Bluegrass from Raleigh, NC
Hello Music Fans! We’ll be at the Berkeley Cafe Friday Jan. 22 with Casey Driessen and the Colorfools! Casey is a dear friend and near legendary fiddle player and we’re delighted to share the stage with him. Come on out for what’s sure to be an incredible performance! Show starts at 8pm, see you there!!!
We are looking forward to playing for the Saxapahaw Rivermill Oktoberfest 2009! This is a wonderful event starting at 3:00pm Saturday October 24th. We play a two-hour show starting at 6:00pm. There will be pleanty of food but feel free to bring a picnic and a blanket! You can find more information at www.rivermillvillage.com we hope to see you there!
That’s right folks, The Kickin Grass Band will be playing a concert at one of the best listening rooms in North Carolina, The Carrboro ArtsCenter. Show starts at 8:30pm and our friends Mandolin Orange will be opening the show. Come on out and enjoy an evening of fine Americana and Bluegrass Music!
It’s Saturday, Labor Day weekend and after playing Lil Johns festival in NC we drove up to Indiana to play NIBGA’s festival in Kendallville. We just played a fun 1st set for a great audience and are now grilling out in front of the bus. One more set at 9:30pm and then off to the late night jam sessions. Fun times! Hope ya’ll have a safe and happy weekend, see ya soon!
When I was eight years old my dad bought me my first mandolin, it was a Washburn A-Style with a Rosewood finish. I am fortunate enough to have this instrument hanging on my wall today. If that mandolin could talk it would tell you some incredible stories; how Mr. Pat Holland put mother of pearl fret markers in the top of it so I would know where to place my fingers, how I played it with my brother on guitar for Lafayette Elementary School at their talent show when I was in 3rd grade, how in my teen years it sat lonely under my bed while I explored electric bass and the heavy metal music my parents hated. But, with all the stories I can think of, probably the most memorable would be the times I would go with my family to Bass Mountain Music Park and watch my heroes play. I would follow my dad to a jam circle and watch the other mandolin players fingers for hours, trying to imitate their moves. I remember seeing The Bass Mounta in Boys, Bluegrass Cardinals, Johnston Mountain Boys, and many other of my favorite bands perform there. As a kid of only 8-10 years old the thought of one day playing on that stage was non-existent. I am thrilled to say that this kid, now 32, will be playing at the famous Music Park that inspired me so. The now labeled, Lil Johns Mountain Music Festival is September 3-5th and will host such bands as James King, Dailey and Vincent, Carolina Road, Al Batten, Bluegrass Brothers and many others including us, The Kickin Grass Band. We will be playing Thursday night September 3rd with James King and Dailey and Vincent. It is bound to be a night to remember!
On August 1st The Kickin Grass Band had the wonderful opportunity to play Song of the Mountains. This is a monthly concert series hosted by Tim White of the VW Boys. It is held in the 500 set Lincoln Theatre in beautiful Marion, Va. The Theatre has been completely restored and is gorgeous and the staff and volunteers running the event were extremely professional and friendly. Thanks to all the fans who came to see us and hopefully we picked up a few more while there! The show will be syndicated to over 190 PBS stations nation wide during the spring/summer of 2010. We will keep you posted on the release date. If you happened to make the show and have some photos of us, let us know, we’d love to post them on our website!
Come on out to the Berkeley Cafe on 217 W Martin St in Raleigh, NC on Friday night for a great night of music. Doors open at 8:PM and Cadillac Stepbacks will kick things off at 9:PM Sharp. This will be our last local show for a while so don’t miss out! On Saturday we are heading up to Marion, VA to play the PBS Syndicated show Song of the Mountains if you are in the area, come on out and be on TV!
On July 31st we will be playing a show at The Berkley Cafe in Downtown Raleigh. This will be a kick off show before a run up to Virginia to film Song of The Mountains. Our friends in The Cadillac Stepbacks will open things up for us at 9:PM and we will hit the stage running at 10:00. This will be the last local show for a while so gather up your friends and come on out!
This Saturday we’ll be at The Pittsboro General Store. Gone are the days of cramping into the front corner of the store. They have expanded and errected a nice new stage complete with a new sound system. We’re looking forward to playing at one of the places that helped us get a local following. Show starts at 8:00pm.
Thanks to all of you that made it out to our concert at The Holly springs Cultural Arts Center. The show went very well and we had a wonderful audience. Gabe Nelson from FStop Grooves took some photos of us out by the bus, I’ll upload one of the shots, let me know what you think! Also, for all of you in and around Rocky Mount, NC come on out and enjoy an evening street concert. We will be playing Downtown starting at 6pm. Look for the KGB Bus and there you will find us!
Hey guys and gals, here’s a video from our last show at the Holly Springs Cultural Center..just want to give you a teaser for our June 27th show!
