WEDNESDAY, 7 PM
ArtsPlace
Performance Hall,
161 N. Mill St., Lexington
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CELEBRATING
ELEVEN YEARS OF
TRADITIONAL
KENTUCKY MUSIC
Red Barn Radio records each show before a studio
audience for later broadcast. Come help us cheer on
the fine musicians who keep alive the Traditional
Music of Kentucky!
The Performance Hall at ArtsPlace
161 North Mill Street in Lexington, Kentucky
Wednesdays at 7 PM , Admission: $8
Enter the red Church Street door for all RBR
shows. Click on the photo for directions.
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST RED BARN RADIO SHOWS
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DECEMBER
5th: Fourth Appalachian Christmas Show
Special Location: UK Chandler Hospital
12th: Gunpowder Creek
19th: Whistlin' Rufus
26th: No Show - Merry Christmas
JANUARY
2nd: No Show - Happy New Year
9th: Mike Mitchell
16th: Small Batch
23rd: Custom Made Bluegrass
30th: Grandview Junction Bluegrass-Gospel Band
FEBRUARY
6th: The Tillers
13th: The Danberrys
20th: Sue Massek
27th: Don Gallardo
MARCH
6th: Dix River Crossing
13th: Me & Martha
20th: String Mountain Express
27th: Berachah Valley
APRIL
3rd: Betse Ellis
10th: Coaltown Dixie
17th: Tidalwave Road
24th: MP - Bluegrass Ensemble of Centre College
MAY
1st: Southland Drive, Special Guest Hiroya Tsukamoto
15th: Ana Egge
22nd: Driving Rain
29th: Tyler Childers & the High Wall
JUNE
5th: Flint Ridge Millers, Appalatin
12th: Colonel Eric Lewis & The New Kentucky Colonels
19th: Sarah Morgan
26th: Empty Bottle String Band
JULY
3rd: Robinson Treacher
10th: Grace Adele & Grand Band
17th: TBA
24th: TBA
31st: The Kevin Prater Band
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Driving Rain to perform on
Red Barn Radio soundstage
WITH MASTER OF
CEREMONIES
ADAM LUCKEY
Driving Rain is a bluegrass band from the Georgetown, KY area. Formed in early 2002, its current lineup produces a hard-driving sound based on the rich tradition of the music of Bill Monroe, Reno & Smiley, Flatt and Scruggs, Larry Sparks, Ralph Stanley and Charlie Waller. The band also produces original tunes performed by Jim Willoughby. A four-piece group; music centers on solid harmony and rhythm, crisp banjo works, amazing flat-picking guitar, fine licks on the mandolin, and solid bass timing. Driving Rain is a traditional bluegrass band that brings to mind the bands of the past with a sound that is distinctly its own.
Jim West, bass vocals, bass - I have been playing in bands approximately forty years. I enjoy playing all types of music. Started playing rock then moved on to bluegrass, country and gospel. My early musical influences were my parents and my uncles; a lot of front and back porch pickin' gave me my love for music. While playing with rock bands, I learned the most about playing. George and Mike Estepp introduced me to the bass, and I have yet to lay it down. Music has played an important role in my life, specifically when it comes to being with family and friends.
Here is a list of the bands that I have worked with over the years:
.....Rock..... Shadows of Time, Expectations, Retreat
.....Bluegrass..... The Blue Tyes of Grass, Eastern Blend, Gary Strong & Hardtimes, and Driving Rain. I am currently working with Driving Rain.
.....Gospel..... Ambassadors For Christ, Highlands Christianaires, Dave Biddle & Sam Clark Gospel Band. Currently working with pianist, Dottie Hughes, Highlands Baptist Church.
Rick Harmon, tenor lead vocals, banjo - I was fortunate to have my first banjo when I was 11 years old. In 1967, during my early teens, I watched the Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs show on television, and while watching Earl play three-finger style, I decided that was what I wanted to do. My dad was very supportive, and he bought me some picks. At 17 years, I attended a Country Gentleman concert in Ashland, KY and that was all it took. I was bit by the bug!
Over the years, my dad, a couple of his friends and I had a band named "Spring Grass" based out of Ironton, Ohio. As time went by, dad retired and he and my mom went to Florida during the winter months (as did the other men in the band), and that is when I branched out on my own.
Influences: Earl Scruggs, Bill Emerson, Bill Keith, Tony Trischka and Bela Fleck.
I joined Driving Rain in 2003 and left a year later to spend time with my family in Mt. Sterling, KY. My wife, Julie, and I are the proud parents of Joshua Aaron, who is now three years old. I'm glad to have returned with the band last summer.
Jesse Pena, baritone vocal, mandolin - I was born in the Panama Canal Zone to a military family, and traveled extensively before moving to Nashville, TN to play guitar and mandolin for various country and gospel artists. Coming from a very musical family, I was encouraged to play guitar as a child. In 1974, I began playing the mandolin. When not playing or teaching music, my wife, Peggy, and I (both of us are horse nuts) enjoy all outdoor activities and share a love for the bluegrass region of central Kentucky.
A tribute to Jim Willoughby