SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 407
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the Lone Star State's own Wood and Wire, whose album,
North of Despair, was honored with a 2018 Grammy Award nomination
in the Best Bluegrass Album category; and
WHEREAS, Austin-based Wood and Wire formed in 2011 with
songwriter and vocalist Tony Kamel, mandolin picker Billy
Bright, banjoist Trevor Smith, and upright bassist Dominic
Fisher, and the band was quickly recognized as an impressive
force in bluegrass; and
WHEREAS, The talented musicians gained a loyal fan base as
regulars at the Old Settler's Music Fest, and they are known as
the nucleus of the Monday night bluegrass residency at Radio
Coffee and Beer, an event that highlights some of the state's
most talented bluegrass performers; and
WHEREAS, Wood and Wire has created a signature sound that
melds hard-country songwriting and high-octane bluegrass
instrumentation; the band members' vivid songwriting has been
showcased on three full-length albums, two extended-play albums,
and a live recording; and
WHEREAS, Wood and Wire's Grammy-nominated album brings
together contributions from each band member with songs that give
a modern voice to their hardworking Texas ancestors; the band
recorded the album at the Zone, a renowned studio located in the
heart of the Texas Hill Country; and
WHEREAS, North of Despair is a truly remarkable album that
honors proud traditions in Americana bluegrass while offering a
lively new vision for Texas music, and it is indeed fitting that it
has brought Wood and Wire national acclaim; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby recognize the members of Wood and Wire as
treasured citizens of the Lone Star State and congratulate them
on their 2018 Grammy Award nomination for Best Bluegrass Album;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the band as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Watson
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 14, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate