The landlord was delighted and has agreed to give us a regular booking.

Johnny is actually a virtuoso player of all the bluegrass instruments and it is an immense privilege to have him as a member of the band.

Gus is a magical player who brings a real country flavour to the band.

Whether performing as a regular four piece band or, when the occasion demands it, a six piece band, TOBTP, with original material written by band member, Charlie Boston, is increasingly becoming established as the number one bluegrass band in the West of England.  All booking enquiries to David Hatfield: 07970 711 368.

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Mobile (cell): +44 (0)7740 950 067
London office: +44 (0)20 7584 3399

Charlie Boston:  charlie@laramusic.co.uk
David Hatfield:  david@changingworld.co.uk
Jeremy Cozens:  jeremycozens392@btinternet.com
Ced Thorose:  ced.thorose@btinternet.com
Leanne Thorose:  leanne@laramusic.co.uk

(Lara Natural Music is a wholly owned subsidiary of Charles Boston Ltd)

It was perhaps inevitable that Leanne would turn out to be a musician, combining folk music and bluegrass. Most of her mother’s side of the family, who come from County Donegal, are musicians and her father, Ced Thorose has bluegrass roots, having originated from one of the southern states of America. I first met Leanne when she was about ten years old, shortly before she decided to teach herself mandolin, fiddle and guitar.

By the time we recorded this album, Leanne was 21 and a professional musician touring with “Essence of Ireland”.  In 2010 I was determined to help her make her own CD and we agreed that we would stick to original material.  I agreed to write the lyrics and Leanne agreed to write all the music, which included three instrumentals. We considered recording in England but I decided that we really needed to go to Nashville.  I therefore contacted Mark Moseley, who had produced my 2002 album, “Dogwood Place”, and he secured the talents of what can only be described as some of the finest bluegrass musicians in the world under the leadership of guitarist, Bryan Sutton.  These included Aubrey Haynie (fiddle), Adam Steffey and Andy Leftwich (mandolin), Mike Bub and Dennis Crouch (bass) and Scott Vestal (banjo).

I have no doubt that this debut album is the beginning of a great career.

– Charlie Boston

Press

“Leanne can do no wrong with this” – Stuart Cameron, CMR Nashville Radio, UK.
“Thorose has a fine vocal – so good is she I would place her ahead of more than a few of her country bluegrass cousins from the other side of the pond” – Maurice Hope, RocknReel Magazine, UK.
“A brilliant piece of work” – John Harrold, BCR FM Radio, Ireland.
“Great to hear a new UK girl with a great voice” - Marie Crichton, BBC Radio Shropshire.
“The more I hear it the more I love it” – Abel Stel, Radio Brandaris, Holland.
“Very good indeed” – Graham Lees, Creative FM, UK.
“Excellent” – Alex Pijnen, Zuidwest Radio, Holland.
“A breath of fresh air” – Hans Mair, Radio Osttirol, Austria.
“Very good” – Brette Dominique, Triangle FM, France.
“Stunning” – Petur Rouch, Faroya Radio, Faroe Islands.
“This is lovely” – Alan Staniland, Radio Warrington, UK.
“First class” – Tom Lambert, Variety Radio, UK.
“Really liked this” – Kjell Horlin, MCWC Radio, Sweden.
“Very nice voice, great performance” – Etienne Berthels, Radio Terre Franche, Belgium.
“Very nice indeed” – Per Rodal, Radio Midt – Norge, Norway.
“Wonderful vocals” – Ann Hinder, Southern Country Magazine.
“Excellent” – Lawrence John, Five FM, Northern Ireland.
“A stunning record” – Maurice Needham, Live Country DJ, UK.
“Super” – Paddy McCardle, WOW FM, Australia.
“Excellent song and interesting voice” – Kurt Gabriel, Radio Theben, Austria.
“Beautiful, superb song, love it” – Urbain van Geerteruy, Radio Beeiard, Belgium.
“Leanne has captured the authentic country music style that the listeners still enjoy, fits nicely alongside the music of Patsy Cline, country sounds refreshed for today and co-written with Charlie Boston another home grown country star” – Tom Robinson, Kingstown Radio, UK

Players

• Leanne Thorose, Lead and harmony vocals, mandolin on tracks 4 & 11, fiddle track 8
• Ced Thorose, Dobro
• Bryan Sutton, Guitar
• Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle
• Adam Steffey, Mandolin
• Monty Allen, Harmony vocals
• Scott Vestal, Banjo
• Andy Leftwich, Mandolin
• Mike Bub, Double bass
• Dennis Crouch, Double bass

Track Listing

1. The Bluestack Mountain Range
2. This Romantic Love
3. Starry-Eyed
4. The Wood Road
5. Me & You
6. Stuck on You
7. Keep My Head Above the Water
8. Patrick O’Rourke’s Waltz
9. Feeling Lost
10. Don’t Flash That Smile
11. The Ardara Collection
12. All I Need to Know

Also available on iTunes

I first met producer, Mark Moseley in 2002, when he produced my first Nashville album, “Dogwood Place”. I contacted Mark in 2010 who agreed to produce two more albums in the summer of 2011. “Out on the Ridge” is a joint album made with my old friend and bluegrass mentor, Ced Thorose. I wanted to maintain the aim of recording original material.  I wrote six of the songs, Ced wrote the four instrumentals and we co-wrote two songs.

As with Dogwood Place, Mark managed to bring together a stellar cast of bluegrass musicians including guitarist Bryan Sutton, fiddle player Aubrey Haynie, banjo player Scott Vestal, mandolin players Adam Steffey and Andy Leftwich and the two most respected bass players in Nashville, Mike Bub and Dennis Crouch. Mark’s studio was in the process of being refurbished so we recorded the main tracks at Ricky Skaggs’ Studio in Hendersonville and mixed the tracks at Mark’s second studio. We then had Ronny Light, who was the chief engineer at RCA for many years, master the CDs.

Working with musicians of this calibre is always a thrill and Mark has all the qualities you need in a producer: he has technical knowledge, great ears, great ideas and is a fantastic musician. It is really an extraordinary privilege to be able to make an album in this way and I am pleased to say it exceeded all my expectations.

– Charlie Boston

Press

“This is terrific” – June Williams, KHBW Radio, USA.
“One of Charlie’s best” – Stuart Cameron, CMR Nashville, UK.
“Great, excellent production” – Marie Crichton, BBC Radio Shropshire, UK.
“Top quality as always from Charlie” – Erwin Schapendonk, Centraal FM, Holland.
“Excellent” – Alex Pijnen, Zuidwest Radio, Holland.
“He proves that the Brits can equal the very best from America” – Etienne Berthels, Radio Terre Franche, Belgium
“Superb” – Urbain van Geerteruy, Radio Beeiard, Belgium.
“British music at its best” – Smoky Sheldrik, 2 Way FM, Australia
“Excellent” – Brian Sharman, Wycombe Radio, UK
“Stunning record, this is exceptional” – Ros Ray, Forest FM Radio, UK.
“Charlie seems to have perfected a top bluegrass sound” – Allan Watkiss, UK Country Radio.
“Excellent” Kurt Gabriel, Radio Theben, Austria.
“One of Britain’s best in the world of bluegrass” – Ray Grundy, Metro Radio, UK.
“A pure delight – proud to play ‘Real Country Music’ again” – Tom Robinson, Kingstown Radio, UK.
“Super British country music” – Doc Schulze, Radio Eurohertz, Germany.
“Traditional country music doesn’t come much better than this” – Friedrich Hogg, Radio Free FM, Germany.
“Clear voice, very good backing, great lyrics” – Brian Lewis, Hobart FM, Tasmania.
“A lovely record” - Ann Hinder, Southern Country Magazine, UK.
“A most enjoyable effort” – Michael Schroeter, Radio Herford, Germany.
“A brilliant antidote to the rock that passes for country these days” – Arno Beirings, Eagle Radio, Holland.

Players

• Charlie Boston, Lead Vocals, except track 8
• Ced Thorose, Dobro and lead vocal track 8
• Leanne Thorose, Harmony vocal and shared lead vocal tracks 5 & 12
• Monty Allen, Harmony vocals
• Bryan Sutton, Guitar
• Adam Steffey, Mandolin
• Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle
• Scott Vestal, Banjo
• Andy Leftwich, Mandolin
• Mike Bub, Double Bass
• Dennis Crouch, Double Bass

Track Listing

1. Snowdrop
2. Slipstone
3. Out on the Ridge
4. Keep a Hold of Your Heart
5. Hugh Driver
6. Here to Tennessee
7. I Miss You Every Day
8. Trina’s Waltz
9. The House Always Wins
10. We’ve Come So Far
11. Two Moons
12. Lone Swallow Calling

Recorded in 2011.