haynie, Clay Hess, Byron House, Sierra Hull, Jim Hurst, Randy Kohrs, Claire Lynch, David McMillan, Missy Raines, Tommy Slaughter, Adam Steffey, Jason Thomas, Jarrod Walker, Tyler Walker, Austin Wilder, and Matt Wingate. What a cast!
Check out the cool cover that Beth Thomas created:
January 6. 2011
I'm getting close to finishing my new CD, "Tales From the Swamp." Final mixing and mastering this week. It will have a mix of things: bluegrass, Americana, country, Gypsy jazz, and perhaps songs from some yet-to-be-named genre. The likely release date is March 1, 2011, but we shall see...
tomfoolery in the leopard room at Scott Vestal's Digital Underground Studio
We have a show tonight in Temple Terrace and Saturday in Lake Alfred, both with The Bluegrass Parlor Band. See Appearances page for links and info.
August 14, 2010
Just back from Scott Vestal's Digital Underground Studio getting some final tracks for my upcoming release, "Tales From the Swamp." I recorded tunes with some fantastic musicians!
l-r: Amanda Anderson, Scott Anderson, Scott Vestal, Barry Bales, Sam Bush, and Jim Hurst
We also visited the Parthenon in Nashville. I always thought that was in Greece.
April 18, 2010
some recent photos:
Scott sitting in with The Claire Lynch Band, Winter Garden, FL April 9, 2010 l-r Jason Thomas, Claire Lynch, Mark Schatz, Scott Anderson, and Matt Wingate. Claire and the boys are fantastic!
Amanda Anderson, Dan Tyminski, Scott Anderson, St. Augustine, FL, March 24, 2010. Dan and Ronnie Bowman put on a great show that night!
Bill Keith, Scott, and Tony Trischka after Suwannee Banjo Camp 2010. I got to spend the weekend with two of my heros and jam some with them both. Tony left me with some great jokes and Bill even did some personal music theory tutoring on me!
February 12, 2010
We've been busy playing quite a few shows, including one last month in frigid cold and sleet! The Throttleback festival was a lot of fun in spite of those elements. See the Appearances page to see where we'll be next.
l-r: eskimo guy, Jarrod Walker, Amanda Anderson, Scott Anderson, Michael Godwin
October 4, 2009
I had a great time in Nashville last week for the IBMA convention. I recorded on Monday and Tuesday at Scott Vestal's studio with Sam Bush, Jim Hurst, Clay Hess, Sierra Hull, and Byron House. Stuart Duncan will be adding fiddle also. WOW. At IBMA I saw some great music, met a lot of new friends, and got to meet a lot of the DJ's who have been (and will be) playing cuts from Another Day. I even got to eat lunch with Alison Brown.
Sam Bush, Scott Anderson, Scott Vestal, Clay Hess, and Byron House
Scott Anderson and banjo super heroine and co-founder of Compass Records, Alison Brown
August 23, 2009
Many thanks to everyone who came out last night for our CD release party! In spite of some horrendous timing for Amanda and I to be sick, we had a great crowd and a lot of fun. Extra special thanks to Jarrod, Cory, and David Walker, Austin Wilder, Michael Godwin, Tommy Slaughter, Bruce Sheridan, George Wells, Darren Wainright, Jimmie White, and Tom Henderson.
Jarrod Walker (w/crazy eyes), Amanda Anderson, Cory Walker, Scott Anderson, and Austin Wilder
Amanda Anderson
Scott Anderson, Michael Godwin, and Austin Wilder
Jarrod Walker, Cory Walker, Amanda Anderson, Jimmie White's leg, Tom Henderson, Austin Wilder
August 8, 2009
Mark your calendar now for our CD release party on August 22 starting at 6pm at Lightnin' Salvage at Satchel's Pizza in Gainesville, FL. We'll have many of the guys who recorded on "Another Day" with us there to help celebrate. Of course, the food is always good. See you there!
July 5, 2009
I had the great fortune of bring on vacation in Cashiers, NC and stumbling upon a festival there featuring my friends in Sierra Hull and Highway 111, the Isaacs, and Lizzie Long with my old friend Little Roy Lewis. The surprise got even better when Little Roy told me, "We've got Earl Scruggs in the van there." Wow. I got to introduce Earl to Amanda and to talk with him for a while, and then hear him play a few tunes with the band. Earl is 85 years old now and it was really great to see him and hear him play again.
(all photos copyright Scott Anderson - all rights reserved)
June 20, 2009
We'll be sending everything to the manufacturer this week for the new Amanda and Scott CD "Another Day." We hope to have some CD's in about a month.
We got to play a few tunes with The Driftwoods last night at Creekside Dinery in St. Augustine. They're all great friends and great musicians, and it was great fun. Check 'em out!
l-r Scott and Amanda Anderson, Lis Williamson, Eric Searcy, Gabe Valla, Lon Williamson (hidden) and Kurt Johnston
At the Tomasello-Ireland wedding, 2009, with buddy John King on mandolin
(A very nice and personal wedding - we provided all of the music for the ceremony and played at the reception.)
April 27, 2009
We've just returned from Merlefest. Very little rain this time, a little hot even, and more great music. We met a guy on Saturday who let us check out his 1924 F-5. Yep, a Loar.
April 5, 2009
I went to see Béla Fleck on his Throw Down Your Heart tour today, and then got to meet and talk with him afterwards. He had some very interesting things to say. Watch out for my interview with Béla in upcoming issues of Banjo Newsletter.
Amanda, Tommy Slaughter (great musician and Amanda's fiddle teacher), and Scott at Lightnin' Salvage
March 22, 2009
We just finished a great weekend at Suwannee Banjo Camp. You should plan to come next year. Amanda and I will be back in the studio again this weekend.
Bill Keith, Scott Anderson, and Bill Evans
March 14, 2009
Here's a shot of Amanda and Scott with The Bluegrass Parlor Band in Miami, jamming with Special Consensus leader and IBMA President Greg Cahill. Greg is a great guy and he really loves to pick! I also got into a nice triple banjo jam with him and Armando Zuppa later that night.
Feb.1 , 2009
This past weekend I was lucky enough to meet Tony Trischka, see his show, and interview him about his recent projects (watch Banjo Newsletter and The Midnight Flyer for this.) I even got to make an attempt at a 2 player/1 banjo version of Follow the Leader with him. Tony has been an amazing and very influential player for many years and is a fount of banjo knowledge. It was an honor for me to meet him. Thanks to my friend Bill Jones for bringing him to Tallahassee.
Wild Bill Jones, Tony Trischka, and me
January 24, 2009
A good weekend. I got to play 2 shows with Adam Steffey, Clay Hess, and Jarrod Walker (St. Pete and Plant City) and also got to start my new project in my old buddy David McMillan's studio with Adam, Clay, and old friend Mike Godwin on bass. Yeah, they made it GOOD.
Scott Anderson, Larry "Bunky" Jackson, Adam Steffey, Jarrod Walker, and Clay Hess
Clay Hess, Mike Godwin, Scott Anderson, and Adam Steffey
January 10, 2009
Amanda and I had a fun gig last night at Satchel's, and we had some fun last weekend at the Ron Block concert that my friend Kelly Emerson put on down in Sun City. When I got there I got invited to play with Jarrod, Austin,Heather, and Kalyn to open for both shows. Beth Lawrence also joined us for the first show. They really sounded great, and Ron, Corey, Sierra and Beth put on a fantastic show.
Heather Franks, Beth Lawrence, Jarrod Walker, Austin Wilder, and Scott Anderson
Beth Lawrence, Sierra Hull, Ron Block, Cory Walker
Ron Block, Kelly Emerson (background), Scott and Amanda Anderson
October 21, 2008
We've had a few good things happening lately, and some more to come. Come and see Amanda and I this month at Satchel's, then The Scott Anderson Band at the Fall Festival at Intensive Care Ministries in Summerfield, FL. Amanda and I will be doing that one with old friends Mitch Corbin and Barbara Johnson - should be fun! The Scott Anderson Band will be making a rare Alachua County appearance at The Great Outdoors Restaurant in High Springs, FL on December 6 also. (see my "Appearances" page for more info.) A few recent photos:
Amanda playing Mark Schatz' tune "Eileen's Waltz" with Mark (how cool is that?!) and Jim Hurst
Amanda jamming with Mark Schatz, Jim Hurst, and Jason Thomas
Amanda and Scott onstage, NFBA Expo
June 22, 2008
Back home, for a little while anyway.
Thanks to the multitalented James Madison Thomas for these shots of me guesting with The Claire Lynch Band a few weeks ago. Visit James' website.
l-r: Jason Thomas, Claire Lynch, Mark Schatz, Jim Hurst, and Scott Anderson
May 31, 2008
Claire Lynch
March 24, 2008
The Suwannee Banjo Camp this past weekend was a great time. There were a lot of campers and a banjo-filled 3 days. Thanks to co-directors Ken Perlman and Chuck Levy for doing such a great job with the camp.
I got to hang out and play with my old buddy Mark Johnson as well as a new one - the legendary Bill Keith. I always love it when I get to know one of my heroes and they turn out to be great people. He really made my weekend when he told me he enjoyed my playing.
Bill Keith, Amanda Anderson, Scott Anderson
I'll be at the Withlacoochee Festival this Saturday with The Scott Anderson Band. We have quite a few other shows planned in the next few weeks too. Come on out!
February 29, 2008
Don't forget to come out and see Amanda and I at Satchel's on Thursday, March 6 (we're booked there for the first Thursdays of the next few months.)
On March 21-23, you need to be at the Suwannee Banjo Camp at O'Leno state park near High Springs, FL. My friend Chuck Levy (who is a fine old time banjo and fiddle player) along with master Ken Perlman direct this instructional camp which this year also includes more fine instructors:
Old-Time Banjo Staff:
Laura Boosinger, Bob Carlin
Dan Gellert, Mark Johnson, Brad Leftwich
Chuck Levy, Ken Perlman
Bluegrass Banjo Staff:
Janet Davis, Bill Keith
African Roots Staff:
Greg C. Adams, Sana Ndiaye, Paul Sedgwick
Amanda and will also I be there helping out, backing up, and jamming.
January 26, 2008
Happy birthday to me.
Our show at Satchel's went very well. We had a very good crowd (a few more than we had chairs!) and Satchel liked us enough to ask us to come back monthly, so watch out for more dates there.
January 15, 2008
I'll be playing with my daughter Amanda at Satchel's Pizza in Gainesville on Thursday, January 24. This will be our first gig as a duo, doing some bluegrass and Americana with guitar, banjo, and fiddle. Come on out for some music and the best pizza you'll find anywhere.
July 30, 2007
It's been a very busy summer for me with trips to New York City, Virginia, North Carolina, a night in Orlando to see my nephew Derek's band Orange Avenue, as well as a week in Matagalpa, Nicaragua on a medical/dental mission trip with folks from Grace UMC and Fort White UMC. I've also continued playing electric and acoustic guitar with the Grace Praise Band on many weekends. Of course, I have a few photos...
I met this Nicaraguan banjo player on our first night atthe mission house in Managua - no kidding. He was playing with a couple of other guys for a birthday party across the street. Note his homemade banjo.
I met this little guy on the street outside a tiny church in the village of Los Tres M's where we set up our medical and dental clinics one day. I did have to scold him later for trying to run into a pig with his bike.
Meat market on the street in Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Orange Avenue at Universal CityWalk - my nephew Derek is the lead singer and this band rocks! I'm really proud of him. They have really good original tunes, great arrangements, and they put on a great show. I think we may all be hearing a lot more from them.
Derek Anderson
June 1, 2007
Yesterday was my mom's birthday, so my brother and I took her out to dinner and to see the Charlie Louvin show at Cafe Eleven in St. Augustine. She even got to pose for a photo with Charlie, who put on a really good show.
Charlie Louvin, Joy, and Eddie Anderson
April 25, 2007
A photo from the CLB show...they sounded fantastic!
March 16, 2007
There's a good show going on at Spirit of the Suwannee this weekend. I got to go for a little while. Here's some picture proof:
Matt Menafee - fine banjo player with Cadillac Sky
IIIrd Tyme Out with Jarrod and Cory Walker
November 17, 2006
I was fortunate enough to be a part of Grace UMC's first ever baseball mission trip to Nicaragua. With the guidance of missionary Dave Cabot, Alex Hart and Brady Borner (both retired pitchers in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization) along with Kevin Griffin, Dave Hutchings, and myself spent a week with the youth in several small towns (Corrinto, Chinindega, and Chichigalpa) teaching, coaching, and playing baseball while helping some of the local pastors and young church leaders spread the good news of God's love. The people were receptive to both the baseball and more importantly, God's Word. We plan for this to become a regular thing.
watching the game in the village of Divino Niño
July 27, 2006
I hope to see you all at the third annual Riverbend Bluegrass Music Camp on October 13, 14, and 15, 2006. This is really a great chance to have a whole lot of fun hanging out with a bunch of other musicians (and aspiring musicians). Oh yeah - you might even learn something too. I'll be teaching the banjo class again this year. Visit their website and sign up soon so your class doesn't fill up before you get there! Here's the list of wonderful instructors:
Upright Bass (Missy Raines)
Advanced Guitar (Jim Hurst)
Beginner Guitar & Guitar Setup (Mark Gresham)
Dobro (Randy Kohrs)
Beginning Dobro (Matt Ledbetter)
Banjo (Scott Anderson)
Bluegrass Male Vocals (Ernie Thacker)
Beginning Bass (Upright or Electric) (Matt Thacker)
Female Vocals & Harmony (Valerie Smith)
Songwriting (Becky Buller)
Mandolin (Ernie Evans)
Bluegrass Fiddle (Tommy Slaughter & Trenda Gordon)
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July 23, 2006
I've just learned that Lonnie Knight, founder of the Withlacoochee Bluegrass Jamboree has passed away. Lonnie was a hard working man who helped provide a lot of happiness for a lot of folks over the years. I will always be grateful to him for being the first to book my new bands - first with Endless Highway and later with The Scott Anderson Band. He will be missed greatly. Peggy and his family will continue the festival as a living memorial to Lonnie.
April 11, 2006
Last Friday I was at the Spirit of Bluegrass Festival in Live Oak. It was a good festival (Larry Cordle put on a great show!) and I got to pick quite a bit with some old friends including Shannon Slaughter, Tuck Tucker, and a new one - Barry Berrier. What a great time!
Then on Saturday I was at the Sawgrass Fiddle Contest at Paynes Prairie where I got to pick with some more old friends including Mitch Corbin, Jason Thomas, Corey, Jarrod and Tyler Walker (their dad Dave made me play bass - what a joke), Heather Franks and George Custer. And to top it all off I got to meet and play with one of my heroes - Byron Berline. Man, what a great day of music for me.
Mitch Corbin and Scott Anderson
Jason Thomas, Tommy Slaughter, Jonathon Hodge, Kelton Johns (hidden), Byron Berline, George Custer, Alan Stowell, Mitch Corbin, and Scott
February 28, 2006
Last weekend SAB had a great time playing at Winterfest at the Spirit of the Suwannee park near Live Oak. It was a really good festival. We also got to hear The Chapmans and Alecia Nugent who both put on really good shows.
The Jim Hurst Band will be returning to Grace United Methodist Church in Gainesville on May 7. The JHB show last year was a great success and we're planning to see even more folks this time inside the newand bigger auditorium/sanctuary at Grace. For more info click here.
January 1, 2006
I finally got around to putting up some more photos the the JHB Ireland tour - click here.
I've been playing my new Nechville Phantom for a few months now (including the Ireland tour) and it is absolutely the best-playing banjo I've ever held. It has a fantastic deep tone that I really love too. This one is really sort of a loaner while Tom Nechville is in the process of completing a custom inlay pattern that he is going to use on MY custom Phantom. I hope to have that one before SAB plays Winterfest in February.
Here's me and the Nechville in Kilworth, Ireland:
October 20,2005
I had a great time in Ireland with the Jim Hurst Band. We played some cool places with great crowds, got to see some wonderful scenery between gigs, and got to meet, hear, and even play with some wonderful Irish musicians. Plans are in the works for a return trip next year.
Last weekend Jim and I were both instructors at the Riverbend Bluegrass Music Camp. Dale and Veniece Kennedy put on this wonderful instructional weekend at their park in Ocillla, GA. It's a very intimate and friendly setting and students and instructors alike had a great time. On Friday and Saturday nights the instructors played a few tunes onstage. I got to pick Saturday night with Jim Hurst, Missy Raines, and Randy Kohrs. What a great bunch to pick with!
Brandon Hurst, Jim Hurst, Scott Anderson, and Steve Smith in front of the BBC building in
Belfast, Northern Ireland before we played our live radio spot
JHB with George Jones in the studio
October 2, 2005
The Scott Anderson Band had a great time playing for a very enthusiastic crowd this past Thursday night at The House of Jam in Jacksonville. They're featuring bluegrass every week - go check 'em out!
I'll be leaving tomorrow for a tour of Northern Ireland and Ireland with the Jim Hurst Band. This will be a great trip and we'll be playing some cool places and seeing where some of the roots of bluegrass originated. We hope to see you there.
July 28, 2005
Here are a few photos from the Bitterroot Bluegrass Festival in Montana. Mark Dickerson puts on a great festival out there, and the view from the stage (or anywhere else) is hard to beat! This was JHB's first show with Jim's son Brandon on bass. I got to meet all the guys in Kane's River, and I also got to meet Greg Cahill and do a banjo workshop with him. Julie Elkins of Kane's River did a couple of tunes with JHB on stage to close the show on Saturday night. Thanks to Amanda Anderson for these photos.
Scott Anderson, Jason Thomas, Jim Hurst, Brandon Hurst, and Kati Penn
Scott, Jason, Brandon (hidden), Jim, Kati, and Julie Elkins of Kane's River
banjo on the beach, Kohala coast, Big Island of Hawaii (a little side trip after Montana)
June 22, 2005
I'll be in Montana at the Bitterroot Bluegrass Festival with the Jim Hurst Band on July 8 and 9. What a beautiful place to get to play some music! Hope to see you there.
November 28, 2004
mato music presents
The Jim Hurst Band
A concert of red-hot bluegrass featuring guitar master and two-time
International Bluegrass Music Association Guitar Player of the Year Jim Hurst
with Scott Anderson, Kati Penn, Jason Thomas, and Mike Anglin
Friday, January 14, 8:30pm
12447 Mandarin Road, Mandarin, FL
Tickets $10
Info (904) 260-3384 or (904) 268-1622
or email mato 65@msn.com
(the listening post has closed its doors)
and
Sunday, January 16, 7pm
9325 W. Newberry Road, Gainesville, FL
Info (352) 332-8770
tickets $7 at Grace UMC office
(any remaining tickets will be sold at the door)
November 9, 2004
A few pics (courtesy of Amanda Anderson, all rights reserved) from our show at Withlacoochee...
Mark Fowler, Scott, Bruce Sheridan, Darren Wainright
Scott onstage with The All-Being Master of Time, Space, and Dimension
Mark Fowler
October 11, 2004
The IBMA convention was a lot of fun. If you have not been to this, you owe it to yourself to go. I got to see a lot of old friends and meet some new ones. Here's a couple of photos from an informal Songwriter showcase that I attended.
clockwise from bottom left: unknown, Nelson Mandrell, Donna Hughes, Ron Block, Rich Adler, Julie Lee, John Pennell, Lisa Aschmann, Mark Simos, unknown, unknown
Ron Block
August 26, 2004
September will be a busy month for me. The Scott Anderson Band will be appearing at the Sertoma festival on Labor Day weekend. Mid-month I'll be travelling up north to play shows in Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan with the Jim Hurst Band. At the end of the month I'll be playing at the Spirit of the Suwannee with my old friend Keith Tew. See my Appearances page for more details. Come out and heckle me sometime!
June 16, 2004
Here's a photo from my recent shows with the Jim Hurst Band in Georgia. We had good crowds and a lot of fun at East Georgia College and at the Douglas Theatre in Macon (which is a great old theatre.) This shot was at the TV station in Macon where we appeared on the noon show.
Scott Anderson, Curtis Jones, Missy Raines, Jim Hurst, and Kati Penn
May 3, 2004
June will be a fairly eventful month for me starting with the Riverbend Music camp (which includes Jim Hurst and Missy Raines as instructors.) The following weekend I'll have the luxury of playing a few shows as the banjo player for the Jim Hurst Band. I am really looking forward to June! See my "appearances" page for some more info and links.
2004 was the best Merlefest yet. There is such an amazing collection of talent there. There's nothing else like it anywhere.
(all photos copyright Scott Anderson - all rights reserved)
April 11, 2004
I've just returned from the inaugural Lonesome River Band Music Fest at the Spirit of the Suwannee Park in Live Oak, Florida. This was a great show and was a wonderful success! Don Miller provided a stellar lineup of bands and Sammy Shelor, Ernie Evans and a wonderful staff (including myself!) worked hard to make things run smoothly. This was the first time of putting on a show like this for Don and it really worked out well with nearly perfect weather and no major problems. I saw a LOT of happy faces this weekend - fans, staff, and bands included.
Please remember that this will be an annual event. Plan now for next year - there will be many more GREAT shows to come.
Scott with J.D. Crowe backstage at LRB Fest (photo courtesy of Bruce Sheridan)
February 24, 2004
Long time no news...
Last weekend I had a great time playing with Gentle River at the Spirit of the Suwannee. We opened for The Mark Newton Band (who put on a very good show!) and we even got Mark to sing with us. We did Purple Valley Blues which I learned from Mark's version with the Heights of Grass. He hadn't done it in so long he'd forgotten it, so I had to write out the words for him. And then he nailed it. This was a thrill for Darren and I especially because we've been Mark Newton fans since his time with the Heights of Grass, Knoxville Grass, and Virginia Squires. And now we're fans of The Mark Newton Band. Mark is just a great guy and a good friend. After the show we got to sing a bunch of other great songs that we learned from him WITH him.
Mark Newton
Mark Fowler, Scott, Mark Newton, George Wells, Bruce Sheridan, and Darren Wainright
November 13, 2003
Sock Monkey (frontman for the Scott Anderson Band) had some well deserved vacation time and his first plane flight last week. Unfortunately, he does have a little problem with motion sickness.
He enjoyed the trip anyway, and had some adventurous fun hiking and rock climbing.
October 19, 2003
MagFest was a lot of fun. Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas put on their usual great shows and I saw some interesting new (to me, anyway) bands too: the Hackensaw Boys come to mind. I also got to see some old friends and meet some new ones. I had a great time jamming with my old friend Tim Higgins, Jeff Pinkham and his son Josh (who is a great young mando player), and Jim Lauderdale. I'm ready for Springfest!
Josh Pinkham and Steve Pruett
Jerry Douglas
September 14, 2003
We are proud to announce the new front man for The Scott Anderson Band:
SOCK MONKEY!
August 24, 2003
We were very lucky to not get rained out last night but the show went on (a little late) at the Daytona Beach Bandshell. What a cool place to play. Thanks to the Friends of the Bandshell for having us - help support them! They do a great job.
Soundcheck at the Sand Castle
Dr. Mark
Bruce and Scott
Darren
May 3, 2003
Check out my photos from Merlefest 2003. It was another great show. Plenty of rain (which is fairly typical of Merlefest) but the great music helped us all to overlook the water and the mud.
Here's a giant dancing raccoon.
April 5, 2003
from Withlacoochee:
February 17, 2003
Gentle River has been in the studio working on their debut CD. This one will be an all gospel effort. We expect it to be available sometime this summer. I'll try to get a few photos from the sessions posted here soon.
December 23, 2002
I've been busy lately working on setting up my new recording studio, Digital Tomato. I plan to be working on a new recording from Gentle River in the next few months. Stay tuned.
Merry Christmas!
September 3,2002
a few photos...
from Sertoma:
and Murray's Grill:
August 12, 2002
We had a great time playing to a full house at the Theatre of Memory last Saturday night. Come see Gentle River next Saturday in Jacksonville at the Mudville Grille, and the Scott Anderson Band will be at Murray's Grill in Yulee (just north of Jax) on August 24.
July 13, 2002
I'm gonna be pretty busy in the next few months with The Scott Anderson Band, Gentle River, and Sno Rogers doing shows at festivals, churches, and restaurants. Check my appearance calendar and come on out!
Come see Gentle River next Saturday night at Winokur Baptist Church near Folkston, GA.
May 17, 2002
Check out the band bios (they're finally up.)
Pioneer Days was a lot of fun for us, even though it was hot as heck. The folks who braved the heat to see us had a good time. Maybe next year we'll do it at night though.
April 26, 2002
Two great new CD's that you need to check out are Jim Hurst's "Second Son" and John Cowan's "Always Take Me Back." Lots of great music on both of these!
Don't forget to come to Pioneer Days in High Springs on May 4 . I'll be performing as a duo with Darren Wainright at 11am and The Scott Anderson Band will play at 4pm. Get a little more info about Pioneer Days at http://www.highsprings.com/events.php.
March 13, 2002
If you're around Sarasota next weekend, come see me and Sno Rogers. That's always a fun show.
February 27, 2002
I'll be doing more shows with Sno Rogers in the near future...watch out for us.
December 22, 2001
Watch out for a tab for "Tyler and Amanda" in a future issue of Banjo Newsletter.
Merry Christmas!
November 5, 2001
I am featured in the November 2001 issue of Banjo Newsletter, along with a tab for "Cuttin' Melons" from "Rivers". There's also an mp3 file of the tune on the Banjo Newsletter website. Check it out!
The Scott Anderson Band at Withlacoochee, November 2001
(Greg Turner, Scott, Bruce Sheridan, Gabe Valla, Tuck Tucker not visible)
One guy at Withlacoochee told us after our set that we were "like a breath of fresh air."
Gentle River, Ortega Park Arts Festival, November 2001
(Darren Wainright, Bruce Sheridan, and Scott)
Note that in this picture Bruce is not wearing socks - his legs are really that color.
October 17, 2001
I had a great time at the IBMA trade show and FanFest and met a lot of great people there. I also got to meet in person a lot of folks who I'd already met through email and the telephone. I also did several interviews for overseas radio programs. Of course there wasn't much time for sleep - if you sleep you miss something.
It was great to see my buddy Jim Hurst win Guitar Player of the Year at the awards show. He truly deserves it and was truly excited and flattered by it. It was also nice to see my friend Missy Raines again be named Bass Player of the Year.
IBMA's 2001 Banjo Player of the Year Smilin' Jim Mills
September 18, 2001
I'm looking forward to the debut of the Scott Anderson Band at the Withlacoochee Bluegrass Festival on November 2. I hope we'll see you there!
August 5, 2001
"Rivers" will be released on the Mato label on August 18, 2001. 
I'll be touring with The Scott Anderson Band beginning this fall.
May 22,2001
I finally got around to posting some Merlefest 2001 photos.
If you liked "Raising Arizona", you'll love "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?".
It's hilarious, and its gets funnier each time you see it. Good music too!
April 22,2001
Merlefest is next weekend and I'll be there. I should have some more good photos to post when I get back. I'm finally going to get to see Earl Scruggs play in person!
March 10, 2001
Well, I'm back! I was in Scott Vestal's Digital Underground recording studio March 5-9, 2001 (see photos!) for the solo project I've been thinking about for a few years now. It was a musically productive week! We recorded originals from myself, Darren Wainright, and Gabe Valla and some other things that I'd wanted to record for a long time (thanks to Mark Newton for helping me with some of the lyrics.) My friend Scott Vestal co-produced and engineered this project and even makes one appearance on banjo and one on harmony vocals. Other guests on the recording include Wayne Benson, John Cowan, Shelton Feazell, Aubrey Haynie, Jim Hurst, Rob Ickes, and Missy Raines in addition to Gabe and Darren. Please visit these folks' web pages through my Links page. And be sure to check out the photos from the sessions!
I'm really excited about this project - it is a dream come true for me. It will be on the Mato label. I'll keep you posted about further developments on this page.
The new CD includes:
Purple Valley Blues (Rick Richardson)
Ruby Falls (Scott Anderson)
Ichetucknee (Scott Anderson)
Cuttin' Melons (Scott Anderson - Gabe Valla)
Satilla, So Deep (Darren Wainright)
I Will Run (D. Henson - T. Kelly)
Tyler and Amanda (Scott Anderson)
Mountain of Sorrow (Gabe Valla)
The One (Scott Anderson)
Hard Time Blues (Gabe Valla)
Old Carolina (James Randolph)
Nashville Blues (Earl Scruggs)
The Gospel (Charles Gearheart)
(all photos copyright Scott Anderson - all rights reserved)
