Category: New Release Notes
EMG is excited to announce the release of the Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band's new single "I'll Be Here Either Way".
By Charles Brady, 2025-02-02
NASHVILLE, TN -
"I'll Be Here Either Way", written by mandolinist and vocalist Teo Quale, is their second single and another highlight of Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band's upcoming album (due out Early 2025).
Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band members are:
Teo Quale (mandolin, vocals), Miles Quale (fiddle, vocals),
Andrew Osborn (bass, vocals), and Ian Ly (guitar, vocals).
""I'll Be Here Either Way" started as a hook which I had been messing around with for a while. That hook eventually became the chorus of the song. From there, I wrote each verse and the bridge around that central idea. Although the story of the song doesn't pertain specifically to my life, its message is one to which many people can relate. "I'll Be Here Either Way" is special to me because it is the first song with lyrics that I've written."
- Teo Quale
Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band
Widely recognized as one of the most exciting young bands in acoustic music, the Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band plays a unique mix of bluegrass, Dawg (David Grisman music), jazz, and modern originals. Brothers Miles and Teo Quale are joined by bassist Andrew Osborn and 2023 National Flat Pick Guitar Champion Ian Ly, all outstanding young musicians of the vibrant California bluegrass scene. Founded in 2016 as a Duo band, Miles and Teo formed the bluegrass band in 2017 and since then, they have continued to make waves in the world of bluegrass and acoustic music. The bluegrass band was the recipient of the 2023 IBMA's Momentum Band of the Year award. The band was also honored to perform for the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame’s induction of their hero, David Grisman.
Based in Northern California, Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band has opened for prestigious bands, including Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives and David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, and has played at venues such as IBMA’s World of Bluegrass Festival, CBA’s Father's Day Bluegrass Festival, Strawberry Music Festival, SF’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Delfest, and Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. Internationally, the band toured in Japan in 2023 and in 2022, they headlined at Bluegrass in La Roche, France. In 2019, they toured throughout Finland, culminating at Kaustinen Folk Music Festival. In 2018, the band was featured on a TEDxTalk by Nashville-based singer/songwriter Phoebe Hunt. Miles was also a proud recipient of the Whippoorwill Arts Fellowship in 2022. In 2024, the band debuted at the Grand Ole Opry, receiving a standing ovation.
online at http://www.cryingunclebg.com
