Join us for A Midwinter Bluegrass Celebration!

The 2023 band lineup features 3 bands: host band Runaway Train Bluegrass Band, along with the Union City Council, and The Ranks Strangers.

Schedule
6:00 PM – Union City Council Bluegrass Band
7:00 PM – The Rank Strangers
8:00 PM – Runaway Train Bluegrass Band

Tickets are $20 and available online or at the door. Bring the whole family, kids 15 and under FREE! Refreshments are provided by donation. This event is hosted by the Kristmas Town Kiwanis.

Band Information:

The Rank Strangers
The band is named after the song Rank (meaning “complete stranger”)Stranger which was recorded by Ralph Stanley in the southern gospel tradition. Band members are made up from a group of about eighteen people from the Puget Sound area to form a five piece band. The members play in other popular regional bands and a different mix of five plays every Wednesday at the Pig Bar in Olympia.

Barb Collins – fiddle
John Pyles – bass
Tye Menser – banjo
Lei Halverson – guitar
Jim Bluhm – mandolin

Union City Council Bluegrass Band
Based in Union, WA area of Hood Canal this band was recently created out of their love of traditional bluegrass and os sure to delight all!

Guy Demartino – guitar
Gwendolyn Taylor – fiddle
Donald Strand – dobro (resonator guitar)
Martin Strand – bass
Greg Linder – guitar

Runaway Train Bluegrass Band
Based in South Puget Sound area the band has been a fixture since 2000, has played throughout the Northwest at major festivals and concerts and is host band for Bluegrass from the Forest festival held every July in Shelton, WA. Their strong vocal and instrumental performance leans toward the traditional but they are not afraid to push the limits!

Greg Linder – guitar
Kent Powell – bass
John White – mandolin|
Doug Wenzen – banjo
River Scheuerell – fiddle