Appalachian Blue
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What do you get when you combine over 100 years of professional performance experience, four musicians who have recorded and performed extensively with acts such as Reba McEntire, Steve Wariner, Lee Greenwood, Grandpa Jones, George "Goober" Lindsay of Andy Griffith and Hee Haw fame, and 5 acoustic stringed instruments that take on a life of their own? You get Appalachian Blue!
Appalachian Blue is a progressive Contemporary/Traditional bluegrass band that combines high-energy instrumentals, tight 4-part harmonies and homespun humor to delight festival and concert audiences of all ages. The band's repertoire includes Rock and Roll, Beach Music and Motown, all with a bluegrass twist, as well as traditional and contemporary bluegrass and bluegrass gospel. Appalachian Blue has performed on TV and at festivals and concerts throughout the southeast for over 20 years. The band books as a stage act or as a roving minstrel show and is sure to be a hit with your audience.Band/artist history
The band actually started around 1985 when Tom Woodle (guitar) & Chet Polson (banjo & fiddle)got together with bass player Len Ketner to perform a one time show for a local arts festival. The group clicked, found more opportunities to play. We worked as a trio for the first few years and later added Kim Denison on mandolin and vocals. The band performed with this personel until the untimely death of Len Ketner in the spring of 2004. At that time, Fairly Guest joined the band on bass and vocals for the next five years.
In 2009 the band actually split for a brief period. But in the fall of that same year the band re-formed with Dennis Patterson on bass and vocals. That is the present lineup.Have you performed in front of an audience?Yes throughout southeast. Mostly North & South Carolina. Probably a couple of our most fun moments was when we played a concert for the local arts council. We also released our first CD that night. I thought that we would maybe sell ten or twelve.I took fifty just in case. Sold every one of them and had people ordering them after they sold out. It is always a great compliment when the folks that know you personally and not so much as a performer, come out and spend their hard earned money to watch you perform, then buy your cd. Next was when we did our first live televised concert for the SC ETV network. It was a great experience also.
Your musical influences
Lonsome River Band, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Newgrass Revival, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Seldom Scene, The Isaacs, any of the old 60's and 70's Rock, Beach, Motown Groups. Some of the contemporary gospel artists.What equipment do you use?
All acoustic instruments. Guitar,banjo, bass, mandolin, fiddle.Anything else?
Our band has always tried to bring bluegrass music to the forefront. Most people think of bluegrass as "hillbilly" music. We have tried to shake that stereotype by taking familiar songs from other types of music and incorporate it into our show. It has been a two edged sword for us. While it has opened a lot of doors, we sometimes get shunned by the "that ain't bluegrass" crowd. If it's not by Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Flatt and Scruggs or some of the old masters, they want no part of it. While we love the old standards, there is a lot of great new stuff out there. Most of the venues we play aren't traditional bluegrass venues. People like to hear songs with lyrics they are familiar with. We give that to them "Bluegrass Style"THIS GRASS IS GOSPEL
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I listened to your great bluegrass song "Jesus Met The Woman At The Well"...great playing in the instrumental and the vocals are catchy also...your sound is very professional, keep up the great work...i voted the song HOT to help ya out in the charts...let me know when you have new material..I would like for you to listen to my instrumental sometime, thanks and much respect...
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Howdy! you guys sound great! We have a new song "Kentucky" on the charts. Think you might like it. thanks!