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Powered Airplane is a four-piece bluegrass band
based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The band plays
the traditional acoustic instruments: banjo, fiddle,
mandolin, guitar, upright bass as well as occasional
dobro and telecaster.
Three
of the four players trade off on lead vocals (and
 sing
in three-part harmony).
The
band's second and long awaited Steam Powered Airplane
CD is now available for sale! You can get yours
now at any show or via mail-order from this website; click on the music page.
New
members Uriah Price and Cody Walters from Lawrence
Kansas join band founder Tucker Smith and champion
fiddle player Kester Erickson and make this a
really great recording.
Tucker
is a former Wyoming State Champion of Banjo, Guitar,
and Mandolin. The incredible Kester Erickson is
a former Arizona State Fiddle Champion.
Steam
Powered Airplane has played diverse private and
public functions like the Wake Forest University
homecoming and the Grand Teton Music Festival's
Music in the Hole. The band has opened for such
notable musical acts as Bruce Hornsby & The
Range and the Del McCoury band. They have also
played gigs with John Densmore of the Doors and
Mike Gordon from Phish.
Steam
Powered Airplane was recently awarded third place
at the internationally renowned Telluride Bluegrass
Festival.
Find
out more about members of the band, its history,
read sample press coverage, or view a photo gallery
on The Band page. The Calendar page shows when
and where the band is playing in the near future.
Bandleader
Tucker Smith handles all business matters and
bookings.
Tucker
can be reached at (406) 209-1451 or
tucker.smith@bresnan.net
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