Iron Horse is a bluegrass band from Killen, Alabama, US. They are known for performing and recording bluegrass cover versions of rock songs, particularly their bluegrass treatments of heavy metal songs popularized by Metallica. The band has two tracks on the tribute album Strummin' with the Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen, which also features David Lee Roth, among other artists. They have recently been working on self-produced material and in October 2009 released an all-original Christmas project called "Small Town Christmas".
Members
Vance Henry: guitar, lead and tenor vocals
Anthony Richardson: banjo, baritone and bass vocals
Ricky Rogers: bassist, baritone and lead vocals
Tony Robertson: mandolin, lead and tenor vocals
Discography
Tribute albums
2003: Fade to Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute to Metallica
2004: Black and Bluegrass: A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath
2004: Pickin' on Modest Mouse
2005: Whole Lotta Bluegrass: A Bluegrass Tribute to Led Zeppelin
2006: Fade to Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute to Metallica, Vol. 2
2006: Life, Birth, Blue, Grass: A Bluegrass Tribute to Black Label Society
2006: Strummin' With The Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen (two tracks on a multi-artist compilation) 2007: The Bluegrass Tribute to The Shins 2007: Take Me Home: The Bluegrass Tribute to Guns N' Roses 2007: The Bluegrass Tribute to Classic Rock (featuring 7 songs by Iron Horse and 7 songs by Corn Bread Red) 2007: The Bluegrass Tribute to Modest Mouse: Something You've Never Heard Before 2007: The Gospel According to Hank Williams 2009: A Boy Named Blue: A Bluegrass Tribute to Goo Goo Dolls 2010: The Bluegrass Tribute to Kings of Leon 2010: "The Bluegrass Tribute to Kanye West's Heartless" (single) 2017: Pickin' On Nirvana 2023: “Pickin’ On Pearl Jam”
Original material/self produced
2001: Ridin' Out The Storm
2005: New Tracks
2009: Small Town Christmas (new, all original Christmas songs) 2010: "Reba McEntire" (single) 2011: Horse & Pen 2018: "Classic Bluegrass Vol 1" 2020: "Classic Bluegrass Vol 2"
References
Bibliography
Bozeman, Bobby. "Bluegrass focus of Rogersville festival". TimesDaily, 19 April 2012. Palmer, Robert. "Jake Landers benefit show to be staged at the Ritz". TimesDaily, 15 October 2012.