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Bill Grant& Red Clay Ramblers Balla Brothers & Based in Chapel Hill, North Often called the first lady of Delia Bell Carolina, members of the Red Bluegrass song, Hazel Dickens Friends Living and working out of Hugo, Clay Ramblers gathered from is widely known for her many Dewey and Rodney Balfa learn Oklahoma, Bill Grant and Delia different parts of the country original songs that deal with ed the passionate, soulful mus Bell are popular names in Blue and diverse backgrounds to traditional and contemporary ic of Louisiana's Cajuns from grass circles having worked to form a unique group in the style themes. As in the music she their father, Charles Balfa, who gether on and off for eighteen of old-time revival string band wrote for the film Harlan Coun collected the songs by travel years. In a down-to-earth pre music. Incorporating trumpet, ty USA, Ms. Dickens sings of ing from one sharecropper's sentation they perform much penny-whistle, and piano in or people, cutting a clear picture shack to another. In addition of their own material that states iginal music, their special sound with simple, direct lyrics and a to preserving this tradition, the traditional themes and reflects echoes the styles of early jazz, unique, incisive voice. Balfa Brothers also use this the musical influence of the swing, and blues. music to experiment with new Appalachians and the Ozarks. Tracy &Eloise ways of playing. Grant plays mandolin, while Ted Lundy/ Delia plays rhythm guitar. Schwarz Martin, Bogan, & Bob Paisley & the The Schwarz family are revival Armstrong Maple Sugar musicians singing and living by Carl Martin, Ted Bogan, and The Canadian group, Maple Southern the land in Broadbecks, Pa. Howard Armstrong first played Sugar, features champion fid Tracy Schwarz, formerly a together in public in Hunting dler Graham Townsend, vocal ountain Boys member of the New Lost City ton, West Virginia, in 1931. ists Dorothy Hogan and Jim Banjo-picker Ted Lundy and Ramblers, plays a strong fiddle Throughout the Southeast and Gordon , renowned step-dancer guitarist/vocalist Bob Paisley evoking a truly mountain sound, the Northern States they toured Gina Gilchrist, bass-player Peter create a special blend of music while Eloise assists on rhythm playing popular songs of the Kilpatrick, and pianist Glenn by mixing the standards of Blue guitar . Joining Tracy and El '20s and '30s, the blues, and Paul. They perform a wide grass with the simplicity of the oise is their 11-year old son, old-time fiddle tunes. In 1970 range of North American styles, "Galax Sound". Backing them Peter, who plays the piano. they reunited after a thirty in particular traditional Cana is the Bluegrass group, South year gap, and they are the only dian music, including tunes ern Mountain Boys. The Sullivan original Black string band still from Cape Breton, Acadia, performing today. Quebec, Ontario, and the Cana Arm&Bammer Family dian West. Hailing from St. Stephens, Ala String Band bama, the Sullivan Family bas Kyle Creed Arm & Hammer String Band ically created the demand for A true old-timer in the Blue Ola Belle Reed i are a relatively new group on Bluegrass gospel. Like their grass world and resident of the Bluegrass scene, yet their preacher-father, they toured re Galax, Virginia, Kyle Creed is a Family style is firmly based in the tra vivals, camp meetings, and fiddler, guitarist, banjo-maker, As philosopher, composer, and ditions of revival string band churches. A "want to" spirit and banjo-player. The music he musician, Ola Belle Reed from music. The material they per moved them to expand into performs reflects the simplicity Rising Sun, Marylanct.sings with form includes music from the radio and festivals, developing of style that has come to be an old-time flavor derived from Southern mountains, traditional a large audience which has come known as the "Galax Sound". her North Carolina background. New England, Canada, as well to call them the first family of Accompanied by banjo, harmo as the standards of Bluegrass. Bluegrass gospel. The music nica, and guitar, she lives her they make combines Bluegrass music and shares her life in her rhythms with a sincere and songs. humble spirituality. SUaCBIPI'IOI SILl BIDS •&BCII 2nd. Sub Reg. Sale No. Day Date Time Performances Price Price Friday March 9 8:30pm Bill Grant/Delia Bell Red Clay Ramblers 1 Friday April13 8:30pm Maple Sugar $10 Ted Lundy /Bob Paisley Friday May 4 8:30pm Ola Belle Reed & Family Arm & Hammer String Band Saturday March 10 8:30pm Hazel Dickens Balfa Brothers & Friends 2 Saturday April14 8:30pm Tracy & Eloise Schwarz $10 Martin, Bogan, & Armstrong Saturday May 5 8:30pm Kyle Creed Sullivan Family
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