PHOTOS AND OTHER STUFF ABOUT THE LONESTAR BLUEGRASS BAND
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The Lonestar Bluesgrass Band at our home base, Steak & Ale I10@ Wilcrest. Home of Bluegrass Sunday.
LSBB played at the First Annual Bluegrass Festival at Stubb's BBQ, in Austin, in October of 1999 and this showed up in the Austin-American Statesman the next day. James is reacting to seeing Chris knock over his microphone stand!
photo by Trish Taylor
photo by Trish Taylor
LSBB on stage at Stubb's in Austin. This was a really great show and we absolutely love Austin!!
photo by Trish Taylor
Chris, Don with Robbie McCoury playing a request during the banjo workshop at Stubb's.
Chris, Don, James, and friends, Chris Bagley (guitar) and Mark Brown, jamming with fiddle great, Jim Buchannan.
Don and Chris with Sonny Osborne messing around with Chris' 1937 Gibson RB-11 banjo.
LSBB in the studio recording The Best of Times. Dave seems pleased with what he has done and Don and James watch as recording guru, Karl Caillouet, works his magic.
Chris running over a break before attempting to 'get one right'. Karl working with the wonders of a digital wavefile.
Adam is preparing to finish the final bit of recording on Ocean Door.
Chris with 'Big' George Foreman, backstage in the Worthum Center at the Houston International Talent Showcase. LSBB won first place in the country/bluegrass instrumental band division. We played Orange Blossum Special. At the rehearsal/sound check, George requested Dueling Banjos......how could we say no!!!
The Lonestar Bluegrass Band had the honor to meet a great man at their 2nd Friday gig at Hickory Hollow. Huey Long.
Mr. Long was an original member of the ground breaking, super group of the early and mid 20th century, THE INKSPOTS. He is a young 90+ and still is playing and teaching guitar in the Houston area.
Introducing the newest member of The Lonestar Bluegrass Band, Adam Cutts. Adam began playing classical violin at the age of 6 and soon began playing bluegrass with his very talented family. He studied under classical violinist, David Perkins and Texas-style fiddle champ, Michael Weiss. Adam took a prestigious third place in the National Fiddle Championship at Winfield, Kansas. Adam has brought a new energy into The Lonestar Bluegrass Band and has become a vital part of the music and show.
The band played the Sam Houston Folk Festival in Huntsville, Texas and Chris gave a banjo workshop with Eddie Adcock.
Martha Adcock played rhythm guitar.
LSBB at the Pasadena Strawberry Festival, May, 2000.
photo by Rhonda Johnson
LSBB at the third Saturday meeting of the Bay area Bluegrass Association, playing selections from the new CD, The Best of Times. Special guests Randy Powell (fiddle) and Randy Lindley helped create a full bluegrass band, twin fiddles and all!
photo by Rhonda Johnson
LSBB being interviewed for an upcoming film documentary on selected Houston musicians. We'll let you know when it will be shown!
photo by Rhonda Johnson
LSBB in our traditional, late-night time slot at the Fire On The Strings Festival 2001. We played for over two hours to a very energetic crowd. We were elated to return to our old favorite Jellystone Park, in Waller.
photo by Rhonda Johnson
Don and Chris sharing a laugh with the audience at Jellystone Park.
photo by Rhonda Johnson
LSBB performing at the Walk For Life 2001 for The American Cancer Society in Katy, Texas.
photo by Rhonda Johnson
LSBB at The Houston Fat Stock Show & Rodeo, in The Hideout, February 2001.
photo by Paul Cutts
LSBB working hard for a huge audience on the American Stage at the Houston International Festival 2001.