Cribstone Bridge
Cribstone Bridge plays original, traditional and progressive bluegrass music with honesty and sincerity. Singer and songwriter Ted DeMille, formerly with the well-respected Maine band North Star, teamed up with bassist Kelly Burke and dobro player Dan Burke in the fall of 2007. Mandolin and guitarist Taylor Smith and banjo player Keith Hillyard signed on in 2010. The chemistry worked and the five-piece band has developed a wide range of material drawn from Ted’s original songs, tunes from first generation bluegrass icons and interesting blues and folk cover songs. The Cribstone Bridge sound features a solid rhythmic punch anchored by Kelly’s stand up bass and complemented by innovative soloing by Dan, Taylor and Keith. In a relatively short time, Ted and Taylor have achieved a richly textured vocal sound that has been praised by critics and fans alike. Cribstone Bridge puts their collective shoulder to the wheel to serve the song. Their first cd is due for release in June of 2011. Visit them at www.cribstoners.com
Come see us at the Ossippee Valley Music Festival this coming July. It's a blast!
Newfound Grass
I've been pickin' with this New Hampshire crew for about three years now. Left to right, Craig Engel, Mike Reynolds, Ellen Carlson, Steve Abdu, Me and Scott Vickery. The band performs an interesting mix of bluegrass, newgrass, old country, blues and requests if we think we can pull 'm off. Check us out on our website. In the above photo we're just about to go on the main stage at the Fryeburg Fair, October '09. Look for us at th Joe Val Festival in Framingham, MA Feb. 2011.
That's us at the Fair...great crowd, despite the chilly night.
Below, here we are at Joe Val last year...