Tanglefoot wins Best of Bound for Glory Award

At the Oct. 14 edition of WVBR's "Bound for Glory," host and founder Phil Shapiro announced that the Ontario-based folk quintet Tanglefoot has won the third annual Best of Bound for Glory Award. The award recognizes the fans' favorite from the recently concluded 34th season of "Bound for Glory," a Sunday night staple on WVBR-FM and North America's longest running live folk concert broadcast.

The winner was chosen by members of the Friends of Bound for Glory, a nonprofit organization set up by fans in 1996 to raise money for and awareness of the program. This year's recipient of the Best of Bound for Glory Award joins past honorees Mustard's Retreat and Small Potatoes.

Tanglefoot has had a vibrant and entertaining edge since its start in the early 1980s. The quintet has a big, full-throttle sound that draws on Celtic, French-Canadian and Ottawa Valley traditions. The band, consisting of fiddler and songwriter Joe Grant, guitarist Steve Ritchie, bassist Al Parrish, piano player Rob Ritchie and mandolin/guitar player Terry Young, made its most recent "Bound for Glory" appearance Oct. 22, 2000.

Parrish, who also is a songwriter and vocalist with the band, was surprised by Tanglefoot's award. "I feel we're in really great company," he said.

Host Shapiro said: "None of the winners of the Best of Bound for Glory awards have been among the most famous people to appear on the show, but every one of the winners has been among my personal favorites. The members of the Friends of Bound for Glory have super taste."

"Bound for Glory" broadcasts Sunday nights from the Café in Anabel Taylor Hall.