Greetings from the great Mid-West!…. We just finished up a fantastic tour with shows in North Carolina (Ocracoke Island), Kentucky, Missouri, and Kansas. Thanks to all our new friends and fans that we’ve had the pleasure of meeting or at least seeing bopping heads in the audience!

We had an amazing weekend in Salina, Ks at the Smokey Hill River Festival and all the performers and visual artists were top notch! We played five sets over the three days that we were there and missed not a one due to any of the perilous weather conditions. All I can say is that the people of Kansas are fantastic and Salina puts on one masterpiece of a festival….

The Steel Wheel Duo gets covered in “Bicycle Times” Issue #6. We are proud to let you know that we got a great feature article in the newest issue of Bicycle Times! The story covers our first SpokeSongs Bicycle Music Tour in late Fall of 2009 and has some sweet pics as well. The magazine is available at a number of stores including Barnes and Noble and also online HERE.

“Uncloudy Day officially released” Yes, it is true! While we have not made a big release of this album yet, it is definitely OUT. Click here to purchase

Trent Wagler & Jay Lapp release a new recording, Uncloudy Day, on May 5th to correspond with their SpokeSongs Tour through Michigan. The recording was done around one microphone and includes favorite and influential traditional songs that Trent and Jay have collected throughout the years. Stamped with Steel Wheel style, the songs play as a late night slow jam and celebrate traditional songs as they embark on this Spring’s tour on traditional transportation. Listen to the first track below.

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Hello Steel Wheel Faithful,

What a wild ride 2010 has already been! We’ve been busy! Red Wing has continued to climb the Americana Charts #15 in US and #10 in EuroAmericana Chartland! We’ve met a lot of new folks in runs to Atlanta and a few good trips to North Carolina. Thank you to all our new friends and fans that continue to excite and inspire us to keep on making music. Here’s what’s in store in this short update…

1. Start May with Cheat Fest
2. May 5-15 Bike Tour 2! Oh, and did we mention a little duo album project?!
3. Surprise: Traditional Duo Album Released on Bike Tour!
4. How To Grow A Food Co-op From a Bike
5. Start Making Summer Plans

Tree Fort Bikes Presents: The Steel Wheel Duo “SpokeSongs” Michigan Bicycle Tour, May 5th-15th 2010

Hello Friends! Trent and Jay ride again. We are heading out in May for our second annual SpokeSongs Bicycle Tour..in Michigan. From May 5 - 15 we will travel approximately 400 miles on bikes, hauling our instruments, playing 9 shows in 10 days. We are working with our “Official Sponsor” and friends at Tree Fort Bikes (Ypsilanti, Mi.) to make this possible. We share the same vision with Tree Fort on sustainable travel and many other aspects of biking and community…to read more about Tree Fort Bikes Click Here. We will be playing in Ann Arbor, Marshall, Three Rivers, Benton Harbor, South Haven, Fennville, E. Lansing, and Ypsilanti. Check our Schedule for full details. And if you haven’t watched the video documentary of our last tour you can check out on our Media page, or Click Here. If you have friends, family, or even slight acquaintances in Michigan, send em’ out to a show or two! Stay tuned, we’ll keep you up to date on the latest.

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Tree Fort Bikes Sponsors The Steel Wheels Duo SpokeSongs Tour in Michigan: Wagler and Lapp To Pedal and Perform Across the State in May