December 4, 2012 We have great news about Junior. His doctors have indicated that all of his tests show no remaining traces of Hodgkin’s. He is working on regaining his dexterity and should be back with Beartracks next summer. We will be doing one, last bluegrass show for 2012 on December 14th, at 7:30 at the Peru Community Church center. We will be joined by our newest member, Scott Hopkins and we are also bringing in Sten Isachsen to play mandolin for the show. Sten played a show with us in Palmer Rapids in July. Scott and Sten were on fire at that show and we had a great time. We hope that you can come on out and see us. January 2, 2013 We would like to thank everyone who supported Beartracks, and the Clem Hawkins Revival Band (CHRB), in 2012. We had a great year and lots of fun. The year was certainly interesting for us. With the addition of our newest member, banjo player extraordinaire Scott Hopkins, we went from an 8 year stint as a trio to a more traditional bluegrass configuration. Scott not only drives the band with his impeccable playing, he sings a third harmony part on some of our songs that really adds to the sound of our group. We also were very fortunate to have some incredibly talented musicians help us during Junior’s absence. Kevin Maul helped us to retain our “Beartracks” sound throughout the summer with his excellent Dobro work. Jesse Brock added his mandolin expertise and high energy to our sets at Jennybrook. Sten Isachsen did an outstanding job on mandolin in Palmer Rapids and Peru. We ended the year with two sets of classic country as the Clem Hawkins Revival Band at First Night in Saranac Lake. Once again, Kevin Maul was there on both Dobro and pedal steel guitar for our shows as the CHRB. Bob Newton, the drummer for the CHRB, appeared with us in the Clem Hawkins band for a decade. His rock steady beats and perfect touch fits our style like Julie’s boots match her outfits. We were also very fortunate to have Eric Gibson join us at three of our CHRB shows with his Fantastic Fender licks. He is not only an incredible banjo player, song writer, singer and person, his guitar playing brings you back to the days of Don Rich and Billy Byrd. Finally, Junior is doing great and he should be back with us in 2013. Once again, thanks to the promoters and venue operators who gave us a chance to play our music. And, a SPECIAL thanks to all of the people who came to see us and support us. We look forward to seeing you in 2013.	136806 visits so far
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