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A master of honkytonk, country blues
and western swing, Volkaert made a name
for himself backing superstars like George
Jones, Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Paycheck,
Charlie Pride, Vince Gill-and touring as
Merle Haggard's lead guitarist in the late90s
and early-alts. Continental Club patrons
could expect surprise appearances from sixstring
demigods like Ted Nugent, Albert Lee,
Bill Kirchen, Billy Gibbons, Eric Johnson,
James Burton and more.
" Redd is one of my biggest heroes... he
truly shaped the way I play, " Brad Paisley
said in a 2005 interview with Vintage Guitar
Magazine. " There's something about the
attitude he has when you see him play live-
you can't believe the combination of [styles]
he infuses into his playing. "
Paisley played shows with Volkaert
whenever he passed through Austin. He
hired Volkaert, now 63, to play at his 2003
wedding and has featured him on multiple
albums. Their most notable collaboration to
date was on 2008's " Play, " which won a Best
Country Instrumental Performance Grammy
for the song " Clusterpluck. "
Volkaert initially kept his destination a
secret. Then rumors surfaced in early-2020
about a new trio and an impending Thursday
night residency at the Floyd Country Store.
And they proved true: Volkaert has relocated
to Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains with
plans of making the Roanoke area his new
musical home.
Volkaert playing with his former band at The Continental
Club in Austin, Texas.
Why southwest Virginia? Volkaert fell
in love with the area's natural beauty while
performing with Bill Kirchen at the 2019
Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival &
Guitar Competition in Grayson Highlands
State Park.
" I couldn't believe how gorgeous
everything was, " says Volkaert. " It reminded
me of Maine, which I love-but you don't
have those crazy winters to deal with. "
Volkaert returned to Austin to find
38 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021
himself talking up Virginia's Blue Ridge
region. He kept thinking about the laidback
pace of life, pastoral landscapes, country
hospitality and deep-rooted bluegrass
traditions.
" I'd been playing six or seven nights a
week since I was 17, " says Volkaert. When he
wasn't on the road he was " doing two or three
gigs a day in town, or sitting in wherever I
could. "
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