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Article: The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz., Slim Smith column: For bluegrass band, music is reward enough.(Column)
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- The Tribune (Mesa, AZ)
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- October 1, 2006
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Byline: Slim Smith
Oct. 1--I sat in Theo Heap's den Tuesday night and listened to the music of the Red Mountain Bluegrass Band -- not a tape or CD of the band, mind you, but the actual band. The band members straddled the furniture in Heap's cozy den in Mesa, picking and fiddling and harmonizing for almost three hours before an audience of two -- Heap's wife, Gloria, and me. I am a huge bluegrass fan, so it was a special treat. But as I listened it occurred to me that what I was really watching was the world's oldest garage band. I am not denigrating the group's abilities in saying this. On the contrary, these boys can play and sing. They just ...