Second String

July 1st, 2006

Second String was born at Warren Wilson College in the winter of 1996. The four original members, Lance Mills (guitar & voice), Ty
Gilpin (Mandolin & voice), Jones Smith (stand-up bass), and Will Chatham (banjo & voice), are all featured on these songs. Ferd Moyse was later added on the fiddle, but no
recordings exist with him in the lineup. Second String disbanded in the summer of 2001.

Emerald Studios Sessions - August 10, 1998

Recorded in Nashville, TN

The Farmhouse Sessions - 1999

Recorded at a farmhouse in Asheville, NC.


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6 Responses

  1. will chatham - WillChatham.com Says:

    [...] Since I have been scouring Youtube for the best videos lately, I decided I would start contributing some of my own. Using my Logitech webcam, I recorded the following video this evening for your listening and viewing pleasure. When I was in The Second String Bluegrass Band, we used to play this tune when the crowds were rowdy. Have a look-see. [...]

  2. best of youtube - yourtube - bestofyoutube.com Says:

    [...] Since I have been scouring Youtube for the best videos lately, I decided I would start contributing some of my own. Using my Logitech webcam, I recorded the following video this evening for your listening and viewing pleasure. When I was in The Second String Bluegrass Band, we used to play this tune when the crowds were rowdy. Have a look-see. [...]

  3. DR Says:

    Very nice to find some real bluegrass music for free!

    Ever heard of a group called Big Smith?

  4. will Says:

    I’ve never heard of them - any links to their stuff?

  5. grace Says:

    hi, gray! you told me to check out your website and it’s really cool!
    hi, alicia and will, this is so funny- i was telling my boyfriend drew about gray telling me he had a website and how cute i thought that was. well, we checked it out and he wasn’t kidding. alicia-it’s really weird, you know how i told you drew is a graphic designer for mountain xpress (check out the bele-chere guide, and the comic strip inside the regular mtn.x “the giant crystal” artwork, (andrew findley). plus, he plays banjo too. small world, look forward to having gray at school this year, he’s so awesome! your friend, miss grace

  6. Riley Says:

    Ilike your music

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