The String Rats - Bend, Oregon
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we LOVE the music of: the subdudes, tony furtado, dire straits, bonepony, poco, john hiatt, kim richey, mel fletcher, the erins... I grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, home of Gibson guitars. The best. guitar. ever. Spent lots of my earlier years getting influenced by THE best bluegrass band around: Sweetcorn, along with Uncle Bill playing at Grandma & Grandpa's every Sunday. Kalamazoo had it going on and I didn't even realize it. Until I left, of course.Heroes
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.... .. .... We began a handful of years ago, a little bit different but mostly the same, as who we are now. Mark Gillem plays the pedal steel, mandolin, guitar, dobro and sings; Ted Brainard plays bass, git, fiddle and sings; and Elise Michaels plays guitar, bass, mandolin and sings. We play with an alt-country twist: originals (such as the radio-friendly "Days of Innocence" and "Bow Wow Boogie") to covers (think Dire Straits, Lucinda Williams, J.R. Cash and more). See you at a gig. You'll know it's us by the shaking of the house!NEXT UP FOR THE RATS: First Friday of every month at WineStyles in Bend.
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Glad to know you're still making music. Hope I can hear you some time.
Oh Boy!!
I've been thinkin, an' that's just me tryin to get in trouble again but, Bend ain't that far away! When's RatFest '07 ?
Wow, how cool are the 'rats??