Slim was a Teamster from the album "Rag and Bone" by 3 Penny Acre

Slim Was a Teamster

Mamah Borthwick and Mr. Wright from the album "Rag and Bone" by 3 Penny Acre

Mamah Borthwick and Mr. Wright

Somewhere in the Middle from the album "Rag and Bone" by 3 Penny Acre

Somewhere in the Middle

Tulsa 1921 from the album "Rag and Bone" by 3 Penny Acre

Tulsa 1921

St. Alban's Day from the album "Rag and Bone" by 3 Penny Acre

St. Alban's Day

Will and Woody from the album "Rag and Bone" by 3 Penny Acre

Will and Woody

Rag and Bone from the album "Rag and Bone" by 3 Penny Acre

Rag and Bone

SMOKEY & THE MIRROR BIO
Smokey & The Mirror is husband and wife duo Bryan and Bernice Hembree.  The Hembrees are spent 7 years as members of the folk trio 3 Penny Acre, but have branched out with Smokey and the Mirror to express their Rock and Pop influences. Echoes of Buddy Holly, The Indigo Girls and Bruce Hornsby are all evident.

Building on the critical success of 3 Penny Acre, Bryan and Bernice leaned back towards their early rock, country, and R&B influences to create Smokey & The Mirror. The Hembree are also the founders and creators of the Fayetteville Roots Festival (Arkansas).


PRAISE AND PRESS for SMOKEY & THE MIRROR

"Bryan and Bernice Hembree (Smokey & The Mirror) are making some of the best folk music today. The songs remind me of a time when Guy Clark was unknown and Ray Wylie Hubbard was still a folkie. Smart, cool and never pretentious." 
- Greg Johnson, The Blue Door

"The thing I love most about this band and the evening with them is not only the powerfully beautiful voice of bass player, Bernice Hembree, or the well-written songs of Bryan Hembree, sung with his rustic, true American voice – it’s the energy they bring on stage and to the audience! You can tell when they are performing; they truly treasure what they do. They feed off each other to the point it’s sometimes hard to tell where the guitar stops and the bass starts!”  - Chris Roberts, Red Arm Music

"This past Friday, I was lucky enough to see Elephant Revival with special guests, Smokey & The Mirror. And what a night it was!  I’ve seen numerous husband and wife duos in my time, especially in the folk scene. However, I was pleasantly surprised by this duo. Bernice and Bryan Hembree have so much chemistry and musical talent it’s ridiculous. It’s the perfect complement of a female and male vocal. She has the soothing, higher pitched voice and his, is that of a weary traveler. His vocals really nail that Americana, folky, “I’ve been traveling this long road for a while” style voice.  Their set was solid and just really, really good!"  
- Adam Robinson, Honest Music Review

"Duets were the order of the day in the early afternoon at Red Wing Roots Festival, beginning with Bernice and Bryan Hembree playing as Smokey & The Mirror. He writes great songs (St. Alban’s Day, Will and Woody) while she has a powerful and beautiful voice (showcased on a cover of Dylan’s Buckets of Rain). They were the first out of the chute today, and the Hembrees set a high bar."
 - David J Brown (More to Come Blog)
