July 23, 24, 25, 2010

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
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Two Stages - Main Stage - Showcase Stage

Schedule

Friday <> Saturday<> Camping <> Food <> Tickets
Directions <> Workshops <> Band Contest

3:00-3:45 Dick Saylor & the Bluegrass Countrymen

Dick Saylor has been a fixture on the local Bluegrass Scene for the past 15 years, singing and playing guitar with the Bluegrass Countrymen and Dick Saylor and Friends. His bands have played at the Allentown Fair, Flemington Fair, AFBA Bluegrass Festival, Heartlands Hayride, PB&FS Winterfest and other area festivals, shindigs and venues. As a singer and songwriter, he has recorded 3 CDs of original music and has 75 songs registered with BMI. He is the former host of the popular WDVR-FM Bluegrass Junction program and has now started an online webcast, to continue, to bring you the very best in American country and bluegrass music.

4:00-4:45 Country Grass

Country Grass has been together for many years the boys new each other from jam picking at different events during the course of time they formed a band called Country Grass they play mainley traditional bluegrass and a little bit of country music the members of the band are Roger Knappenburger, Phil Schiebel, Jim Schaffer, Gary Shoudt and Denny Heuber

5:00-5:45 Scrapple Creek Runners

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6:00-6:45 and 10:00  -- Keystone Mountain Boys
The Keystone Mountain Boys are a band from Pennsylvania that play bluegrass in the old time style: high and lonesome.  Soulful country harmony and crisp timing are the foundation of this emerging band, and their intense live performances celebrate the contributions of the first generation of bluegrass.
A quick introduction to the Keystone Mountain Boys:
Born in the coal mining region of Pennsylvania, and raised on Gospel sounds, we have Eric Waldron on the five string banjo.  
From Schwenksville Pa- the Philly Folk Fest was in his back yard, but he preferred to drive hours to Gettysburg and Winterhawk.  Hank Hill by day, Bill Monroe by night- we have Daniel Douris on mandolin. 
Playing the Martin guitar and doing most of the singing is everyone’s good friend from West Philadelphia, our resident outlaw- the hard strumming Ian Sigler. 
And laying it down on the big ole doghouse bass fiddle, from Allentown, Pennsylvania is Michael Hlatky.  It’s nice to meet you.

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7:00-7:45 Coal County Express

Coal County Express is made up of three friends that like to play acoustic music together.  We are based in Summit Hill, PA (specifically, Pat's porch).  CCE has been fortunate enough to have been offered several engagements and festivals (Wind Gap, Benton, Lehigh Valley) from folks that have liked our sound.  Pat McGeehan plays banjo and guitar, Dave Lucas plays Dobro and guitar, and Jillian Miller plays upright bass.  We all sing, and enjoy working out vocal trios.  We try to put out as much sound as the three of us can.  CCE mixes traditional and contemporary bluegrass with songs from the country, folk, and rock genres.  We play songs that we like, and are pleasantly surprised to find that others like them, too.

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9:00-9:45 New Found Grass

If you like traditional bluegrass in the style of Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin and Charlie Moore, you will love this band. Lester and Spike have been playing together for over thirty years and as a group this band has played together for the past five years.
Spike Moore on banjo, Chester Ocher on Guitar and vocals, Lester Morris on guitar and vocals, bass by Ed Salada with this weekend, Butch Florry on mandolin.

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2:00 - 2:45  Boulevard Express
Boulevard Express is the latest addition to the Delaware Valley's traditional music scene. Hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BX is a traditional Bluegrass and Acoustic Country band founded by Terita Reeve and Fred Moore.

Fred Moore is the long time host of the weekly Holmesburg Bluegrass Jam in NE Philly (www.holmesburgjam.com), while Terita is a relative newcomer to the area bluegrass scene. Originally hailing from Tennessee, Fred brings years of experience as a performer and songwriter to the band, while Terita's old time country vocals add an authenticity to the band rarely found in the big city. Rounding out the lineup are Rick Shryock, Harry Gambrill, Matt Steck, Mike Reeve and Katie Moore. Rick and Harry are also members of the Rockdale Boys and bring a wealth of traditional bluegrass chops to the band while BX marks the first foray into bluegrass for newcomers Matt Steck and Mike Reeve.

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3:00 - 3:45  Rockdale Boys

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4:00 - 4:45 and 10:00  Keystone Mountain Boys
The Keystone Mountain Boys are a band from Pennsylvania that play bluegrass in the old time style: high and lonesome.  Soulful country harmony and crisp timing are the foundation of this emerging band, and their intense live performances celebrate the contributions of the first generation of bluegrass.
A quick introduction to the Keystone Mountain Boys:
Born in the coal mining region of Pennsylvania, and raised on Gospel sounds, we have Eric Waldron on the five string banjo.  
From Schwenksville Pa- the Philly Folk Fest was in his back yard, but he preferred to drive hours to Gettysburg and Winterhawk.  Hank Hill by day, Bill Monroe by night- we have Daniel Douris on mandolin. 
Playing the Martin guitar and doing most of the singing is everyone’s good friend from West Philadelphia, our resident outlaw- the hard strumming Ian Sigler. 
And laying it down on the big ole doghouse bass fiddle, from Allentown, Pennsylvania is Michael Hlatky.  It’s nice to meet you.

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5:00 - 5:45  Tracy Meckley and Morning Edition

We are an informal partnership of musicians playing music we love to play.  While this configuration is relatively new, our we individually bring a combination of more than 50 years of performing and recording experience to our shows. We're influenced by a eclectic variety of musical influences ranging from traditional bluegrass artists like Earl Scruggs and Ralph Stanley to more progressive influences like Mike Auldridge, Rob Ickes, Sammy Shelor, The Bluegrass Album Band, and even a few jazz and blues artists. We love great harmony, that awesome bluegrass sound, and we love meeting old friends and new friends at all of our shows.

Website	I'm Waiting to Hear You Call Me Darling Dark Shadows

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6:00 - 6:45 Grass Stained Genes

Following the lead of so many family bands in the Bluegrass genre, Grass Stained Genes definitely holds their own. With hard driving rhythms, melodic vocal harmonies, dazzling instrumentation and dynamic arrangements, Grass Stained Genes are defining their own style of bluegrass music. The Genes are beginning to put their name on the bluegrass map and are supporting an ever growing fan base throughout the north east. Their live show is a non stop thrill ride from beginning to end. They seem to be able to play a heavy riffed classic rock tune (bluegrass style of course) right into a traditional number and follow it up with a melodic folk tune like the original Otis Madison. Diversity is the name of the game for Grass Stained Genes, keeping the unique infusion of style and influence in their arrangements keeps the crowds coming back for more, time and time again.

The family band motto sure holds true with this band as well, almost everyone in the band is related to someone else somehow. Pete Mclelland Sr. pounds out the low end rhythm on the upright Bass and fills in the baritone vocal harmony, his son Pete Mclelland Jr. hammers out the hard chomping rhythms and intricate melodies on the Mandolin, his other son Ian Mclelland drives the Banjo three figure style and fills in the gaps with tasteful backup patterns, Micah Sargent holds down the rhythm on guitar and belts out his uniquely blended lead vocal,  his cousin Loren Slater pulls up the high tenor vocal harmony and provides that high lonesome sound on the fiddle and the last and newest member to the group is Noah Diehl coming in with his hard driving melodic rhythms and intense flat-picking on Guitar. All in all a very well rounded band with lots of influences ranging from Johnny Cash and Townes Van Zandt to 70’s Classic Rock and the very latest, as well as traditional artists, on the bluegrass scene. Grass Stained Genes is a band with a purpose, it is to spread their music as widely as possible and entertain every crowd they perform in front of to the fullest, and with such a wide variety of influences there is always something for everyone.

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8:00 - 8:45 Scrapple Creek Runners

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9:00 - 9:45 Rockdale Boys

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10:00 - 10:45 Keystone Mountain Boys

The Keystone Mountain Boys are a band from Pennsylvania that play bluegrass in the old time style: high and lonesome.  Soulful country harmony and crisp timing are the foundation of this emerging band, and their intense live performances celebrate the contributions of the first generation of bluegrass.
A quick introduction to the Keystone Mountain Boys:
Born in the coal mining region of Pennsylvania, and raised on Gospel sounds, we have Eric Waldron on the five string banjo.  
From Schwenksville Pa- the Philly Folk Fest was in his back yard, but he preferred to drive hours to Gettysburg and Winterhawk.  Hank Hill by day, Bill Monroe by night- we have Daniel Douris on mandolin. 
Playing the Martin guitar and doing most of the singing is everyone’s good friend from West Philadelphia, our resident outlaw- the hard strumming Ian Sigler. 
And laying it down on the big ole doghouse bass fiddle, from Allentown, Pennsylvania is Michael Hlatky.  It’s nice to meet you.

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