Chris Carney: Fiddle/Mando/Vocal ~ Steve Wharton: Banjos/Autoharp/Harmonica/Vocal ~ Evan Morgan: Guitar/Vocal ~ Sue Walters: Bass/Vocal
Lonesome Holler String Band
THE LONESOME HOLLER STRING BAND (Consisting of Evan Morgan on guitar, Steve Wharton on banjos and autoharp, Chris Carney on fiddle and mandolin, and Sue Walters on bass ("...and they all sing real good too...") is dedicated to preserving and playing the rural music of the 1920's and 1930's. We've been doing this for a long time now under various and sundry band names and this is the latest one. Steve and Chris played under the name "THE ACME STRING ENSEMBLE" for about 20 years and Evan was part of that band for 5 or 6 of those years. We're glad to be playing together again.
Evan (check his myspace page out at myspace.com/evanrobertmorgan) has the uncanny ability to play many different styles of guitar from Chuck Berry and Kurt Cobain to Clarence White and Riley Pucket (and make them all sound genuine). We're lucky to have such a fine musician in this band.
Steve is the professor of the band. He knows more about old time music than anyone I know. He can even decipher the lyrics from old 78's and he's been playing old time music for more years than even he can remember.
Chris ( myspace.com/chriscarneyandfriends) grew up playing music. He started in the 4th grade playing the fiddle. He switched to the Trumpet and French Horn all the rest of the way through school (He figured that that's where the big money was). He finally came to his senses and got back to the fiddle in his late 20's and has been playing old time and celtic music ever since.
Sue has been playing bass and fiddle for more than 30 years and is a stalwart of the San Francisco Bluegrass scene having played with many of the best bands in the area. We're lucky to have her in the band.
Lonesome Holler is a fine bunch of folks who have a great time playing together and resurrecting some wonderful old music. You shouldn't miss a chance to hear them.
We still play the same great old time music which you can hear below and between the four of us, we've played all over California and points East at festivals, winerys, clubs and bars, parties, and you name it one of us has probably played there.
Anyway, if your in the need for some real traditional Old Time Music, give us a call at 707-765-1937 or send an email to: carney.chris@yahoo.com.
Thanks a bunch for visiting and hope you like the music.
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