Lonesome River Band and The Ramblin’ Bluegrass Ensemble

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Lonesome River Band

Few bluegrass groups have been around for forty years, and even fewer have been more popular, more widely admired, or more influential for as long as Mountain Home Music Company recording artists Lonesome River Band. By the early 1990s, they were winning key awards and topping the charts, and while members have come and gone, the quintet’s reputation for crafting essential, archetypal bluegrass has only grown with each passing year.

Now, the bluegrass powerhouse releases a new album, Heyday, surrounding four hit singles with a set of songs that serves both to introduce new members and to extend the group’s influential legacy still further. “Heyday is a representation of the Lonesome River Band in transition from many years with Brandon Rickman and Barry Reed in the band to the introduction of Adam Miller and Kameron Keller as the newest members,” says Shelor. “After 40 years in the business, LRB is looking forward to many more years on the road bringing new music to our wonderful friends across the country.”

Learn more on the band's website

The Ramblin' Bluegrass Ensemble

The Ramblin’ Bluegrass Ensemble is a super-group of roots-based musicians pulled from active central Ohio bands. United by a shared love for Appalachian heritage, harmony singing and innovative improvisational acoustic instrumentation, they each share their unique talents to perform a mix of traditional bluegrass covers with a touch of Western swing and original compositions. George Welling (bass) is otherwise part of the Appalachian Swing project, devoted to the music of the White Brothers and Kentucky Colonels. Brandon Shull (violin) is an Ohio State Fiddle Contest winner and graduate of the Denison University Roots Music Program. John Alge (rhythm guitar) is the founding member of the Slate Ridge Bluegrass Band, now celebrating more than 20 years of performing. Cincinnati-based Trina Emig (5-string banjo) performs nationally including appearances at Nashville’s legendary Station Inn and at venues from the East Coast to Southwestern Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Rich Baker (mandolin) has played banjo and mandolin for several Ohio bands and has co-hosted WOSU’s Bluegrass Ramble radio program for 38 years. From hard-driving instrumentals to gentle love ballads, the unique blend of talent within The Ramblin’ Bluegrass Ensemble is guaranteed to entertain, energize and leave you with a deeper appreciation of authentic traditional American music.

Learn more on the band's Facebook page