Ironwood






The Ironwood CD is here! Click the cow for liner notes and more

Ironwood combines the talents of singer/songwriter/guitarist Bill Ring with bassist Joe Crum, harmonica wiz Don Fenton and vocalist Stacy Farina, to make high-energy, adult acoustic music with lyrics that are always entertaining and often funny. With drummer and percussionist Sue Spencer and lead guitarist Dave Redmond, they plug in for full electric gigs as well. For an up-to-date list of future shows, go to Show announcements . Ironwood plays a mix of originals and covers, including country, blues, and rock Ironwood has appeared at the Ithaca Festival, Rongovian Embassy, Oasis Dance Club, Downtown Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival, Da Westy, Americana Winery, Cyber Cafe West, Scale House Brewery and Pub, Six Mile Creek Vineyard, and on Ithaca's own rock radio station, WVBR-FM. For a complete list of venues played, click here.
Samples from the new CD:
Arrow Of Time	Tell Your Story Walkin'	Much Too Young	Goin' Down Slow	King Kong
Quintet recordings with Bill Ring, Joe Crum, Don Fenton, Sue Spencer, and Skinny Joe The following live recordings are from Tuesdays With the Band hosted by Dan Cole on WVBR-FM..
Flatland Goin Down Slow When the Deal Goes Down Trash
Quartet recordings featuring Stacy Farina, with Bill Ring, Joe Crum, and Don Fenton These two live recordings are from Nonesuch hosted by Nick Hill on WVBR-FM
Lost and Found Winter Flowers
Trio recordings with Bill Ring, Joe Crum, and Don Fenton These two songs were recorded and mixed at Crossfire Recording - www.crossfirerecording.com
Arrow Of Time Everybody Knows But Me
The following live recordings are from Tuesdays With the Band hosted by Dan Cole on WVBR-FM.
West Coast Highway Arizona Patriotic Militia Anthem Hot_Love My_Own_Subtle_Way It_Wasn't_Me Aren't_You_Dead_Yet? I Wish I Was Single Again (with Twy Bethard)
For booking contact Bill Ring Email: billring99@gmail.com Phone: (607) 387-4074
Bio: Before moving to the Finger Lakes region in 2007, Bill Ring lived for five years in a renovated barn in New Paltz, NY, where he set up the recording studio in which he completed his first five CD's. The first four were remastered compilations of earlier recordings. The fifth, Still On My Mind, was recorded and mixed in the barn. The most recent Ironwood CD was recorded and mixed in his personnal studio in Trumansburg. "The completion of Ironwood is the end of a creative and technical Odyssey that began with buying my first guitar at age 16 and getting my first sound-mixing gig as roadie for the Elephant's Memory in 1969. I've been writing songs, performing, and engineering ever since." Bill began playing in New York City in 1968. His first band, Another Country, was a folk-rock group that played mostly at the appropriately named Cafe Bizarre on Third St. in Greenwich Village. After 15 years of solo performing, he joined with Sally Eaton, (of the original Broadway cast of Hair) and multi-instrumentalist Peter Pasco to form a new version of Another Country, featuring assorted acoustic instruments, three-part harmonies, and the considerable songwriting talents of all three. The acoustic edition of Another Country appeared frequently at Speakeasy and Folk City. He then began working with his backup band, Ironwood, which at one time or another has included many prominent New York City players, including Brahm Stuart, Bob Lepre, and numerous others. In 1991 Bill teamed with Constance Taylor to front Ironwood. They also appeared as a duo under the name Cool Dolphin. Constance now lives and performs in San Francisco. She and Bill still play together whenever they can. Bill Ring has been heard live and recorded on NY area radio stations, including WBAI and WQXR, and on college and community stations around the USA, including WVBR-FM in Ithaca. His songs are also available on many internet download sites, including Itunes. His six independently released CD's are available from cdbaby.com. For a complete discography, click here. Joe Crum is Ithaca's premier jazz/Americana bassist, equally at home on electric and upright. In addition to Ironwood, he works with several jazz and Americana groups, including Cool Club and Los Finsteros. Don Fenton has been playing "harp" for 40 years, both amplified "Chicago" style, and with a clean country folk sound. Stacy Farina is a PhD candidate at Cornell and a competetive fencer as well as a superb vocalist. Sue Spencer has been playing with various bands in the Finger Lakes region for many years. With the acoustic Ironwood ensemble her main instrument is Djembe, combined with hi-hat and other percussion. For electric performances she favors the full trap kit. Dave Redmond, the newest member of the Ironwood family, is a talented singer and songwriter, as well as a terrific lead guitarist. In addition to Ironwood, he performs solo and with his group Eden's Apple.

For booking contact Bill Ring Email: billring99@gmail.com Phone: (607) 387-4074



Venues played by Bill Ring and Ironwood Americana Vineyards & Winery Bernie Milton Pavilion Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café Blue Frog Cafe Bluergrass 2 Buttonwood Grove Winery Cayuga Nature Center Crooked Rooster Brewpub Corks & More Crooked Rooster Brewpub Cyber Cafe West Da Westy Dorothy's Music Room Downtown Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival Downtown Ithaca Employee Appreciation Dryden Community Center Cafe Eagle Hotel Elm Tree Inn Eve Galleria Farm Sanctuary Walk For Farm Animals Freeville Harvest Festival Giving Tree Cafe (formerly ABC) Kellish Hill Farm The Harvest Cafe and Lounge Heebasquabee Festival Iona Corners Tavern Ithaca Coffee Co. Ithaca Farmers' Market Ithaca Festival, Cayuga St Pavilion Jamnesty Amnesty International Benefit Concert Lost Dog Cafe Lounge Oasis Dance Club Owl Cafe Plantation Bar & Grill Rascal's Rongovian Embassy Scale House Brewery and Pub Six Mile Creek Vineyard Smart Monkey Cafe T-Burg Mini Golf Family Entertainment Tioga Trails Cafe Veterans' Sanctuary Benefit Waterside Wine Bar Waterwheel Café West End Waterfront Rhiner Festival Wintersquabbee Treatops Festival WRFI Community Radio with Joey Dugan WVBR-FM Tuesdays With the Band with Dan Cole & Nonesuch with Nick Hill Discography *Ironwood: The latest edition of the band, featuring Joe Crum, Don Fenton, Stacy Farina, Sue Spencer, and Dave Redmond. With special guests Larry Real on dobro and Joe Hodes on lead guitar. Fifteen original songs by Bill Ring, fourteen never released before. For more information, click here. Still On My Mind: Features drums by Bob Lepre, bass by Rusty Boris, fiddle by Brahm Stuart of Shaman, sax by Chuck Hancock, harmonies by Bibi Farber and Constance Taylor, and guitars, harmonica, and vocals by Bill Ring. Bill Ring and Friends: Digitally remastered cuts from early releases. Lots of acoustic instruments, including 6- and 12-string guitars, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, flute, harmonica, harmonium, percussion, and bass. Beneath a Violet Sun: Dark and moody, beginning with a Quicksilver-esque rock number, ending with a long sound sculpture featuring rain stick and assorted small percussion instruments. Very different from other albums. Invisible Fingers: A solo effort with guitars, harmonica, vocals, and midi programming by Bill Ring. You Are Here: The fourth and final album compiling Bill Ring's pre-millennium private release recordings. All CD's are available from cdbaby.com*, and as downloads from Itunes and many other online services.