Bill Monroe, Grateful Dead, Beatles, Ernest Tubb, Johnny Cash, Vassar Clements, Billy Joe Shaver, Rolling Stones, David Lindley, Clarence White, Sonny Landreath and Lance Bass.
The Sons of Ralph (featuring Ralph) is a band that plays music ranging from bluegrass to cajun, to rock and back! The Band's frontman, Ralph Lewis (mandolin, guitar, vocals) started out playing "mountain music" in the 1940's. From there he has had many groups including, The Lewis Brothers, The Carolina Pals, and The Piney Mountain Boys. In 1974 he got a call to join Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys, where he stayed for two years. Seeing his own "boys" wish to play music, he quit Monroe's group to pick with his sons. Marty (guitar, dobro, vocals) and Don (fiddle, banjer, guitar, and vocals) still perform with their dad to this day.
The Mountain Express has once again named Sons of Ralph as the “Best Local Band”! (Folk/Old-Time/Bluegrass) Sons of Ralph has been awarded this honor eight of the last ten years, including 2007 and 2008! Thanks to all the fans for the support!
Check out the new FACEBOOK SONG and if your a Facebook member be sure and join the group "Fans of AJ Downing". Stay tuned on a new album due out by the end of the year!
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
love your bluegrass number especially ralph's mandolin Annies just bought a tanglewood mandolin and her daughter gave her a tackamine guitar, I play an ibenz mandolin martin guitar and a dobro thanks for being our friends on line we are having a working holiday around australia little bit of welding and hopefully a lot more music on the longroad regards Glen & Annie
Okay, here's the thang, y'all... I'm doin' a set at White Horse Black Mountain TONIGHT, 3/2/09 from 8-9... I guess this is sorta like an audition... as they wanna see & hear me before they actually use me on one of their shows... & I know this is very last minute, but I'm asking... NO, I'm begging you to come on out tonight & gimme a li'l moral support.
NO COVER tonight! White Horse Black Mountain is a great venue... a smoke-free music hall in downtown Black Mountain with a great house sound system & there ain't a bad seat in the place!
Thanking you in advance for your support... Dave Foraker
