The Steel Guitar Forum

Last night I saw Ray LaMontagne and David Gray. One of the best shows I've seen in years. For we steel guitarists, the highlight might have been some great playing by both Greg Leisz AND Eric Heywood in LaMontagne's band. They traded pedal steel duties with guitar playing, then both played steel together on one song. Magical.

nice. i wanted to go but didnt. eric and greg are 2 of my favorites

Greg is my favorite steel player hands down, and I was excited to hear about his involvement with Ray, but I didn't realize there was another steel player in the band. Bet the song they play together is something special. Checking out a video someone else posted of Mr. Heywood playing on "Empty" awhile back. I'll have to look into the other stuff he's done.

Evan, the song they both played steel on is "God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise" from the new Cd of the same name. They both played on that song together on the Cd as well, if I remember correctly. Great stuff, not traditional country, just great music IMHO.

Eric takes most of the steel parts on the new album, but the do both play on one cut. Otherwise Greg is playing guitar and acoustic resonator. I like Eric's low-fi sound.

Thanks for the post about these two guys (some of my favorite players too) and Ray's new disc. -picked up the album today and am really enjoying listening to it.

Some really lovely playing on this disc. Can't wait for the vinyl release!