Trey Hensley

Couldn’t Outrun The Blues If He Tried Blues and bluegrass go together like bourbon and branch water, and Trey Hensley fully embraces that musical connection. Nearly everything he’s done since starting out confirms that the blues and its kissin’ cousins, deep country and bluegrass, provide the foundation for his rootsy, fresh-from-the-mill bluegrass vocals and major league guitar chops. Even his stellar new solo CD is titled, Can’t Outrun The Blues. Hensley’s dark-whiskeyed, baritone voice is one living “daddy that walks the line” between hardcore country and spike-driving bluegrass, hitting it with poise and professionalism. Acclaimed as one of the top flatpickers of our time, he’s a two-time IBMA Guitarist of the Year, has won a Grammy for his work with living blues legend Taj Mahal, and created a powerfully unique duo sound in bluegrass of flatpicking guitar and Dobro when Hensley partnered with resophonic guitar master Rob Ickes, another multi-time IBMA winner.