does anyone know of a good bluegrass band here in town?

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does anyone know of a good bluegrass band here in town?

Posted by missy on April 24, 2008 at 9:23am in General Discussion

hi all-
i am looking for a really good bluegrass band. we may be too far west for such a thing, but i'm gonna try anyway. i'm turning 40 this year and i would love to find a band that is willing to come and play for the festivities. any ideas?
thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Sarah Anonymous on April 24, 2008 at 11:15am: Southwest Pickers is the association of local bluegrass/americana/traditional bands. They list many bands and contact info - they have a link on the front page of their website; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by heyjane on April 24, 2008 at 11:36am: SW Pickers and FolkMADS both list bands in the area on their websites. SW Pickers is primar...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by heyjane on April 24, 2008 at 11:55am: sorry - my message kept getting truncated.... The rest of the previous post said SW Pickers is primarily bluegrass, and FolkMADS is mostly old-time, but some bands play both, so you might check both websites. You might also try a search on MySpace. I know of a bunch of local bands on there.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alicia on April 25, 2008 at 9:33am: The Squash Blossom Boys. I can help you contact them if you like, just let me know.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alfredo on April 25, 2008 at 10:41am: The Squash Blossom Boys are damn good! Heard them a few weeks ago at the Atomic Cantina.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by once banned twice shy on April 25, 2008 at 10:09am: Rivet Gang, people. Good bluegrass and they would be willing to play a party, I am sure. Contact them at www.rivetgang.com; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Robin on April 25, 2008 at 1:44pm: we booked the Minie Gonzales Band last October for our "neighborhood's" Chili Cook-off
they were VERY good! check em out:
http://myspace.com/miniegonzalezband; ▶ Reply to This