The Josh Cole Band

Bio:

"Step on out for an evening of fine Portland bluegrass featuring some of the Rose City's most knee-slap- and "Yee-Haw!" - worthy instrumentalists." The Source Weekly - Bend, Oregon ~ The Josh Cole Band brings high energy, hard driving bluegrass to the stage. Featuring legendary local instrumentalists and singers as well as up and coming musicians, front man Josh Cole plays guitar, mandolin and sings with a heart of gold. Having recently played in a wide variety of acoustic bands in Portland (Whiskey Puppy, Flat Mt. Girls, Little Joe, Redwood Highway, Buds of May), this band formed out of Josh’s enthusiasm for playing traditional Bluegrass. Inspired by the pure, time-honored stylings of The Stanley Brothers, you can be sure to get a solid, fast paced, stage performance from this bunch of hooligans.

Member Since:

November 15, 2005

Members:

Josh Cole: Guitar, Vocals ~ Rachael Cole: Fiddle, Vocals ~ Joe Lapidus: Banjo, Vocals ~ Dan Wolken: Bass, Vocals ~ (and almost always) Nick Blechman: Mandolin, Vocals

Influences:

Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe, Joe Val, Red Allen, The Gillis Bros., Jimmy Martin, Jim & Jesse, Ricky Skaggs

Sounds Like:

Bluegrass!

Record Label:

Ol' Woofie Productions