Spring CAMP JAM IN THE PINES

2008

Schedule of Artists (so far)

Thursday

Bonus concert Thursday night under the pavilion for all attendees who purchase all weekend camping passes. 

Mozely Rose

Mozely Rose have the look and image down. When they stroll onstage they exude a Southern “Outlaw Rock” swagger – from the tips of the boots to the top of their dirty trucker hats, you get the feeling that this is who they are, not who they pretend to be.  They take shots from a flask on stage and deliver huge crunchy straight-ahead rock songs full of big, bent vibrating solos that ring with a down and dirty Southern authenticity.  They are like Lynyrd Skynyrd before they crawled out of a Florida swamp."Tim Newby"  www.mozelyrose.com

 

Lost Generation Bluegrass

Lost Generation Bluegrass has quickly become a favorite on the regional music scene. Emerging form the steep tradition of Innovative Bluegrass Music from the Northern Appalachian Mountains in York County Pennsylvania, Lost Generation Bluegrass draws on their traditional roots while at the same time bringing Bluegrass to a new generation of music lovers. Their Shows are a High Energy mix of Original and Traditional Bluegrass Music along with modern Rock songs in a Bluegrass style.  www.myspace.com/lostgenerationbluegrass
 

 

Friday

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

Steve Riley grew up in the prairie town of Mamou where French is spoken on the street, the national holiday is Mardi Gras, and a poor family is one without a fiddler or accordion player. American popular culture was stealing Mamou’s children away when Steve took up the accordion and became his hometown’s favorite son. He plays a single-row diatonic instrument made by his cousin, famed accordionist Marc Savoy. Steve concentrated on learning Savoy’s fiery, intricate style and the music of the Balfa Brothers. At age 15, this young prodigy was noticed by Dewey Balfa, who invited Steve to join his band. Under Dewey’s guidance, he grew as a performer, learning hundreds of French songs and how to sing them in Balfa’s singular hurts-so-good style, and taking up the fiddle as well. In 1988, he and David Greely formed the Mamou Playboys, which rapidly gained prominence on the international folk scene without sacrificing the allegiance of Louisiana fans. In a land where accordion is king, Steve has inspired countless young men and women to follow him and keep Cajun music’s royal instrument alive.

www.mamouplayboys.com

 

 

Red Stick Ramblers

The music of Louisiana has a lot in common with the cuisine. An initial blast of heat usually commands attention right off the bat, but then -- slowly, but surely -- all sorts of subtler notes start to creep in, making for an irresistibly captivating experience. That’s the vibe that emanates from The Red Stick Ramblers, an appropriately-named aggregation that builds stylistic bridges spanning the decades -- not to mention connecting styles as diverse as traditional Cajun, western swing, blues and old school jazz.  www.redstickramblers.com

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James Day and the Fish Fry

 

Since the band's first show in Oct 2003 they have garnered regional attention due to their focus on danceable good time blues music. Playing vintage tunes with a modern spin and fresh songwriting in their original compositions, James Day and the Fish Fry are a “full service” jump blues band that loves all styles of the blues and share this affection with their audience. This five piece band specializing in West Coast Jump, Chicago Blues & New Orleans R&B, has performed in festivals in Canada and venues along the Eastern seaboard. A brew of influences from the 1940’s to the present. If you like juke joint backbeat drums, slapping stand up bass, Boogie Woogie piano, fat toned guitar and honking harmonica then make it out for a wild swinging house party of turbo charged jump blues! www.jameswday.com

 

 

The Wild Bohemians

 

We are the WILD BOHEMIANS!!! Up goes the cry at a tradition that has brought the sounds, dance, and raucous joy of Mardi Gras to Philadelphia since 1984. The band’s repertoire consists of any and all music from Louisiana, including Cajun, Zydeco, Dixieland, Mardi Gras Street Music, Jazz, R&B, and a specialty the Bohemians called Swamp Stomp. The band also shows a penchant for silliness, wearing wild costumes, telling strange tales, making weird noises, and playing novelty songs that strike their fancy.
Each Fat Tuesday The Wild Bohemians have played to jubilant dancing audiences. The party has expanded to include a parade held on a Sunday afternoon before Mardi Gras (January 27th this year) featuring the band marching down South Street, trailed by costumed revelers, stopping in every bar along the route for a short set and a tall drink. The band is made up of professional musicians who play in other bands and venues all year round, but wouldn't miss this date to party with The Wild Bohemians. The line-up at times consists of over 20 players on stage. Since the band drinks for free on parade day, fans bring anything that makes a noise and claim to be ‘with the band’ The Wild Bohemians on Mardi Gras in Philadelphia, the next best thing to being on Bourbon Street!

 

Saturday

 

 

Joe Wills (WBZC, 88.9 FM)- Emcee

Joe Wills caught the bluegrass bug in 1990 after a lifetime as a classical music lover. Majoring in music for two years at Jacksonville State College in Alabama, Joe was intrigued by the compositions of Holst and Vaughn Williams who incorporated English folksongs into their themes. Those works of music led Joe to American folk, Celtic and Bluegrass.

Now in his 14^th year of doing his popular bluegrass radio program, Joe is also a performing musician, currently playing banjo and dobro with Warm Hearted Country and the BAD DOGZ.  Joe has performed with Murphy’s Law, Cedar Crick and Timber Creek.

Joe’s comic character, the Red Neck Gor-May, has appeared on radio and at the Burnt Cork Association’s annual fund raiser for Deborah Heart and Lung Center.

Joe has also organized bluegrass festivals that have included such top-name artists as Lou Reid & Carolina; Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time; Michelle Nixon & Drive; and Jeanette and Johnny Williams.

 

John Cowan Band

Bluegrass. Newgrass. Rock N' Rollgrass. True innovators defy easy categorization and John Cowan is the ultimate innovator. His ability to move easily between music styles and blend and bend genres into creative new forms has made him one of the most significant voices in acoustic music over the past thirty years. After making a name for himself as one of the most in-demand vocalists in the early 1970s' music scene in Louisville, Ky., Cowan rose to fame when he became the lead singer for New Grass Revival. He and bandmates Sam Bush, Bela Fleck and Pat Flynn introduced a new generation of music fans to an explosive, experimental brand of bluegrass. After inspiring and entertaining fans for nearly two decades, New Grass disbanded in 1990. Cowan immediately gave chase to his creative muse following it all over the musical landscape with a series of critically acclaimed albums. The Evansville, Indiana-native wrapped his expansive voice around tunes that ran the gamut from rock to soul to blues and beyond. As the 21st century began he found himself circling slowly, inexorably back to the acoustic music that he knew so well. He began to surround himself with some of the finest acoustic musicians working. When the current line-up of his band, Jeff Autry (guitar), Wayne Benson, (mandolin) Shad Cobb (fiddle) and Noam Pikelny (banjo), came together, he knew he was on to something special. The music began to take a natural, organic turn back to Cowan's acoustic roots. "For me it's coming back to something I know really well," he says. "It's been a coming home of sorts. We've had this line-up of the band for over a year now and the response from the crowds has been overwhelming." www.johncowan.com

 

The Gibson Brothers

This passion for getting music to their fans lies behind the Gibson Brothers' most recent accomplishment: three exceptional albums in three years. Bona Fide and Long Way Back Home both earned widespread acclaim and topped the Bluegrass Unlimited album chart. Now they offer Red Letter Day, perhaps their most eclectic and energetic session to date. Working with some of bluegrass music's best sidemen during a period of personnel shifts in their own band, the Gibsons did more in-studio arrangement than usual, lending extra spirit and spontaneity to their widely acclaimed and widely known harmony singing.

www.gibsonbrotheres.com

 

Cornmeal

Cornmeal continues to forge a path all their own, pushing the boundaries of bluegrass, Americana and folk for a whole new generation of music lovers. Steeped in the tradition of musical acts such as Old and in the Way, John Hartford, and New Grass Revival, Cornmeal has proven to be an influential presence in the world of roots music. Cornmeal has consistently evolved its sound and stage performance using bluegrass as a springboard for long improvisational work and songs ranging from country, rock and blues to jazz, funk and disco. www.cornmealinthekitchen.com

"Feet First is a toe-tapping, hand-clapping, finger-snapping tour de force"-Illinois Entertainer.

"A definite must for the bluegrass crowd, and big thumbs up for country and jam-band fans"
-The Celebrity Cafe.
 

 

Steve Lutke Band

Fasten your seatbelts; you’re in for the Indy 500 of banjo playing. Perhaps best known regionally as a member for many years of New Jersey-based Kentucky Roots, Steve Lutke brings to the table a musical family background fueled by a keen sense of exploration and experimentation. Sing Out Steve Lutke is a banjo picker whose style incorporates a myriad of influences ranging from Earl Scruggs to pianist George Winston. Bluegrass Unlimited Forget everything you ever thought about banjo music. When Highland Lakes musician Steve Lutke plays one of his banjos, the sounds he creates are like no banjo music you ever heard. Lutke's consummate virtuosity and right-on phrasing recalls guitarist Django Reinhardt or supreme banjo artists Béla Fleck or Earl Scruggs. Lutke's style defies classification: He is fresh, dynamic and fluid. Picking up his banjo, Lutke starts with a lyrical banjo arrangement of Beethoven's "Für Elise," then segues to a version of "Bonnie Scotland" beautiful enough to break your heart, finishing with a rip-roarious bluegrass tune that makes you want to stand up and cheer.                                The Advertiser - News    www.stevelutke.com

 

Lipbone ReddingI

Inventive voicestrumentalist and Southern Gentleman, Lipbone Redding, creates original songs that effervesce with New Orleans swing, Memphis grooves and New York City style. Though his songs stand alone, his entire show is greased with uncanny riffs of vocal trumpeting (AKA THE LIP-BONE*), booming mouth percussion, hilarious side moments and esoteric lyrics. Lipbone Redding has been accused of being a Soul singer, Folkie, Vocaltrickster, Bluesman and experimental Cowboy. He neither accepts these classifications nor denies them. The influences of his music are as far reaching as Disco, Beatboxing, Hindustani, Hip Hop, Punk, Country, 70's Soul and Sun Ra."
 www.lipbone.com

 

Tom Breiding and American Son

While certain artists achieve widespread notoriety, other musicians direct their skills toward more selective audiences and gain a good deal of respect along the way. Tom Breiding has been honing his singing, guitar playing and songwriting talents since the early 80's, from his hometown of Wheeling W.Va., to his current residence in Pittsburgh, and points in between. One of Western Pennsylvania's most diverse, prolific, and longest-serving entertainers, he's played in working bands for twenty-five years continuously, served on the staff of a major Nashville publishing company, and has released eight of his own albums since 1991. Tom has carved a niche as a chronicler of small-town America. His songs are affecting. From powerful ballads to haunting laments and blue collar anthems, Breiding delivers with a poignant, plain-spoken truthfulness and with total conviction.  His work is strong testimony to the integrity and perseverance of one of this region's most dynamic musicians. His new release, The Unbroken Circle, is a collection of songs that document events in the coalfields of West Virginia from the early 1900's. Complementing an impressive body of work released by Breiding over the past fifteen years, this record represents a culmination of his evolved voice as a roots rock balladeer and a blue-collar statesman. Self-produced and recorded primarily with West Virginia bluegrass musicians, this project ranks as Breiding's most artistic endeavor to date. www.tombreiding.com

 

 

Nicole Reynolds

Nicole Reynolds cuts a quietly striking impression. The 24-year-old Pittsburgh native sings with the gossamer sweetness of a child, though her lyrics tend to a droll cleverness — bits of whimsy interspersed with topical observation, wanton musings and earnest simplicity. The Intelligencer
Quick heads-up on a semi-local musician you should know about if you don't already: Nicole Reynolds is a Pittsburgh who splits her time between her hometown and that other big city on the other side of the state. Singer-songwriters with guitars are a dime a dozen, but singer-songwriters with guitars with beautiful, meaningful lyrics are a different story. Pittsburgh City Paper
As Reynolds took stage, almost hidden behind an acoustic guitar that rivaled her in size, the crowd chatted and ate their meals, but the first notes that slipped past Reynolds' lips commanded the crowd's attention, which she held rapt for the remainder of her set. Popwreck(oning)

www.nicolereynoldsmusic.com

Doug and Telisha Williams

 

Honest grit mingled with a humble respect comes through in songs of redemption, struggle and sacrifice on their new record Rope Around my Heart. Doug and Telisha gathered a stellar group of musicians to lend their talents, including Darrell Scott, Dennis Crouch, Kenny Malone, Eamon McLoughlin and Becki Williams.  Telisha’s crystal-clear voice floats like a butterfly on a mountain breeze or thunders like a freight train coming down the track. Doug’s guitar playing provides a perfect foundation for either. www.dandtw.com