Somewhere in-between the tropical lounges of 1930s Los Angeles and the honky tonk beer joints of rural 1950s California, you'll find Poi Rogers. Hailing from Santa Cruz, CA, the duo performs original and vintage country & western swing, Hawaiian steel guitar ballads and cowboy tunes.
Gerard Egan and Carolyn Sills just won a 2024 Ameripolitan Award in Austin, TX, for Western Swing Group of the Year with their other group, The Carolyn Sills Combo. They are both inductees into the Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame, and Carolyn was named the Academy of Western Artists’ 2021 Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year. They have released four albums and one doughnut to date with The Carolyn Sills Combo and are working on the release of their debut Poi Rogers record.
Poi Rogers features Gerard doubling on acoustic guitar and his 1954 Fender triple neck steel guitar with Carolyn on standup bass, their timeless harmonies anchoring the show.
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Gerard and Carolyn’s five piece band, The Carolyn Sills Combo, won the 2024 Ameripolitan Award for WESTERN SWING GROUP! They were honored to accept the award at the legendary Moody Theater in Austin, TX. Visit www.carolynsills.com for more details!
Carolyn wins The Academy of Western Artists’ Western Swing Female Award… a big thanks to all who voted!
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"Bassist Carolyn Sills and her guitarist husband, Gerard Egan - Santa Cruz's Les Paul and Mary Ford - crank out good stories, catchy love songs and creative chord progressions that will take listeners back to vibes of the post-World-War-II era. Carolyn is the real deal of throwback country music.” - Good Times Magazine
“Sills' songs, written and produced with Gerard Egan, are an homage to jukebox Americana—tasty twang reminiscent of Merle Travis and Patsy Cline." - Monterey County NOW
“… last week I spent Thursday night at The Side Door watching the duet Poi Rogers from Santa Cruz. This talented couple provided a sundown infused with their rare mix of cowboy campfire rhythms and blazing tiki bar tenderness. The audience absolutely loved it.” - Scott Thomas Anderson, Sacramento News & Review
“After a long day working on the ranch, I like to kick back with a cold one in the hammock and Poi Rogers on the hi-fi.” -Lucas McCain
