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Russ & Julie's House Concerts
2/20/2010 8:00 PM at The Cache Valley Drifters
, Oak Park, California 91377
Cost: $15.00
What began back in 1972 as a bunch of California hippy kids playing music for the fun of it, the CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS have been bringing a modern outlook to bluegrass and country music for over three-and-a-half decades. Although they disbanded from 1985 to 1993, a period the band describes as "eight years off for good behavior", the Cache Valley Drifters (pronounced "cash") have been steadily making up for lost time. Their performances are as likely to include bluegrass interpretations of songs by Paul Simon, Etta James and Cream as they are to feature tunes by the late country folk-singer Kate Wolf and traditional fiddle music. CVD’s association with Wolf is natural considering that the band’s longest-standing member, BILL GRIFFIN (mandolin, guitar & vocals), toured for many years as her bass player. MIKE MULLINS (guitar, mandolin & vocals), CVD’s resident songwriter, was invited to join the group in 1993. WALLY BARNICK (bass & vocals), who played with CVD from 1975 to 1979, rejoined the group with their re-formation in 1993. They have shared concert and festival stages with artists such as Doc and Merle Watson, Newgrass Revival, Stephane Grappelli, David Grisman, Alison Krauss, The Allman Brothers, Dave Mason, Little Feat, Willie Nelson, Ricky Nelson, Emmylou, etc. Their July 2001 performance here at Russ & Julie’s House Concerts remains a highlight and we’re thrilled to have them back!
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