Tennessee Sheiks | Tennessee Shines | Tanglewood Release Party!

Tennessee Sheiks is a Knoxville based band who perform an eclectic blend of jazz, swing, bluegrass and folk music.

The Tennessee Sheiks (circa 2004) is a band made up of several long time Knoxville musicians, who have graced many stages in numerous groups over the years. The Sheiks music is best described as eclectic acoustic swing: they play jazz standards played (and sung) a la the style of the great Gypsy guitarist Django Rinehardt, as well as original, folk, bluegrass and country tunes.

The Sheiks are:

Nancy Brennan Strange- vocals

Don Cassell- mandolin, dobro, vocals

Don Wood guitar

Barry 'Po' Hannah- guitar

Ken Wood- percussion

Will Yager- bass