The band has played dusty battlefields
glorious ballrooms.
"We do a lot of research to find our songs," John Robison once told Richmond's Style Weekly. "We do it accurately. For example, that's why we don't use a mandolin. It wasn't used in the songs originally."
Individually, they've played in symphonies and sacred chorals, bluegrass jams, folk groups and Celtic fests. They've also played together for over a dozen years.
John Robison
Vocals, banjo, guitar, autoharp, pennywhistle and harmonica.
John's musical career began in the folk boom of the 1960's in the coffeehouses in and around Washington, D.C. He is experienced as a solo performer and with folk, country and bluegrass groups.
Su Tarr
Vocals and violin.
Su is a classically trained violinist and has performed with the Richmond, Virginia, and Charleston, West Virginia, and Huntington, West Virginia symphonies. She is a balladeer for Colonial Williamsburg and is experienced in folk, Celtic, country, bluegrass and jazz.
Victoria Hamrick
Vocals, oboe, pennywhistle, bones, dance mistress.
Vicky is a classically trained lyric soprano and symphonic oboist. She is an excellent ballroom dancer familiar with modern and 19th century dance.
Robbie Watts
Vocals, guitar and harmonica.
Robbie's musical background includes national tours with sacred choral groups. His involvement in acoustic folk music began in the 1960s and includes both solo and group performances in folk, country, bluegrass and rock groups.
Receive Jefferson Davis Medals
Southern Horizon performed for the Children of the Confederacy's Annual General Convention in Williamsburg, Virginia, on July 12, 2002. In a short ceremony at the conclusion of their performance, each band member was presented with the Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal in recognition of their efforts to preserve the rich musical heritage and traditions of the Old South through their many concert and dance appearances.
Media Accomplishments
The individual members of Southern Horizon have appeared in many period films and advertising media. They have provided background music for "ENLIST!," a video guide for re-enactors by Meadows Video Productions. Their music was also used in "The Battle of Slash Church," a video filmed at Meadow Farm Museum in 1999 produced for Henrico County Virginia Schools.
Current projects include an educational CD for the education department of the Museum of the Confederacy and music for a DVD, "Views of the National Parks," being produced by the Petersburg National Battlefield Park. They may be going Hollywood, too, with a major film project, "The War Within" movie.
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The band consists of: John Robison, banjo, harmonica, vocals; Su Tarr, fiddle, vocals; Victoria Hamrick, pennywhistle, bones, vocals; Robbie Watts, guitar, vocals.
Contact Information: John Robison (804)320-4680; Robbie Watts (804)560-4005
E-mail to southernhorizon@comcast.net or minstral@aol.com
Southern Horizon logo designed by Canfield Design Studios; most photos thanks to John Robison; portions of text by G.L. Marshall; web design by CJJR Webs © 2003.