In the middle of their stay across the Tasman they travelled to Nashville and appeared on the Grand Ole Opry, and on their return to Sydney recorded the Kersbrook Cottage LP, still a touchstone of Australian bluegrass music.
Alan Rhodes - guitar, occasional banjo, mandolin and fiddle, lead and harmony vocals
Paul Trenwith - banjo, occasional guitar, autoharp, baritone harmony and occasional lead vocals
David Calder - mandolin, occasional guitar, tenor harmony and lead vocals
Len Cohen - mouth-harp, dobro, occasional guitar, bass harmony and occasional lead vocals
Sandy McMillin - bass
Colleen Trenwith - fiddle, occasional mandolin, occasional percussion, occasional harmony vocals
Lyndsay Bedogni - bass, harmony vocals
Miles Reay - bass, tenor harmony vocals
Graham Lovejoy - mandolin, baritone harmony vocals
Jeremy Trenwith - bass, occasional guitar, harmony vocals
Tim Trenwith - bass, harmony vocals
Pam Crowe - guitar, lead and harmony vocals
Keith MacMillan - mandolin, occasional lead and harmony vocals
Victoria Trenwith - fiddle
In 1969, The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band recorded the Wayne Senior-penned Hip Hi Pantihose jingle that became popular when released as a single. After requests for it at shows, they wrote a take-off called ‘Neck-high Long Johns’.
In the 1970s, David Calder wrote music for films, including Roger Donaldson’s Sleeping Dogs.
Hamilton County Bluegrass Band mandolin player David Calder is the older brother of Peking Man bass guitarist Tim Calder.
In the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2016, Paul Trenwith was awarded the Queen’s Service Medal in recognition of his services to country music.