Spring Creek Bluegrass November 18, 2007

The Spring Creek Bluegrass Band describes their music as “Rural and Cosmic”. With their roots firmly planted in the tradition of yesterday’s “rural” American music, they are able to explore new musical possibilities to fit the “cosmic” sense of tomorrow. Classic tunes, as well as fresh original music make up their catalogue. Lacking nothing when it comes to ability, this young group sings in three and four part harmony, as well as being finely tuned instrumentalists playing at a level greatly exceeding their years. Jessica Smith, Chris Elliot, Taylor Sims and Alex Johnstone started as friends on a western Colorado guest ranch in the summer of 2004, and soon became the house band on the ranch, playing three to four nights a week. With a steady performance schedule, it didn’t take them long to realize that they could build a future playing together. Their show became a “must see” experience in the Gunnison/Crested Butte area where faces were melted and houses where rocked on a weekly basis. In the summer of 2005 the band moved to Levelland, Texas to study bluegrass at South Plains College under Alan Munde and Joe Carr, formidable veterans in bluegrass music. Here they created the foundation of their music upon the first generation bluegrass bands reminiscent of Flatt and Scruggs, and Jimmy Martin but also bands like the Beatles, and Country Gazette. Spring Creek uses the fundamentals of the tradition to make their own classic, yet contemporary style. In the spring of ’06 they went into the studio to record their first album together, full of fresh originals, as well as some traditional tunes uniquely arranged for listeners of all generations

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