Kevin (dreamy) Best - Banjo Mike Smith - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica Bobby Cerruti - Dobro Colin Devine - Bass Chris Hanratty - Mandolin
Influences
The Shitthieves, Nirvana, OCMS, Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, John Hartford, Talking Heads, Dock Boggs, Lester, Sam, Earl, Bill, Norman, Doc, Clarence, Ricky, Tony, Bad 80's music, Pennsylvania Bluegrass, the PG Gentleman Band, holes in general....
"The Pluckin' Grassholes- Need I say more. These guys bring a mutha pluckin' load of blue grass to the table. They wrung out the overalls of rock and stole the front porch pickin flavor from the heart of Appalachia. These well groomed mountain men will get your bones shakin with their handcrafted songs and lightning fast fingers. " Evan Walton - Wineskin
"You put a hole new sound to bluegrass!! Sounds great!" Bill McRoberts - Rough Riders
Hey Yall -The Wallace Brothers Band will be performing traditional, 60's, and original country and folk music tonight at The Mermaid Inn, Chestnut Hill, oct.7, 9pm. Hope to see you all there.
Ticket Prices: $15.00 Advance * $20.00 Day of Show $5.00 Camping (per person) available at the gate
For advance tickets please go see one of the bands or visit our friends at: • Dragonfly Studio and Gallery in West Reading, PA. • Antiques & Art of Pineville, RT 413 Pineville, PA
FOOD DRIVE Proceeds for this event will be donated to the Farm School at Snipes.
Artist: Lyle Rickards & the Black Lighters Boulevard Express The Vinegar Creek Constituency Painted Blue Mason Porter The Plucking Grassholes Jatoba
MEETING OF THE MINDS II September 11-13, 2009 Mountain View Park Wind Gap, PA (20 miles North of Bethlehem) 17 Bands $30 Presale A full weekend of camping & music
ARTISTS:
Juggling Suns Cabinet Jimkata Bohemian Sunrise Hexbelt The Big Dirty Backwoods Experiment Dakini Herbie Agent Moosehead Fellswoop Chester River Runoff UZO Displaced Peoples The Backroad South Mountain Pass Trippin on Nothing Tomm Dunn * Kyle Morgan * Mike Miz Erik From Baltimore * Will Bowers * Amanda Penecale
Meeting of the Minds II will be a full weekend musical extravaganza featuring 17 bands, late-night jams, fire performances, numerous solo artists, light shows, kids activities, food & craft vendors, camping, and music. The site, located just 20 miles north of Allentown, is a beautiful 30-acre, privately owned property in Wind Gap, PA. Our new venue features plenty of woodsy camping, permanent stage, showers, and electricity access for RV’s.
Presale tickets are just $30 for this event and include a full weekend of camping & music. <br
This gorgeous rural setting is exactly what music fans are looking for in a jamband festival atmosphere. Hiking, swimming, juggling, tie-dying & hula hooping workshops, glassblowing, fire performances, live painting, disc golf, light projection shows, chinese auction, raffles, plus kids activities in their own pavilion, etc; all taking place while the hand-picked, mind-numbing music rages on. ~ Late night activities will also be planned ~ Modern restrooms available ~ Cooking with GAS GRILLS ONLY allowed on site ~ NO glass allowed! (MUST use plastic cups/cans) ~ Centrally located in the tri-state area, Blue Falls Grove is less than 2 hours from most NY, NJ & PA metro areas and only a short distance from Interstate 78 ~ Scarlet Sound will be providing the sound reinforcement ~ PlusVibes will provide the stage lighting & Vibes Patrol ~ Advance tickets are limited & available now through: Dragonfly Studio & Gallery at 398 Penn Ave in West Reading, PA (610/376-7176); Humane Society of Berks County at 1801 N. 11th Street in Reading (610/921-2348) or by e-mailing Todd Jones at gratefultaj@yahoo.com ~ Tickets are $20/advance (limited available) & $25/gate ~ Includes camping ~ Children 10 & under admitted free with adult.
ok kids it was great to see you at string fling, glad i caught the set during the day and playing in the dark the night before.......i was thinking of a new name after the late night stage set, The Flogging Grasshoppers! LMAOROTG at least you were honest, and still gave it that grasshole try.....now we just have a good excuse to make a journey your way! 2 nights in a row please!
OH and the new disc, it is exquisite!!!!!!!! love love love it! you guys rock!
cant wait for string fling!!!!! bringing more new loyal PG fans, I have started a new tribe.......can you bring another professional looking cd for me to give to the organizer of Grey Fox? I will be massaging there as well as at the fling and want to personally promote you to them....thanks! www.safejourneyhealthandwellness.com
