Aberdeen based bluegrass group in existence since early 1970s performing throughout the MD, PA, DE areas and beyond.
Formed in 1986 by Dean Sapp (guitar, dobro, vocals), early group members included Charlie Edwards (guitar), Donn Kidd (bass), Tim Kidd (fiddle), and Jeff Kidd (mandolin). Jeff went on to play with Gary Ferguson’s Satyr Hill Band and others before returning to the Harford Express. Other members of the group included Darin Hirchy (bass), Tom Valiquette (guitar), George Osing (banjo), Mike Harnett, Jr. (fiddle), Jack Wells (bass), Danny Curtis (mandolin ex-Dukes of Bluegrass, Windy Ridge…), Ray Lewis (dobro), and Tommy Reeves (bass -previous bands include Excalibur, Satyr Hill Band…)…
The Harford Express headlined the Australian Ausgrass Festival in 1998.
Album releases include:
1988 Music City Can’t You Hear Me Calling
1989 Music City Hard Times Have Been Here
1993(CS) DS 112493 Tears of Joy
1994(CD) Above the Dixie Line
1995(CD) You’ve Never Had the Blues
1997(CD) The Night the Titanic Went Down
1998(CD) Live from Australia
1999(CD) Living in A Crossroads
2002(CD) Fare Thee Well
Additions to group discography include CD “Coal Black Gold” (Old Train Music 1010 – year of release unknown) recorded at Dixie & Tom T. Hall’s Studio, Franklin, TN, featuring Dean Sapp (guitar, vocals), Dan Curtis (mandolin, vocals), Darin Hirchy (bass, vocals), and Ben Sapp (banjo, vocals).
