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Self-titled
Released December 2008
Bio
If there was a natural soundtrack to the comfortably worn hills of Rockbridge County, Virginia, Dave Eakin would be singing and Steve Hoke would be picking lead. The duo’s blend of original, traditional and contemporary string music pays tribute to some of the great songwriters and pickers of the rural music tradition while remaining wholly unique.
Dave was born in raised in Rockbridge County, long-known for having far more than its fair share of world class musicians. Dave is no exception. He grew up singing and playing around Virginia in a variety of country, rock, and acoustic groups. His tremendous voice is an assortment of contradictions: worn but smooth, expressive but understated, lonesome but hopeful. When Dave sings and plays, it reflects the mastery that comes only from having played thousands of shows.
Likewise, the soulful and virtuosic playing of multi-instrumentalist Steve Hoke comes from a lifetime of playing. As a deeply respected and oft-sought out music teacher, Steve is responsible for a generation of musicians in Rockbridge County and beyond. For years, he played nearly any instrument with strings in the wildly popular country-rock band Ironhorse. In the late 1990s he helped formed the experimental bluegrass band Walker’s Run. His playing, brilliantly skillful while always tasteful, is the perfect accompaniment to the simultaneous depth and simplicity of Dave’s original songs.
The duo is currently playing in and around the Shenandoah Valley and preparing to release their first full-length studio CD. When two musicians of Dave and Steve’s caliber combine and play together for decades, the music becomes effortless, seamless. And for the listener, like a walk in the Blue Ridge hills, it just feels right.
~~ Courtesy of Brennan Gilmore ~~
Press Clippings
"Rockbridge County's own Dave and Steve have grown up with music all their lives and this virtuousy shows full-force on their self-titled LP. This collection of ballads, tunes, and ditties would be right at home on Wednesday mornings at Lex Coffee."
"This new self-titled album is a crowning achievement for both, showcasing Steve’s dexterous solos and unobtrusive harmony vocals, and Dave’s rugged songwriting and catchy tunesmithing."