Bill Text: TX HR486 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Wood & Wire on its nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR486 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR486-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 486 |
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WHEREAS, Austin-based band Wood & Wire was nominated for a | ||
Grammy Award for the 2019 Best Bluegrass Album for North of Despair; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Formed in 2011, Wood & Wire includes | ||
guitarist-vocalist Tony Kamel, mandolinist Billy Bright, banjo | ||
player Trevor Smith, and Dominic Fisher on upright bass; and | ||
WHEREAS, The group has recorded three full-length studio LPs, | ||
as well as two EPs and a live album; after honing their latest songs | ||
during three solid years on the road, the members elected to record | ||
North of Despair in Dripping Springs; they cut the tracks mostly | ||
live to tape, using only minimal editing, in order to retain the | ||
energy of their concerts; and | ||
WHEREAS, Wood & Wire has represented Texas admirably on the | ||
bluegrass scene, and these talented musicians may take justifiable | ||
pride in this well-deserved national recognition; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Wood & Wire on its nomination for a | ||
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album and extend to the members | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the band as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Zwiener | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 486 was adopted by the House on March | ||
13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||