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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Austin-based band Wood & Wire was nominated for a |
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| 6 | 7 | | Grammy Award for the 2019 Best Bluegrass Album for North of Despair; |
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| 7 | 8 | | and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Formed in 2011, Wood & Wire includes |
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| 9 | 10 | | guitarist-vocalist Tony Kamel, mandolinist Billy Bright, banjo |
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| 10 | 11 | | player Trevor Smith, and Dominic Fisher on upright bass; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The group has recorded three full-length studio LPs, |
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| 12 | 13 | | as well as two EPs and a live album; after honing their latest songs |
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| 13 | 14 | | during three solid years on the road, the members elected to record |
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| 14 | 15 | | North of Despair in Dripping Springs; they cut the tracks mostly |
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| 15 | 16 | | live to tape, using only minimal editing, in order to retain the |
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| 16 | 17 | | energy of their concerts; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Wood & Wire has represented Texas admirably on the |
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| 18 | 19 | | bluegrass scene, and these talented musicians may take justifiable |
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| 19 | 20 | | pride in this well-deserved national recognition; now, therefore, |
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| 20 | 21 | | be it |
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| 21 | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 22 | 23 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Wood & Wire on its nomination for a |
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| 23 | 24 | | Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album and extend to the members |
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| 24 | 25 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 26 | 27 | | prepared for the band as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | House of Representatives. |
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