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Woody Pines is from Asheville, NC and brings a mix of ragtime, country blues and folk music. His band is made up of great musicians with great stage presence and strong talent.
The band features Woody Pines on guitar, banjo, harmonica and lead vocals; Zack Pozebanchuk on upright bass; Nathan Taylor on drums; and Darin Gentry on fiddle.
Woody Pines combines traditional, Americana, and Dixieland sounds from a time long past. “New Orleans has music seeping out of the bricks in the old French quarter,” said Woody Pines, about living in New Orleans to study the city’s famous music, “We went down there to learn not just note for note, but also through the food and lifestyle that make New Orleans so special.”
Dave Evans was born in Portsmouth, Ohio (Scioto, Ohio) and has been an avid lover of Bluegrass Music since the age of eight His family were musicians and passed their love of traditional music on to him, including playing the banjo. He also became a fan of Bill Monroe and Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Mountain Boys, developing a taste for Bluegrass music and a dream of becoming a professional musician and songwriter.
Evans began playing professionally just out of high school, playing banjo for Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys, and continued playing at festivals, fairs, clubs and theatres throughout Ohio. He later got the opportunity to play Bluegrass with Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers, recording several albums and touring with the band.
Over the years he has played with such well-known groups such as Red Allen and The Kentuckians, The Boys from Indiana, and The Goins Brothers, etc. In 1978 he formed his own band, Dave Evans and River Bend. Drawing on influences that include Jim and Jesse, The Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe, Red Allen, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Larry Sparks, the band is made up of Tracy Evans, guitar; Jay White, mandolin; Jesse Jefferies, bass; and Dave Evans, banjo, vocals and more.
The KCTM Old Time String Band is open to instrumentalists and vocalists studying the regional styles and practices of traditional Appalachian music. The group will focus on small ensemble fiddle and banjo tune playing as well as solo, duet and trio vocal settings. The KCTM Old Time String Band is coached by Jesse Wells.
KCTM Bluegrass Band
The KCTM Bluegrass Band is open to instrumentalists and vocalists wanting to develop their skills in a bluegrass ensemble setting. This includes bluegrass group vocal harmony styles and instrumental practices. The KCTM Bluegrass Band is coached by Raymond McLain.
