PERFORMERS 2008
FEATURING
This is a family band that comes from Domangee, Texas. It consists of Dad, Digger on banjo, & vocals, Mom, Jeannie, on bass and vocals, son John on guitar, mandolin and vocals and daughter Jamie, on mandolin and vocals. They travel all over the US and Canada playing festivals and other bluegrass events.
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Chicken Dinner Road comes from the Boise Idaho area. They got together in 2005 to jam and had so much fun that they decided to find some places to play. We played at a coffee house in Meridian, ID. We entered the Battle Of the Bands Weiser's Old Time Fiddlers Contest and won 1st place. The band consists of Brian Haken on guitar & vocals, Dennis Stokes, mandolin & vocals, Bill Cates, banjo, Carma Phillips, fiddle, and Harry Strang on bass.
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New South Fork comes from Idaho Falls, ID. They are a traditional bluegrass band that combines feverish musicianship with unique harmonies to form a sound that is smooth and unforgettable. The band consists of Fred Frank, on mandolin, banjo, guitar and vocals, Emily Frank, on guitar and vocals, Jeff Forbes on fiddle, Carry Bean on bass and vocals and Tom Middleton on banjo and vocal.
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Gravel Road, hales from White Bird, Idaho. Each member brings their own unique style to the band and gives the band . The band is high energy and makes it's audience feel like toe tapping and clapping alone. Two of the members came to Idaho from Tennessee, giving a little Southern flavor to the music. The band members are, Will Williams, banjo and vocals, Mike Schmidt, guitar and vocals, Chris Williams, mandolin and vocals, helen Smith, bass and vocals.
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RED DESERT RAMBLERS
This band comes from Salt Lake City, Utah. The combination of highly skilled musicians, excellent performers and superb harmonies make this band one of the regional favorites. The band consists of Steve Hewson, guitar, mandolin and vocals, Dave Bates, bass & vocals Ken Sager, mandolin and vocals, Rick Martinez, banjo and vocals and Sharon Mitchell, hammer dulcimer and vocals.
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The Acousticals come from Kalispell, Montana and feature three of Montana's premier bluegrass musicians. They combine traditional bluegrass as well as original in the "New Acoustic" vein popularized by Alison Krauss. showcasing their fine pickin' and duet singing, great listening and dancing music. The band members are Richie Reinholdt, guitar and vocals, Ted Lowe, bass and harmony vocals, Chad Fadely, mandolin and vocals and joining them is Tom Middleton from New South Fork on banjo.
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The Coyotes come from Pocatello, ID and surrounding area's. Their music is from the old time, bluegrass, classic and contemporary folk and cowboy genres set to classic old time string band instrumentation with wonderful vocals. The band members are, Sally Sublette, guitar and vocals, Carry Bean, bass & vocals, Vince Croft, fiddle, mandolin, guitar and vocals and Rick McCracken, old time banjo.
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TRADITION
This band comes from Nampa, Idaho. The band consists of 6 members heavily steeped in solid bluegrass music. The members are, Doug Jenkins, fiddle and vocals, James "Rudy" Corbett, banjo and vocals, Pat Massie, dobro and vocals, Bill Elmer, mandolin and vocals, Bob Greer, guitar and vocals, and Dennis Goff, bass & vocals. Each member brings their own stylistic variance together into a culmination, which becomes the distinct sound of Tradition.
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Strings attached comes from the Twin Falls, Idaho area .
They have appeared at the Northern Rockies Folk Festival, the National Old Time Fiddle Contest in Weiser, ID, some guys wake by mistake (true story), the National Country Music Festival in Avoca, Iowa and many more. This group has many years of musicianship under their belts which give them their own brand of bluegrass and old time sound. The members are. Jon Jackson on guitar and lead vocals. Mike McCarthy on banjo & vocals, Jenny Stippich on fiddle and vocals and David Quinley on upright bass.
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