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The Steel Wheels | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Harrisonburg, Virginia |
Genres | Americana, Folk, Bluegrass, Rock |
Occupation(s) | Studio and Touring Band |
Years active | 2006 to currently active |
Labels | Big Ring Records |
Members | Trent Wagler Jay Lapp Eric Brubaker Kevin Joaquin Garcia Jeremy Darrow |
Past members | Brian Dickel |
Website |
thesteelwheels |
The Steel Wheels are an Americana Roots Folk Rock band based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
The Steel Wheel release albums under their own label, Big Ring Records. During the first few months of the pandemic and cessation of all touring, The Steel Wheels recorded over 120 songs in their isolated studios. [ citation needed]
Trent Wagler is lead vocalist, mountain banjo player, guitarist and the band's primary songwriter. Jay Lapp plays mandolin, guitar, electric guitar and sings. Eric Brubaker plays fiddle and sings. Kevin Joaquin Garcia plays drums, hand percussion and keyboards. Former member Brian Dickel plays Bass and sings. Brian has accepted ownership of Huss & Dalton Guitars and has since amicably left the band. Derek Kratzer will join The Steel Wheels on stage and in the studio starting September of 2021. [1]
Since 2012, the group has hosted the Red Wing Roots Music Festival at Natural Chimneys Park in Mt. Solon, Virginia. [2]
The Steel Wheels received six nominations from the Independent Music Awards in the 2010s. [3] Their song "Nothing You Can't Lose" (from the album Red Wing) received the award of "Best Country Song" in the 10th Annual IMA Awards and in the Vox Pop Awards. "Working on a Building" won "Best Gospel Song" in the 10th Annual IMA Vox Pop Awards. Red Wing earned very high marks from critics and received airplay on radio stations across several markets.[ citation needed] The album charted for 13 weeks on the Americana Music Association Top 40 radio charts, hitting No. 15. [4] It also made its way onto the EuroAmericana [5] charts, finding its way into the top 10. It was ranked number two across all independent releases charted by the Americana Music Association, and number 70 on the top 100 Americana albums of 2010. [4]
This article contains text that is written in a
promotional tone. (November 2021) |
The Steel Wheels | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Harrisonburg, Virginia |
Genres | Americana, Folk, Bluegrass, Rock |
Occupation(s) | Studio and Touring Band |
Years active | 2006 to currently active |
Labels | Big Ring Records |
Members | Trent Wagler Jay Lapp Eric Brubaker Kevin Joaquin Garcia Jeremy Darrow |
Past members | Brian Dickel |
Website |
thesteelwheels |
The Steel Wheels are an Americana Roots Folk Rock band based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
The Steel Wheel release albums under their own label, Big Ring Records. During the first few months of the pandemic and cessation of all touring, The Steel Wheels recorded over 120 songs in their isolated studios. [ citation needed]
Trent Wagler is lead vocalist, mountain banjo player, guitarist and the band's primary songwriter. Jay Lapp plays mandolin, guitar, electric guitar and sings. Eric Brubaker plays fiddle and sings. Kevin Joaquin Garcia plays drums, hand percussion and keyboards. Former member Brian Dickel plays Bass and sings. Brian has accepted ownership of Huss & Dalton Guitars and has since amicably left the band. Derek Kratzer will join The Steel Wheels on stage and in the studio starting September of 2021. [1]
Since 2012, the group has hosted the Red Wing Roots Music Festival at Natural Chimneys Park in Mt. Solon, Virginia. [2]
The Steel Wheels received six nominations from the Independent Music Awards in the 2010s. [3] Their song "Nothing You Can't Lose" (from the album Red Wing) received the award of "Best Country Song" in the 10th Annual IMA Awards and in the Vox Pop Awards. "Working on a Building" won "Best Gospel Song" in the 10th Annual IMA Vox Pop Awards. Red Wing earned very high marks from critics and received airplay on radio stations across several markets.[ citation needed] The album charted for 13 weeks on the Americana Music Association Top 40 radio charts, hitting No. 15. [4] It also made its way onto the EuroAmericana [5] charts, finding its way into the top 10. It was ranked number two across all independent releases charted by the Americana Music Association, and number 70 on the top 100 Americana albums of 2010. [4]