Traditional Bluegrass like Jimmy Martin, Bill Monroe, and Ralph Stanley as well as Contemporary Bluegrass, like Rhonda Vincent, Carrie Hassler, Alecia Nugent... We also like a lot of country & rock music.
You will know that Bluegrass music is in VERY GOOD hands as soon as you hear McCoy Grass! Seeing young kids playing bluegrass music is great, but when you see and hear these two girls and their band, you will be amazed. McCoy Grass, based out of Fairborn, Ohio will bring you to your feet in just 45 minutes in one show of great in-your-face bluegrass music.
Kelly McCoy, age 18, has been described as Ohio’s premiere female bluegrass singer, and one of Ohio’s greatest mandolin players. She can also play anything with strings and sing any type of harmony. But, overall, her best feature is her lead vocals. Leading the band with her crisp, but heart-felt voice, she does most of the high lead and tenor singing. Her vocal performances have been compared to the likes of her hero, Rhonda Vincent, seven-time International Bluegrass Music Association’s female vocalist of the year. Kelly is also credited for her great bluegrass song writing abilities.
Katelyn McCoy, age 15, plays the fire out of the guitar. She has been noted as one of the best female guitar pickers in bluegrass music today. She can blend any type of harmony vocal perfectly. Her lead and harmony vocals are featured in the McCoy Grass show, and are very pleasing to the ear. She, too, can play many instruments and write songs.
Together, these girls have done a lot more than some musicians who are five times their age. They have played on many stages of some of the nation’s biggest bluegrass festivals, including Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival (Bean Blossom, IN), Dr. Ralph Stanley's Festival (Coeburn, VA), Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival (Morehead, KY), The Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival (Wilmington, OH), Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Festival (Rosine, KY), and on the main stage of the SPBGMA Convention in Nashville, TN. They have done many radio shows, including the award-winning WDVX in Knoxville, TN. You can also catch them on RFD-TV’s Cumberland Highlanders Show or read about them in national publications, such as Bluegrass Now, Bluegrass Unlimited, The Bluegrass Journal, and Cybergrass. McCoy Grass also makes frequent appearances on local television in the Dayton, OH area, and they have done a couple segments on Bucher’s Beat on Channel 2 News in Dayton.
The list of national acts that the girls have shared the stage with is very impressive. Kelly has sang on stage with the Queen of Bluegrass, Ms. Rhonda Vincent & the Rage! (scroll down to watch the video!) The living legend, Bobby Osborne, has let the girls sing with him twice, both in Renfro Valley, KY (at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Museum and at the Red Barn). Other artists contributing to the list are: Ralph Stanley II, James King, Melvin Goins, Honi Deaton, Joe Isaacs, Alex Leach, Sammy Adkins, Vince Combs, Clarence Kelly, and Vince Combs. The girls have also had the privilege of jamming with some of their heroes, including Rhonda Vincent, Marty Raybon, Don Rigsby, and Adam Steffey.
McCoy Grass as a band has done pretty well the past couple of years, playing many big bluegrass festivals across the Midwest and getting a lot of airplay for their CDs. Their CDs have been played in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Oregon, Iowa, Canada, France, and the Netherlands. Their CDs have also been reviewed in many national magazines.
You will know you love this band as soon as you hear them. Jim Chatfield keeps the band on time with his rock-solid bass playing and Eddie Lewis keeps the drive coming with his great banjo playing. The music of McCoy Grass is great and seeing them live is simply amazing! This band has just got it! You will see more of them on the national level very soon! Until then, you can check them out online at mccoygrass.com.
FOR SOUND CLIPS OF OUR NEW CD, OUR GUESTBOOK, FULL TOUR SCHEDULE, LINKS, PHOTOS, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE, CHECK OUT MCCOYGRASS.com!
Musicians:
Kelly McCoy
Mandolin (all), guitar (1,4,8,9,13), lead vocals (1,2,3,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14), tenor vocals (4,7,8,11), baritone vocals (1,3,11).
Katelyn McCoy
Guitar (all), lead vocals (4,7,11), baritone vocals (2,4,6,8,9,10,12).
Jim Chatfield
Bass (all), bowed bass (13), bass vocals (3).
Eddie Lewis
Banjo (1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14)
Evan McGregor
Fiddle (all), low tenor vocals (1,2,3,6,8,9,10,12).
Live at the Coming Together Center
McCoy Grass, December 2006
1 - Joshua
2 - Rawhide
3 - Medals for Mothers
4 - The Last Old Shovel
5 - White Dove
6 - Driving Nails in My Coffin
7 - Coat of Many Colors
8 - Ashes of Love
9 - Crying Holy Unto the Lord
10 - Where We'll Never Say Farewell
11 - Ruby
The Best is Yet to Come McCoy Grass, April 2006
1 - Kentucky Borderline
2 - "Molly and Tenbrooks"
3 - "Jolene"
4 - "The Best is Yet to Come"
5 - Leavin' You Right Now
6 - More Like You
7 - "Loneliness"
8 - Each Season Changes You
9 - Medals for Mothers
10 - Ashes of Love
11 - Lonesome Road Blues
12 - You Don't Have a Heart
13 - Ridin' on That Midnight Train
14 - Coat of Many Colors
15 - Ruby
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We are currently working on releasing 3 (women, men, local bands) 2010 Springfield Entertainment Group calendars. If you think you have what it takes to make 1 of the months for our calendars or have a band that could use the extra exposure by being displayed in a calendar, then contact us for consideration. Men and women (6 out of the 12) chosen for a month, will also have to be available periodically for paid bookings throughout the year (don't fret, it is only part-time for various weekends, possibly 2-3 days a month). We will book the SEG guys & gals at events and bars throughout the region.
We are also looking for an experienced individual to coordinate and supervise the events we book for the SEG guys and gals.
Guys & Gals!! Anyone is eligible (no experience required). Shots are up to the photographer and will most likely fit the month it is being shot for. Please send in a photo (don't have to be professional photos, any will do) and a brief bio of yourself and what you would like us to know.
The band calendar is to help promote local established bands that play the spfld-dayton area. Each month will display a different band and their info. To be considered, please send a band photo, list of benefits you have played to help charities, and bio to:
Springfield Entertainment Group PO BOX 2367 spfld, oh 45501 (937)323-4160 We have a panel of 5 members (myself, local radio station rep, news-sun rep, photographer, local bar owner) that will choose which bands will be featured in the calendar.
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