Welcome to the Southwest Pickers!
The Southwest Traditional and Bluegrass Music Association (aka The Southwest Pickers) is a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization established in 1981 to preserve, promote and strengthen traditional, acoustic music, particularly Bluegrass and Old-time, in New Mexico. The Soutwest Pickers sponsor concerts, workshops, and jam sessions throughout the year in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and every August, we present the annual Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival, three days of concerts, contests, pickin’ and grinnin’. On this site, you can find information about the festival, upcoming events, local bands, and membership. If you haven’t already, please join our fine organization to get discounts on concert tickets and to help us support traditional, acoustic music in New Mexico.
Contact Us
E-mail
Mail@SouthwestPickers.org.
Our mailing address is:
SWT & BMA
PO BOX 90145
Albuquerque, NM 87199
Our Next Concert
Blue Canyon Boys
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Covenant Presbyterian Church Hall
9315 Candelaria Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112 | Click for Map
Phone: (505) 891-2829
$ 10 Southwest Pickers Members
$ 15 Non-Members
Children under 16 free!
No advance ticket sales
Tickets available at the door
Winners of the 2008 Telluride Bluegrass festival band contest, the Blue Canyon Boys offer a unique style of Colorado Bluegrass steeped in tradition with enough excursions to keep all types of music lovers tapping their feet. This bluegrass powerhouse consists of Gary Dark on mandolin, Jason Hicks on guitar, Drew Garrett on bass, and Jeff Scroggins on banjo. Blending incredible brother-duet-style vocals and hard-driving instrumental proficiency, this energetic band is driving audiences to their feet and keeping them there. With two well-received recordings of originals and interpretations of traditional songs by the likes of Monroe, Stanley, and McReynolds the Blue Canyon Boys have become one of Colorado’s most celebrated Front Range bluegrass bands. The Boys are currently working on their fourth release, tentatively titled, um...: BCB-004.
Here’s what people are saying about the Blue Canyon Boys:
“The Blue Canyon Boys is a band on the rise as evidenced by its first-place contest finish at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. “House Full Of Sorrow” is their third release (BU, July ’06 and July ’07) with 14 selections, almost half of which are originals. The performances reflect a high level of perfection with dynamic instrumentation and exhilarating vocal harmonies. Among the selections are “Lyin’, Cheatin’, Cryin’”, Hello, Who’s Calling?” and “You Better Get To Heaven”. From every aspect, “House Full Of Sorrow” is the Blue Canyon Boys most successful recording to date, placing them on the fast track for more challenging ventures." (Bluegrass Unlimited, October '09)
