Ironwood is a constantly evolving family of musicians who come together to play originals songs by Bill Ring, plus an unusual mix of covers including country, blues, and rock. Joe Crum on electric bass and lead guitarist Dave Redmond form the core of the current lineup. Joining us on vocals, you may find singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lora Pendleton, or possibly the inimitable Angie Beeler, who is featured on the newest CD, Faithless Angels. Joey Dugan, who also played on the new CD, has been sitting in lately on flute and harmonica.

    Ironwood has appeared at The Dock and at the Haunt for Bernie Sanders; also Silver Line Tap Room, Stone Cat Cafe, Six Mile Creek Vineyard, Oasis Dance Club, Downtown Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival, Da Westy, Cyber Cafe West, and on Ithaca's own rock radio station, WVBR-FM. For a complete list of venues played, click here.

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

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Agava
Americana Vineyards & Winery
Bernie Milton Pavilion
Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café
Blue Frog Cafe
Bluergrass 2
Bews and Brats
Buttonwood Grove Winery
Cayuga Nature Center
Crooked Rooster Brewpub
Corks & More
Crooked Rooster Brewpub
Cyber Cafe West
Da Westy
The Dock (Bernie Sanders rally)
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
The Haunt (Bernie Sanders Rally)
Heebasquabee Festival
Iona Corners Tavern
Ithaca Coffee Co.
Ithaca Farmers' Market
Ithaca Festival, Cayuga St Pavilion
Jamnesty Amnesty International Benefit Concert
Kava
Lost Dog Cafe Lounge
Lot 10 (benefit)
Oasis Dance Club
Owl Cafe
Plantation Bar & Grill
Rascal's
Rongovian Embassy
Scale House Brewery and Pub
Silver Line Tao Room
Six Mile Creek Vineyard
Smart Monkey Cafe
Stone Cat Cafe (Wintersquabee Festival)
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.