SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 407
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
  recognize the Lone Star State's own Wood and Wire, whose album,
  North of Despair, was honored with a 2018 Grammy Award nomination
  in the Best Bluegrass Album category; and
         WHEREAS, Austin-based Wood and Wire formed in 2011 with
  songwriter and vocalist Tony Kamel, mandolin picker Billy
  Bright, banjoist Trevor Smith, and upright bassist Dominic
  Fisher, and the band was quickly recognized as an impressive
  force in bluegrass; and
         WHEREAS, The talented musicians gained a loyal fan base as
  regulars at the Old Settler's Music Fest, and they are known as
  the nucleus of the Monday night bluegrass residency at Radio
  Coffee and Beer, an event that highlights some of the state's
  most talented bluegrass performers; and
         WHEREAS, Wood and Wire has created a signature sound that
  melds hard-country songwriting and high-octane bluegrass
  instrumentation; the band members' vivid songwriting has been
  showcased on three full-length albums, two extended-play albums,
  and a live recording; and
         WHEREAS, Wood and Wire's Grammy-nominated album brings
  together contributions from each band member with songs that give
  a modern voice to their hardworking Texas ancestors; the band
  recorded the album at the Zone, a renowned studio located in the
  heart of the Texas Hill Country; and
         WHEREAS, North of Despair is a truly remarkable album that
  honors proud traditions in Americana bluegrass while offering a
  lively new vision for Texas music, and it is indeed fitting that it
  has brought Wood and Wire national acclaim; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby recognize the members of Wood and Wire as
  treasured citizens of the Lone Star State and congratulate them
  on their 2018 Grammy Award nomination for Best Bluegrass Album;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  the band as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
 
  Watson
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 14, 2019.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate