Mike Auldridge's New Band

Roe Entertainment recently signed Patuxent recording artists, Darren Beachley & Legends Of The Potomac, adding yet another nationally touring bluegrass act to their already impressive family of clients.  “I was excited when I heard Darren had put a band together,” says Jim Roe, owner of Roe Entertainment, “Then, when you see who’s in the band, it just doesn’t get any better than that.”

Having spent the last three years touring with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Beachley (vocals, guitar) decided to strike out on his own, inviting a host of accomplished bluegrass musicians to join him in his new venture.  Mike Auldridge (dobro, vocals), Tom Gray (bass), Norman Wright (mandolin, vocals) and Mark Delaney (banjo, vocals) make up the Legends of the Potomac band. 

“These guys are fun, innovative and have a quite a bit of history behind them,” Roe says.  History is something they certainly do have.  Auldridge was a founding member of the Seldom Scene, as was Tom Gray, who also played in the “classic” arrangement of the Country Gentlemen.  Delaney and Wright both spent time with the Country Gentlemen as well, and Wright toured as a Bluegrass Cardinal.

“You take all the experience that is in this band, and really the possibilities are endless,” Beachley says, “We cannot wait to get in the studio and start recording.”  The band is slated to head to the studio in July 2009. The Legends will debut May 9 at the DC Bluegrass Union’s spring concert in Falls Church, VA.

April 22, 2009
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And thanks to Betty Wheeler for the head's up!