Welcome, Andy Meginniss!

 

Andy Meginniss

Andy Meginniss was inducted into the Alabama Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2011. His expertise in bluegrass music is highly regarded throughout the nation, and he continues to perform today. 

From 1972 to 1985, Andy Meginniss played string bass, guitar, and sang lead and harmony vocals as part of the bluegrass group Three on a String. During his tenure, the band traveled extensively and recorded four albums; playing festivals, clubs, and concerts. 

In 1985, Andy joined with Claire Lynch, Larry Lynch, and Herb Trotman in the Front Porch String Band. This collaboration lasted eight years, and culminated in the critically acclaimed album Lines and Traces in 1991.

At the same time, he partnered with a couple of old friends, Stan Putnam and Dan Lakeman, in the acoustic trio Rosewood. This group recorded one self titled album, and they continue to play together today. 

Also, during this period, he teamed with his brother and two others in the musical Cotton Patch Gospel,  performing for 25 years in various venues.

Cotton Patch Gospel

In 1993, he became the guitar player and lead vocalist for The Herb Trotman Band, a bluegrass ensemble that performed steadily until 2012. 

He rejoined Three on a String in 2012, and this group celebrated its 50th anniversary in August, 2021.

Andy is married with two grown children, and lives with his wife in Homewood, Alabama.

Earlene Rentz Online Publications welcomes Andy Meginniss, and is proud to offer many choral voicings of Three on a String's concert closer Best of Friends in Unison, 2-Part, SSA, 3-Part Mixed, TB, TTB, and TBB. The past 20 months have shown us all that friends and family are the most priceless treasures in our lives. Choral directors can use this soulful rendition as a standard song in saying, "Farewell" to students, audiences, and loved ones. In fact, it is a unifying song for bus rides, at the end of tough competitions, concert closers, and any time we need to be reminded of the value of friends.

You never know where Andy and Three on a String will show up to play a concert. It might be in a small or large venue...and it might even be in a concert hall with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra! 

Earlene Rentz Online Publications is proud to be associated with Andy, knowing that you will love their concert closing title Best of Friends, written by Andy Meginniss.

Andy Meginniss, Bluegrass Hall of Fame, 2011