Best Flat Picker Around to Break In SCM LIVE
I’ve had the blessed opportunity to meet some of the greatest musicians over the years, some of which are well-known, others that obscurity has land locked in their particular locality, but posses talents so pure that it rises to sin that the world has not been made privy to them. This was one of the motivations behind the new SCM LIVE feature of this site that will make local shows international events.
One such specimen is Jeremy Hickman, a ridiculously-talented flat-picking acoustic guitar player that can burn through bluegrass with the best of them. His speed is sick, and accompanied by soulful singing and unique takes on traditionals while mixing in a few originals here and there. Backed by Dave Hampton on bass and Aaron “The Kid” Alkire on mandolin, The Jeremy Hickman Band brings the traditional bluegrass hard and heavy.
The Jeremy Hickman Band will be the guinea pigs for our first run of SCM LIVE this Saturday (9/11/10) 10:30-12:30 CENTRAL time. They will be broadcasting LIVE from The Avalon in Talent, OR, with a sick harp player Mark Reeves sitting in. Check them out below.
Please understand this is a test, this is only a test. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. So if there’s glitches, if it doesn’t happen at all, that’s life. And to complicate matters, I personally will be attending a Joe Buck concert that night, so my participation will be sporadic.
We’re hoping to have a live chat capability for viewers set up by then as well.
Whether you can check out the show Saturday night or not, you should check out The Jeremy Hickman Band.
cathy
September 10, 2010 @ 2:59 pm
so where is Jeremy Hickman from? not that it matters, just curious as to where talent & good music comes from.
glad you are getting to Joe Buck…hope to read a review of the show on here.
The Triggerman
September 10, 2010 @ 3:14 pm
He’s from Atlanta, GA originally. Lives in the mountains of southern Oregon now.
Yeah funny, I never really have anywhere to be, and then I need to be in two places at one time in a two hour window. Can’t miss Joe Buck though, and have a very important interview planned.
Tom
September 10, 2010 @ 4:45 pm
Woah Triggerman this guy is great. I really wanna see how this shit goes tamorrow night. I’m lookin’ forward to it even. Well thanks fer all the videos an fer all that ya do with this site. We do take pride in this site.
The Triggerman
September 10, 2010 @ 4:57 pm
Thanks Tom. If you like what you see you can go to YouTube and do a search for Jeremy Hickman for some more videos from that session. Oh hell screw it, here’s some links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y4a8yNhEU4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnja3gby1Jg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IopOwzkcHI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-eyDVTfleo
He also does the most bad ass version of Jimmy Martin’s “Freeborn Man” I’ve ever seen. Hopefully he will do it Saturday night.
Tom
September 10, 2010 @ 6:38 pm
Oh hell yeah! I love Freeborn Man. Jimmy Martin is THE KING! Thanks again Triggerman.
Aran
September 10, 2010 @ 6:29 pm
That is some badass pickin’! I’m looking forward to the new live feature Triggerman, and once again I’m amazed and appreciative of all you do to bring us simple people the music! I imagine I’ll tune in tomorrow night, unless the old short-term memory lets me down again!
Aran
September 10, 2010 @ 6:33 pm
Speaking of fast pickers, by the way. I saw Split Lip Rayfield this summer (opening for Reverend Horton Heat, with Hillstomp opening too, GREAT show), and bought their Greatest Hits CD. It broke in half after one listen, so I wrote to the band. It took a little while, but they mailed me a replacement copy, AND a back-up copy! Straight up good thing to do, and I like to share it when bands are cool. So not to distract from Jeremy Hickman, but thanks for the opening.
The Triggerman
September 10, 2010 @ 7:37 pm
Wow, the Rev with Split Lip Rayfield and Hillstomp? That’s a legendary lineup.
Aran
September 11, 2010 @ 12:10 pm
There were many talented musicians on stage that night, it was a little overwhelming!
Ojaioan
September 10, 2010 @ 9:36 pm
Looks like I got a second favorite to Gram and EmmyLou for Luxury Liner! Great sound these guys have, Thanks! I’ll definetly be catchin’ this saturday night.
The Triggerman
September 10, 2010 @ 9:52 pm
You win AJ! Not sure what you win, but I was wondering who would be the first to recognize that song. Pretty deep cut from Gram, but my favorite song of his.
Ojaioan
September 10, 2010 @ 10:49 pm
LOOKIN FORWARD TO SAT NIGHTS breaking of the ” https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/scm-live ” cherry! Hope ya post a reminder on myspace for us…memory challenged (but REAL MUSIC LOVIN’) individuals.
The Triggerman
September 11, 2010 @ 5:49 am
I will send out some reminders, and let everyone know if fo some reason it won’t go down. I’m going to have little to do with this. The Saving Country Music webmaster is the guy playing bass in the videos. He had the idea, but there’s some question on internet connections, etc., so there may be too many hiccups to do it, or the quality might be a little lacking, we’ll see.
Ojaioan
September 11, 2010 @ 1:13 pm
You know I’ve been all over my personal Gram Parsons collection & YouTube but can not find a Gram/EmmyLou duet of Luxury Liner. Is it out there?…or did I smoke too many joshua trees in my youth?
The Triggerman
September 11, 2010 @ 1:41 pm
I don’t know. The International Submarine Band version is the only one I’ve ever heard, though Gram and Emmylou must have performed it at some point.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3cToJxub3c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn77ZraSZ8A
Damn the Hot Band is bad ass!
Denise
September 11, 2010 @ 4:38 am
You know what? I pushed play and closed my eyes and felt like I had been transported back in time. Back to a time when music was music and all you needed was some strings and a great voice and a front porch for a dance floor . . .
Love it. Great blog Triggerman.
Gillian
September 11, 2010 @ 7:39 am
Great news! Assuming all goes well, will the performance be archived on the site?
And I cannot wait for the Joe Buck interview!! He is one of the most brilliant musicians I’ve ever met. The man is a walking music encyclopedia.
Thanks for the good news on this sad morning 🙂
Ojaioan
September 11, 2010 @ 12:28 pm
Hey, clue me in on the “sad morning” thing. Did I miss an announcement?
The Triggerman
September 11, 2010 @ 12:57 pm
9/11 maybe? Gillian is from NYC, so this hits pretty close to home.
Ojaioan
September 11, 2010 @ 1:15 pm
Oh,Damn!…my bad. Codolences and apologies to any who may have lost a loved one.
The Triggerman
September 11, 2010 @ 1:00 pm
Don’t know, we’ll see. This is just a test run with sub-par gear.
I probably won’t release this JB interview any time soon. I’m working on a big project that it will be in later down the road. I will be asking about the whole Century Media/ Jack Endino thing though.
If you want to hear my last interview with JB, its a doozy:
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/audio-interview-joe-buck
Aran
September 11, 2010 @ 10:41 pm
Damn, just missed it! How’d it go?
The Triggerman
September 12, 2010 @ 12:28 pm
It started off pretty bad, video and audio. But then we got the audio dialed in perfectly. We think the internet connection was the culprit for the bad video. Overall it was a success because we learned what we need to do to make it better and next time it will be.
Little Thom
September 14, 2010 @ 3:22 pm
Wo, Triggerman, you’re doing some really great stuff here. Glad to see these hick-mans getting such good comments here – you’ve got a good group of listeners!
The Triggerman
September 14, 2010 @ 3:56 pm
Little Thom!
We gotta get your ass on the live stream sometime!