[Bluegrass Jam] Ernie Evans and the Florida State Bluegrass Band Aug 10th

Tue Jul 26 13:58:22 PDT 2011

Ernie Evans and the Florida State Bluegrass Band Aug 10th

Ernie Evans and the Florida State Bluegrass Band for a House Concert
followed by a music jam at The Canaan Institute (Mike and Raylene's
workshop) on Wed August 10th 2011 starting at 7:00 pm Donation for the band
$15- *RSVP: please email Mike* Ludgate to reserve your seats and for
directions michael at canaaninstitute.org

ITHACA NY -- Radio Personality, Singer and Multi Intrumentalist, Ernie Evans
is now on tour in 2011 and beyond. Evans, currently on tour with his own
group, "The Florida State Bluegrass Band" is making waves throughout the
bluegrass world. As a multi intrumentalist, Evans is very picky about who
accompanies him on stage making sure his music is interpreted the way it was
meant. He has hand selected some of the finest musicians in the southeastern
United States that meet and exceed his expectations.

Expect to be entertained by this high energy group of professional
performers. Treat your audience to unique renditions of traditional and
contemporary bluegrass tunes as they get the experience they came for. If
you're looking for a band to compliment your line up, sound like no other
and keep customers looking forward to your next event, choose Ernie Evans
and the Florida State Bluegrass Band.

About the band members ...

Ernie Evans -- (Guitarist, Vocalist, Arranger, Band Leader ) Ernie's lengthy
resume includes touring internationally most recently as a member of Grammy
Nominee, Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, 5-Time Grammy Nominee Vassar
Clements, and even with Motown legends “The Platters". His music has taken
him all over the world throughout his career, and when he is not on stage he
can be found broadcasting in St. Augustine, FL at WFCF 88.5FM, as well as on
World Wide Bluegrass with his co-host, wife, and band mate Debi Evans, on
their own shows, airing weekly. Debi has been there through the entire
journey learning the trade and building the company from the ground up that
they both own and manage called "Evans Media Source". When it comes to the
identity of an artist/musician a specific instrument is tied to an artist
name and title branding them for recognition throughout their career. In the
case of Ernie Evans, that's not so easy to do. Evans can play many
instruments and sing lead and harmony vocals at a high level giving music
what ever it needs when ever it needs it. Couple this with the ability to
play many styles of music from Jazz, Pop, Country and more. This skill level
has made a major contribution to his ability to lead and orchestrate the now
nationally touring band "Florida State Bluegrass Band". His lengthy resume
includes playing most recently as a member of Grammy Nominee Valerie Smith &
Liberty Pike, 5 Time Grammy Nominee Vassar Clements Band, Southern Lite and
Motown legends "The Platters". His music has taken him all over the world
throughout his career and he is not on stage he can be found broadcasting in
St. Augustine, FL at WFCF 88.5FM and also on World Wide Bluegrass with his
co-host, Wife and band mate Debi Evans on their own shows airing weekly.

Debi Evans -- (Bassist, Vocalist) Debi has been a music lover all of her
life. She grew up singing and is a fan of many styles of music. Her bass
playing has developed very fast and has been recognized by many notable
musicians. Her love for music can be heard in her playing and singing, not
to mention seeing it in her presence on stage. Debi balances the vocal
harmonies and adds a new dimension to The Florida State Bluegrass Band with
her sweet lead voice. She is dedicated to practicing and takes performances
seriously, while having a blast at the same time.

Lamont Goff -- (Mandolin, Vocalist) Lamont grew up in a family that loved
bluegrass. Both of his parents sang and played guitar, and his grandfather
played guitar and mandolin. One of his earliest memories is playing with toy
cars at a bluegrass festival at River Ranch Acres, FL when was 5 or 6 years
old. He started playing banjo, guitar, and mandolin when he was 12 or. He
loved traditional bluegrass, which he would listen to every Thursday night
on the local radio station in Pennsylvania. His parents would have jam
sessions at their house, and invite the local pickers to come over about
once a month. They would go play out and play at churches, and the local
VFW. At 16 he heard Tony Rice’s Manzanita album, music from the New Grass
Revival, and David Grisman’s “Dawg” music and soon mandolin became his
primary instrument. Lamont has played in a number of bluegrass and folk
bands, including US1, Florida Bluegrass Express, Hand Picked, and Lis and
Lon Williamson. He was excited to be invited to join the Florida State
Bluegrass band early in 2011, and looks forward to making music with this
powerful bluegrass band. He also loves Celtic music, and plays mandolin and
guitar with “Under the Radar”, a Celtic/Americana trio in Orlando, FL.

Isaac Taylor -- (Banjo, Vocalist) Isaac is the youngest band member. He was
born a fourth generation Florida boy, in Kissimmee, raised in Vero Beach and
homeschooled his entire educational career, Isaac graduated from high school
in 2009 where he was studying Music Theory at Indian River State College as
a Dual Enrolled Student. Music has always been his passion. He started
helping his father lead singing in church when he was just four years old.
His first love is acapella hymn singing, especially Sacred Harp music, with
all of its beautiful harmonies. After watching the movie, Oh, Brother Where
Art Thou? , he became inspired to learn more about Bluegrass music. Ralph
Stanley, in particular, sparked his interest in the banjo. In 2004, just
after Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, he gladly left behind four years of
piano for a new adventure on the five string banjo. With a few teachers
showing him the basics early on, he soon discovered that he could learn
songs by ear. Isaac plays his banjo every spare minute of the day. If he is
not playing, he is researching something about banjos or Bluegrass. His
younger siblings are often lulled to sleep at night by its charms.

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