Friday and Saturday, August 26-27, 2011
Hagan-Stone Park Campground 5920 Hagan-Stone Park Road Pleasant Garden NC 27313Sponsored by Hagan-Stone Park.
Please call Pammy at 336.674.1277 for camping reservations. A host will be at the partk collecting the camping fee at the park for campsites C1-C20 only. Look for a sign at the shelter for his campsite #. Bring your check or cash on Friday evening. Make checks payable to City of Greensboro. Camping fees are $16 for HLS only in area C1-C20 (sites around the shelter).
You will pay park personnel for these areas: Area B (woods) or C21& up $18 or $16 seniors, Area A $15 (tent sites, no water or electricity)
Friday: Jamming
Choose your pick – at the shelter or at campsites up to when the Park Manager says shut it down.
Saturday morning and afternoon: Jamming
Choose your pick – at the shelter or at campsites.
Saturday: Pot Luck at 5:30 PM
The club will provide plates and utensils; you provide a side dish or dessert and your drink. We will have ice cream for dessert!
Saturday: Destination Bluegrass at 6:30 PM
The band have about 100 years of experience amongst them! They just love to play bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music!
David Murph – Mandolin & Baritone
David is an excellent musician and a fine Baritone singer, has been playing mandolin and singing bluegrass and bluegrass gospel since age 9. He played many years with his dad; “Andy” Murph until his passing in 1997. David has played with several bands that include: The “Tri-County Bluegrass Boys”, this band recorded one project and also won the World Championship at Union Grove NC. in 1974
“The Bluegrass Experiment” which won many competitions such as Star Fiddlers Convention NC. and East Rowan Fiddler’s Convention in Granite Quarry NC, and “The Gospel Strings” this band recorded two projects, the first of which was produced by Doyle Lawson. David’s passion is really his music and one of his great joys, is to pick with older musicians, the ones that have been there and done that!
Chuck Ward – Banjo (Comic)
Here are some quotes from: “Chuck”: hmmm, well lets see, married only in North Carolina, taught Earl how to play, and uhhh, oh yeah, my latestest CD went Plywood….., I will send ya something soon when I accomplish it…., and my favorite: “voted for Goot Geesinslaw for President” (every year for the past 20 years, even though he hasn’t run for 90 years). Actually, Chuck is quite an accomplished musician and artist when it comes to fixing or repairing instruments. He is experienced beyond years. We need more……
Jeff Grubb – Bass / Bass vocals
Jeff is a highly sought after bass player and has won at several Fiddlers Conventions in the past. He placed second runner up several years ago at East Rowan Fiddlers Convention and played 5 years with “Gospel Strings” where they played regionally in GA, TN, VA, W.VA, KY. Jeff has played bass for 42 years and grew up in the mountains of Southwest Va. where he was taught by his uncle how to play bass at age 8. Jeff played for a short time with Sons Of The South where they placed 13th out of 185 bands at Galax, VA. Also, while performing with the Gospel Strings they won a Southern Gospel band competition in Albemarle, NC where they were the only bluegrass band and came away with 1st place.
Keith Souther – Guitar / Vocals
Keith’s father; Luther Souther started him singing and playing guitar at the age of six where he learned how to sing harmony with his family while learning to play bluegrass with his Brother. Keith has been singing and playing gospel music at rest homes in Statesville, NC for the past 16 years where he still goes every month. He had been performing with the Sons of the South from 2001 until 2009 until starting a new band in 2010. He has been working hard on getting his vocals right and enjoys playing bluegrass and Bluegrass gospel. Keith has won several individual awards for vocals and enjoys people sing along while performing. “It makes it close and personal”. He has traditional roots from Flatt and Scruggs, Bill Monroe to progressive groups like the Seldom Scene, Bluegrass Album Band and bands like Dailey & Vincent and others.
John Hofmann – Fiddle / Vocals
John Hofmann is a native of and resides in Thomasville, NC. John is a veteran performer, having played fiddle in various bluegrass and country bands through the years, most notably for Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee in Mickey Gilley‟s Urban Cowboy Band in the early „80‟s. In addition to appearing on many network television shows and specials, John was featured performing “The Orange Blossom Special” on the live broadcast of The Grammy Awards from Radio City Music Hall in New York City in 1981. John repairs and restores violin-family instruments and bows, as well as teaching fiddle, mandolin and banjo at Fairgrove Music (fairgrovemusic.com) in Thomasville; and performs with his wife Mare Holloway in the acoustic trio “John Hofmann‟s AcousticA.” John‟s primary claim to fame is: “I know David Murph”.
