Apr 22
Tim Hensley Marks Start of Chesney Tour with In-Store Appearance
Tim HensleyUncasville, CT — When Kenny Chesney wrapped his high impact, higher energy opening show of his much anticipated Poets & Pirates Tour, most of the band wandered off into the night. But not acoustic guitarist/tenor singer Tim Hensley, who was met following the concert by members of the Mohegan Sun’s security team and taken to Spin Street Records to sign copies of his bluegrass/acoustic project “Long Monday“.
“You know, you just get off stage from something that’s as intense as Kenny’s show is – and then you gotta start running in a whole other direction,” laughs the good natured musician whose also done extended stints with multiple Gammy-winner Ricky Skaggs and CMA and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year Patty Loveless. “But you kinda use that to keep going… to get into some fresh clothes and get over to where the people are waiting for you.”
With posters up and plenty of CDs in the rack, Hensley met fans, posed for pictures and signed CDs for well over an hour. In spite of being well after 11:30 when he hit the retail outlet, many fans waited for the Cincinnati bluegrasser. With over 62 copies of “Long Monday” signed - it’s obvious that this merge between noted singer/songwriters, traditional Appalachian music and modern bluegrass is connected with a chunk of Chesney’s fan-base who’re curious about the veins of acoustic music and more classic bluegrass.
“That people would show up is pretty great,” says Hensley, genuinely pleased by the crowd that filled the store. “They told me we sold more CDs than Grand Funk Railroad when they played here… and I don’t even know that these are bluegrass fans! But some people showed up with the record, which was cool… and you know, just to meet folks who like the music, well, there you go.”
Chesney’s tour photographer and video crew were on-hand to capture the event, which ended after midnight. As for Kenny Chesney, who co-produced the record with CMA Song of the Year winner Buddy Cannon, he offers, “I’m tickled for Tim. He has been a big part of my sound and my music – and we have had so much fun singing and picking with him after shows! Although these in-stores really could cut into our bus lot-jamming after we get done every night.”
With Rodney Crowell’s “Ridin’ Out The Storm” moving up 6 places on the bluegrass charts, the album that features guest appearances by Loveless, Vince Gill, Sonya Isaacs and Melonie Cannon is continuing to find it audience. As the Poets & Pirates Tour continues its trek across country, the man who just made his Grand Ole Opry debut will no doubt be popping up here and there in support of his solo record… something he’d dreamed of back when he was playing in bars along the Ohio/Kentucky border.
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