~Kingston Trio Fantasy Camp 2012 (KTFC #13) will be here before we know it. There are no spots left for campers but that can always change, so if you're interested please email Paul Rybolt to put your name on the wait list. Keep in mind there is unlimited space to come hang out and watch the shows. For more info please visit ktfc_news

Coming In August...

Publisher's Notes

How big an act was the Kingston Trio? Big enough that the their first 19 albums not only reached Billboard's Top 100, but 14 of them entered the top 10, with five albums alone hitting the no. 1 spot! At the height of their popularity, the Kingston Trio was arguably the most popular vocal group in the world, having single-handedly ushered in the folk music boom of the late '50s and early '60s. Their meteoric rise quite literally paved the way for Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul & Mary and the many acts that followed in their wake. With the release of their version of "Tom Dooley" in the fall of 1958, the Kingston Trio changed American popular music forever, inspiring legions of young listeners to pick up guitars and banjos and join together in hootenannies and sing-alongs. In Greenback Dollar: The Incredible Rise of The Kingston Trio - the first in-depth biography of America's first recording super-group - William J. Bush retraces the band members' personal and professional lives - from their rapid rise to stardom to their early retirement in 1967. Through interviews with Trio members, their families and associates, Bush paints a detailed portrait of the Trio's formative early years and sudden popular success, their innovations in recording technology, their pioneering of the college concert and intensive touring schedule, their impact on and response to the '60s protest movement, the first break-up of the Trio with Dave Guard's departure, and its re-formation with John Stewart. Lovers of folk music, students and scholars of the history of popular music and the music business, the counterculture movement and the American folk tradition will find in Greenback Dollar a remarkably detailed view of the Kingston Trio's musical and cultural legacy that resulted in a 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Also Coming Soon........

BORN AT THE RIGHT TIME

Forever And A Day (Jens Kruger/ Uwe Kruger/Joel Landsberg) May The Light Of Love (David Roth) Cheri (Philip S. Keat) A Much Better View Of The Moon (George Wurzbach / K.T. Good) That Song About The River (Steve Gillette /Charles John Quarto)   Jasmine (John Stewart) Born At The Right Time (Billy Mitchell) River (Bill Staines) La Migra (George Weissinger) Barrett's Privateers (Stanley Rogers) Blackleg Miner (Traditional) Real Old Style (Keola Beamer/Kapono Beamer) If I Were Free (Travis Edmonson) Every Inch Of The Way (Jim Ratts/Bob Shane) Turkish Delight From The Dardanelles (Unknown)

~Rick, George & Bill's new CD "Born At The Right Time" is still in the final mixing and mastering stages. As Bill put it, "You can't rush a good thing." This CD wil be released soon and we'll keep you posted right here. It contains all new material and is pretty exciting. (Artwork above is a pre-release mockup, and might change slightly. The song list above is not necessarily the song order in the final release).

And Yet Another One....

Concert on Lake Michigan coming in February

Bob Shane's notes:

In the summer of 1987 the Kingston Trio consisted of myself, George Grove and Bob Haworth, along with Ben Schubert  on electric viola and electric tenor guitar, Tom Green on drums and Paul Gabrielson on bass. The concert was held at the water front home of Colleen and Ron Bush, in celebraton of Coleen’s 50th birthday party. This is the only live concert ever recorded with this configuration of The Kingston Trio. Shortly after this concert, Bobby Haworth left to pursue other musical interests, and Nick Reynolds came back on board. There are several songs on this DVD that were only videoed by The Kingston Trio this once, along with some priceless humor - a lot of which also appears only on this video. Some of the humor is borderline non-politcally correct, but it was humor from 1987 and we decided to leave the video intact, all the more to capture the flavor of that time period. Hopefully everyone watching it will take it in the spirit that it was given – just good fun. It was a beautiful day on the lake, the party was merry, and we were all having a great time. That shows in this video, as we were relaxed and imbibing a bit. The sound quality is not the best, but it’s not terrible. We hope you enjoy this 1987 concert on Lake Michigan...it really does capture a great time period of the Kingston Trio, especially with our friend Bob Haworth. ~Bob Shane

More News

~The Kingston Trio turns 55 this year!! ~The Fretboard Journal's issue # 23 (Fall) is out! You can order it from their website : fretboardjournal This issue features a very comprehensive interview with Bob Shane ~The 1987 video of The Kingston Trio when it consisted of Bobby Haworth, George Grove and Bob Shane, along with Paul Gabrielson (bass), Ben Schubert (viola) and Tom Green (drums) is also in the final stages of release. We're calling it "Live At Lake Michigan." It contains priceless humor and several songs never released on video. Stay tuned. ~Kingston Trio Fantasy Camp 2012 (KTFC #13) will be here before we know it. There are no spots left for campers but that can always change, so if you're interested please email Paul Rybolt to put your name on the wait list. Keep in mind there is unlimited space to come hang out and watch the shows. For more info please visit ktfc_news For a lookback at KTFC # 12: Camp 12 Highlights ~2012 Is The Kingston Trio's 55th year!! ~And Deering banjos are still $1000 off at the KT Store with no shipping! You can check them out on the banjo page at The Kingston Trio Store

 

At The Southpoint Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, October 2011:

l: David Scragg And Richard Sneddon Show Off Their Kingston Trio Show Poster
r: Bob Shane Joins George Grove, Bill Zorn And Rick Dougherty for "Tom Dooley"

This was a great time...David & Brenda Scragg (from England) and Richard & Margaret Sneddon (from Scotland) joined us in Las Vegas and we all had a ball. The Southpoint is one of our favorite venues, and the Kingston Trio holds the record there for selling out all 3 weekend shows, a feat not achieved by any other act there. The Scraggs and Sneddons have been gracing our presence since the 2001 Kingston Trio Alaskan Cruise. We hope they continue! (photos by Richard Sneddon)

Kingston Trio Lifetime Achievement Awards Acceptance Video

~If you ever thought about buying a Deering banjo, the time is now. The Kingston Trio Store Is now selling Kingston Trio Deering Banjos at $1000 off the retail price and no shipping charges! Check them out at The Kingston Trio Store ~Bob Shane is selling some guitars and the 40th anniversary set from his private collection. Read about it on the new guitar page at The Kingston Trio Store

See What Else Is New At the Kingston Trio Store! What's New


The Fretboard Journal Interviews Bob Shane (this is an older interview - 2009) read here

~The Kingston Trio has an App for the iPhone and iPod touch!

The App contains music, concert schedules, videos, Facebook and Twitter feeds, as well as photos, links to KT and related sites, and bios of the present and past members of the group.  We also included an audio stream of full-length songs (which we will change from time to time) that start playing when the App launches.  Larry Brambrut, owner and chief creative officer of VeryMobileApps in Atlanta, Ga, developed the App for us. Larry has been a folk singer and Kingston Trio fan since the beginning and said it was a great honor to be able to develop the App for the Trio. The Kingston Trio iPhone App is a " free" download from iTunes. Just go to http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-kingston-trio/id347827042?mt=8 to download.  We hope you enjoy it!

~The Kingston Trio has a youtube channel! youtube.com/kingstontrio 


Check Out Our Facebook Page Too

And...

   Here's an interesting news tidbit: Goodwill's top selling item? Kingston Trio records!

 

~Those in the Kingston Trio family who have recently left us: Passings

~Kingston Trio Sportsman Hat Gets Around Check it out!

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~The Kingston Trio has a blog page Kingston Trio Blog


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   Event Photos For You To Enjoy

  The Hungry i Exhibition in San Francisco View Photos
Kingston Trio 50 Year Hawaiian Cruise!  View Photos
 Trio Fantasy Camp 8 August 16-18, 2007 View Photos


Videos For You To Enjoy

Songs from Live From the Yuma DVD Yuma Video
Songs from the Java 5 nightclub DVD Java 5 Video

Read the latest Kingston Trio Reviews! Reviews

Listen To George, Bill & Rick sing "Road To Freedom" (now that's harmony!)