• New Music from Ilya Toshinskiy - Red Grass

    New Music from Ilya Toshinskiy - Red Grass

    Nashville, Tenn. — Hadley Music Group Records has announced the release of Red Grass by Ilya Toshinskiy.

    Toshinskiy, who moved as a teenager to Nashville from the former Soviet Union, rapidly worked his way up as a top session musician in Nashville, performing with a who's who of Nashville music stars on guitar and banjo. Although primarily employed as a guitar session musician, he considers banjo his first instrument.

    On the recording, he offers up 10 original instrumental cuts.

    Of the supporting musicians Toshinskiy said, "They really elevated the whole record, compelling me to rewrite some tunes to make them stronger. I am pretty proud of this effort. Everybody played amazingly, and it was a blast."

    Listen

    From the recording Red Grass, the track Birch Leaf.



    Selections

    • Red Grass
    • Close to Home
    • Changing Direction
    • Train Station
    • At the End of the Day
    • Melissa's Song
    • Birch Lea
    • Country Morning
    • Old River
    • Swan Song

    Supporting Musicians

    • Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar
    • Jake Stargel - acoustic guitar
    • Byron House - upright bass
    • Andy Leftwich - mandolin and fiddle
    • Aubrey Haynie - mandolin and fiddle
    • Jerry Douglas - Dobro
    • Luke Bulla - fiddle
    • Sam Bush - mandolin



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