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Bluegrass
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Idaho Bluegrass Bands


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and Friends - Boise, ID
https://www.facebook.com/andFriendsBoise/
Music group doing bluegrass, country and gospel music. Features Daryl on guitar, Aaron with his fiddles, Marv with Mandolin and base, Gib with Banjo and guitar and the occasional accompaniment of guests.

Playing monthly:
1st and 3rd Thursday at El Gallo Giro (5285 Glenwood Boise 83714) 6-8pm
2nd and 4th Monday at Growler's Pizza Grill Boise.- 6-8pm


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Backwood Ramblers - Boise & Meridian, ID

www.facebook.com/BackwoodRamblers/

A Boise bluegrass band that also loves Irish and Old-time music. We've been playing locally for 3 years now at the Boise, Capitol City, and Eagle Public Markets during the summer; plus occasionally at Coffee Studio in Meridian. The band consists of Jason Young (on Banjo and guitar), Hannah Young (mandolin and fiddle) and Arne Elmore (Hannah's dad) on bass. 


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​Betty and Ozark Mountain Music - Nampa, ID 

Their music has taken them from obscure churches in the Ozark Mountains to Branson, Mo., where they played four shows a day in Silver Dollar City for three consecutive years. Now in Idaho they also performed locally for assisted living centers, seniors, churches and prisons and are “Still Goin’ Strong.” (the title of the group’s latest CD).
The group consists of Betty Adams, Kent Craig, Bill Cates, Lorinda Yamamoto Norton and Harry Strang.


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Chicken Dinner Road - Middleton, ID 
  • https://www.reverbnation.com/chickendinnerroad
  • https://www.facebook.com/Chicken-Dinner-Road-181987060674/

CHICKEN DINNER ROAD is a progressive bluegrass/acoustic band that has developed a unique sound rooted in bluegrass, gospel, blues, old country and rock and roll. With distinctive instrumental arrangements and tight vocal harmonies, the band takes pride in writing unique, heartfelt originals that stem from broad backgrounds and life experiences. 


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Dewey, Pickette & Howe - Ketchum, ID  (Sun Valley area)

http://deweypicketteandhowe.com/
Dewey, Pickette, and Howe have been dazzling bluegrass and non-bluegrass audiences with their tightly crafted arrangements, airtight harmonies, and superb musicianship. The electrifying blend of traditional, contemporary, and newgrass (not to mention a little Paul Simon or Tom Waits) in a Dewey, Pickette, and Howe performance is sure to get folks movin’ their feet! 


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Dry Buck - Treasure Valley, ID
https://www.facebook.com/Dry-Buck-1403529253254704/
www.reverbnation.com/drybuck ​​​
​Dry Buck is a Traditional Bluegrass band hailing from Treasure Valley, 
Featuring: Rand Thompson's Soulful vocals, Dave Skipper's high lonesome tenor, Matthew Skipper on  lead guitar and mandolin, 'Lightening' Doug Jenkins on the fiddle and Mark Stolpe on the dog house bass.

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​Easy Pickin's -  Treasure Valley, ID

Easy Pickin’s is a new Idaho “bluegrass” band of old timers (as their gray hair and around 150 years of collective playing/performing experience would indicate) who still enjoy making music. The EP band currently is a trio (any banjo, dobro, or fiddle players out there are welcome to apply!) which includes Rick Lampkins (guitar), Mike Metteer (electric bass), and Rick Veeh (mandolin). The group members generally come from a bluegrass/country/swing background, but there’s certainly some blues and “folk” songs we’ve added to diversify our repertoire a bit. Needless to say, there is a strong vocal component to the band’s sound with due emphasis on 2- and 3-part harmonies. Most importantly, as the name applies, we ARE easy, but NOT cheap… however, we can be had!…in the vernacular, LOL!
Contacts: Rick Lampkins: (615) 788-5877 or Rick Veeh: (805) 674-4775


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Fall Creek String Band - Boise ID
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https://www.facebook.com/FallCreekStringBand/

http://www.reverbnation.com/fallcreek

Americana string band based out of Boise, Idaho with Corey James-Guitar, Chad Lamer-Upright Bass, & Tyler Schmidt-Mandolin.


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​False Bottom String Band - Boise, ID
https://www.facebook.com/falsebottomstringband/
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An five member band focusing on traditional bluegrass songs that feature love gone wrong, drinking, murder, trains, prison, and occasionally redemption. A dose of mando, guitar threat, fiddler on fire, banjo bringing it home, and a bass player trying to keep it all together make up the False Bottom String Band
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Playing monthly:
3rd Tuesday - at White Dog Brewing (705 W Fulton St, Boise)
1st Wednesday - at Powderhaus Brewing Company


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Fiddle Express - Melba, ID
https://fiddleexpress.com/
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Nine instruments, six members, countless state and national championships, make the family band of Fiddle Express. The Beck family starts them young - at age 3 - in contest fiddling and classical training of the violin.  Fiddle Express enjoys sharing their music with retirements communities, centennial birthday parties, church functions, Bluegrass festivals and busking on the market streets. The Becks currently reside in Melba, Idaho. Their members include: Andrew on Mandolin/Ukulele/Fiddle; Rachel on Vocal/Fiddle; Eliza on Fiddle/Guitar; Isaac on Banjo/Fiddle/Drums.  With Mom and Dad backing up the joy of it all with a Guitar and Double Bass.

Band contact: richemma26@yahoo.com


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Highland Hillstomp - Boise, ID
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Highland Hillstomp was born from a history with the Boise Contra Dance Society between Jason and Renee Homey. Jason grew up in BC Canada and has an extensive history of incredible Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland and Eastern Canada (Cape Breton Island). We identify with Celtic music, where Celtic music has a broad blanket cast over musical genres.
There is a great deal of overlap from the history of this music that is now played in the old-time and bluegrass circles.
Though we have a lot of high energy instrumentals, we also play vocally led melodies, rowdy pub tunes from the Irish Pub circuit and some originals that fit well in this context. This particular endeavor has been a passion project and we really hope you enjoy what we are so happy to share with you!
More info: https://www.facebook.com/HighlandHillstomp/?modal=admin_todo_tour


High Pine Whiskey Yell - Boise ID

Born out of a desperate need for craft beer, deep powder, plastic jug moonshine, fast-moving rivers, and a deep-seated fear that artificial intelligence will ruin hard-driving bluegrass... High Pine Whiskey Yell came together as a band in 2018. This four-piece group of modern-day rounders focuses on telling true stories about robots taking your job, banksters robbing from the poor, the trials of gold panning in Idaho, and a few other traditional bluegrass subjects (such as murder, drinking, and dogs).
Bringing experience from a multitude of projects, this Idaho string band is sure to win you over with its take on bluegrass and the Americana tradition. Although newly formed, its members have played in numerous bands and projects throughout the years incorporating those experiences into Idaho storytelling that is High Pine Whiskey Yell.
Scotty Tyler's fiddling playing is aggressive enough to land an Idaho brown trout, yet soothing enough pacify a wookie in a festival hammock. Tyler Schmidt's wielding of the mandolin is nothing short of broadsword-esque and captures the true essence of the mandolin's spirit animal (jaguar-rattlesnake). Brian Carrington guitar flat-picking could woo even the most elusive of sasquatches out of the woods. And Chad Lamer's upright bass playing... well let's just say they sometimes give him water, beer, and let him ride inside the truck.
With all that in mind... if you like having a damn good time... then High Pine Whiskey Yell is your new band!

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Jughandle Parade - McCall, Idaho

Spawned from the Broken Horn jam  in McCall. They play a bluegrass/americana mix, with many original tunes.  
​More here:  
https://www.facebook.com/jughandlers/

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​Lonesome Jet Boat Ramblers - Boise, ID
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A bluegrass band with some heavy hitters collected from far flung reaches of this mighty land. Coalesced from the hills of Vermont, the swamps of Florida, the spruce bogs of Alaska, and the pine barrens of New Jersey, the Lonesome Jetboat Ramblers serve up red hot bluegrass and ballads that will make your lip quiver with memories of unrequited love. Featuring Dave McMeekin on banjo and guitar, Willy Dallas on mandolin, Ryan Blizzard on stand-up bass, Steve Baker on guitar and banjo, and the amazing fiddling of Adam Straubinger.

Check them out here:
https://lonesomejetboatramblers.bandcamp.com/ or on facebook


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The Loudstrums  - Boise, ID
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The Loudstrums (featuring Janel Lunstrum) are a family band in the Treasure Valley


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NW Higher Ground - North Central Idaho

www.northwesthigherground.com/Index.html
Higher Ground is a traditional bluegrass band that plays a blend of Gospel with Bluegrass songs of yesterday and today.  The band has been together since August 2009. We perform at festivals, coffee houses, care centers, and Churches whenever we can. The band consists of Scott Lombard (guitar, vocals), Adam Leavitt (banjo, guitar, vocals), Dave Herzog (mandolin), Denis Hackwith (bass) and Cassidy Arnot. We are all from Lewiston and Clarkston except for Dave who comes from Craigmont ID. More: 509-780-3730


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​Pick Axe Bluegrass  - Moscow, ID

Idaho bluegrass, the unique combination of jamgrass and slamgrass.
This is the shredding music of the Idaho mountains and the Palouse.

https://www.facebook.com/events/498907007320436/

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​Reilly Coyote 
- Boise, ID
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https://www.facebook.com/Reilly-Coyote-194148180615635/
​Original, traditional, and modern bluegrass.


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Slackline - Boise, ID

https://www.facebook.com/Slackline-367451703816329/

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Slackline is an Americana/Roots band featuring Daniel Reed on bass, Jen Pierce on oboe, Rick Johnson on guitar and Glenn Oakley on Dobro and mandolin.
Contact: Glenn Oakley Photography & Video

www.glennoakley.com or 208-863-9506


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Tater Patch - Boise, ID
Live, original bluegrass/Americana music .
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Teton Shadow Band - Rexburg, ID
  • www.tetonshadowband.com
  • www.reverbnation.com/tetonshadowband
This Idaho bluegrass band consists of a couple guys born and raised in the Mountain West with pretty gals to make them look good. All having a great love for music, you'll hear anything from newgrass to solid traditional bluegrass, not to leave out country, folk, and celtic music styles. 

and Nyk and Diane have teamed up as a duo for smaller settings as
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Teton Shadow - Rexburg, ID
www.tetonshadow.com
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​ Teton Shadow plays acoustic music covering most genres. Both Nyk and Diane have been playing instruments and singing for over twenty years. Their music foundation is in Folk, Western, Bluegrass, and Celtic music making them appealing to all walks of life. 


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 Wilder - Pickles Butte, ID
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Wilder consists of veterans Gary "Slim" Eller (guitar, banjo), Jay Fromlath (bass), and David Gerthung (mandolin). The trio is joined on occasion by a talented fourth musician, often Earl Hughes (guitar, dobro, fiddle) or Dennis Cooper (harmonica). Wilder emphasizes the driving, hard-edged sound of pre-1970 bluegrass as well as early country music. The band’s name was inspired by the town near Jay’s home along Snake River in Southwest Idaho.


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​The Whiskey Flats Band -
Boise ID

https://www.facebook.com/TheWhiskeyFlats​
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Whiskey Flats is a country/bluegrass trio formed by Adam Fleck, Nathan Vital, and Nich Riveland. Named a stretch of the old Columbia River that was impassable without dam construction, today it is now known as Cascade Locks


Other acoustic Bands


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 Aldape Bootstompers - Boise, ID
https://aldapebootstompers.com/

The Aldape Bootstompers are a Boise-based band of bluegrass hounds that were conceived in the mountains outside of Boise. Taking their name from the summit on which they first plucked some strings and got super drunk as they discussed various Americana and bluegrass musicians, the Aldape Bootstompers — composed of Christy Rezaii, Ethan Mansfield, “Mustang Mark” Stolpe, and Connor Jay Liess — play an assortment of Americana music, including bluegrass, folk, indie folk, newgrass, and even a left field pop numbers. We'll play you a sappy love ballad if you ask us nicely, but we prefer the darker numbers, grimy folk steeped in murderin, druggin, whiskey lovin', adulteratin, coffin crackin, boot stompin arrangements. Christy's rendition of CeeLo Green's "F*** You" on ukulele is up for Grammy nomination this year.


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​Country Roads - Nampa, ID
http://singlecargarageband.weebly.com/
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Country Roads is playing everything from classic country to gospel to old standards. Their repertoire includes  songs by John Denver, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Neil Diamond, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, George Jones, Elvis Presley, Sons of the Pioneers, Patsy Cline, Lefty Frizzell, Bob Wills, Roge Miller and many others. Please contact Bill McKeeth at bill@mckeeth.org for more info.​
Playing weekly:
  • Mondays 6:30 to 8 :30pm  at Overland Court Senior Living and Memory Care  (10250 W Smoke Ranch Dr, Boise, ID 83709) 
  • Fridays 6:00 to 8 :00pm  at Touchmark Senior Living at Meadow Lake Village (4037 E Clocktower Dr, Meridian, ID 83642)


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​Celtic Shadow - Rexburg, ID
www.CelticShadow.com

Celtic Shadow plays Irish and Scottish music in pure sense using the Whistle, Fiddle, and Mandolin as their main instruments. Their tight Vocals will have you dancing to the jigs and swaying to the ballads.


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The Country Club - Boise, ID
  • https://www.facebook.com/The-Country-Club-108727245876472/
  • https://thecountryclub.bandcamp.com/
​The Country Club is playing original and traditional music from the front lines of the nostalgia wars. While their sound is clearly drawn from the well of classic country, honky tonk, old time, and bluegrass, it rings and twangs with modernity and occasional urbanity. From dark and dirty to clean and pristine, the sound of the Country Club is as at home on the range, in a barn, as it is downtown, in the club or a bar.


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Deviant Kin - Boise, ID​
https://www.deviantkin.com/

Deviant Kin is a not-so-traditional string band, though an accordion makes it into the mix sometimes....careening between Americana and bluegrass, and bouncing off Cajun, Latin, and Celtic adventures along the way, this group of seasoned musicians has bypassed boy band status entirely, and perform proudly as a man-band. Influenced by southern rock and Irish ballads, Appalachia and world music, you never quite know where the evening will lead. ​


​Mia Edsall - Hailey, ID
www.miaedsall.com
is a Performing Songwriter. Her genre is Blues, Old Timey. 
Listen to her full discography. She plays banjo and guitar specializing in Appalachian harmony singing. 
Some of her biggest influences have been Townes VanSandt, Lightnin Hopkins, Hazel Dic
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Foglifter Band - McCall, Idaho
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www.facebook.com/foglifterbandmccallidaho/​

 - OLD TIMEY AND IRISH MUSIC 

We are available to play for events, weddings and parties! 


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Furthurmore old time secret society - Boise ID

www.facebook.com/furthurmoreoldtimesecretsociety/

We play old time Appalachian dance music, played on front porches, in dance halls and in living rooms with the furniture scraped back against the walls.


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Hillfolk Noir - Boise, ID

http://www.hillfolknoir.com/ 
www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir

​Fronted by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Travis Ward, Hillfolk Noir is a trio of neo-traditionalists playing traditional music on traditional instruments for non-traditional times. They call it Junkerdash, and it’s a sound brewed from folk, bluegrass, punk, string-band blues and other influences musical and otherwise. Recommended pairings: Drinking and dancing.


Hokum Hi-Flyers - Boise, ID
  • https://www.facebook.com/HokumHiFlyers/
  • https://soundcloud.com/banjoscott/sets/the-original-hokum-hi-flyers
The Hokum Hi-Flyers play old-time mountain music and other forms of unplugged American roots music on fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, and harmonica. Part of the living tradition of "old, weird America," they sing songs of love and murder, sin and redemption, whiskey and whimsy. High-spirited dance tunes will get you on your feet and hollerin' at the rafters. 
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Idyltime  - ​Bosie, ID
  • ​https://www.reverbnation.com/idyltime
  • https://www.facebook.com/Idyltime/

Fiddle, banjo, mando, dobro, guitar, upright bass.
​Four voices, eight hands, forty fingers. Let’s pick.

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The Trees, the Trees - 
https://www.thetreesthetrees.com/

A local Bluesy Folk band with saucy fiddle solos, tight guitar fills, moody, driven piano rhythms, and harmonies that would make the angels weep.
We have been working so hard to get to where we are now and the train just keeps on rolling.

​https://open.spotify.com/artist/7bdYtfiFfnJk4ciD08E88D?si=VRnA8oqVSFOF8lbzmChhqQ


WestRock - Boise, ID
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​https://www.facebook.com/westrockmusic/
WestRock is a Red-dirt Americana band that is a blend of Cody Johnson, the Lumineers, and Bob Dylan. From classical to self-taught, the music of the group emanates from where we come from, and reflects the people and way of life we strive to embody.
Earthy & full tones, lyrics that reflect or tell a story, and multi-part harmonies are all distinctives of the sound of West Rock. While the band is based out of Boise, our members come from Texas, California, and Minnesota, and as such we resonate with searching for a home, building and committing to a community, and appreciating today because tomorrow may change.
Our mission as a band is to connect and serve those who need empathy in finding purpose. We don’t have all the answers, but we will walk the road together.


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Wild Hares - Boise ID​​https://www.reverbnation.com/thewildhares1/songs​​

​The Wild Hares are the acoustic Trio of Spike Ericson, Matt Skipper, and David Skipper, and have recently added Mark Stolpe on upright bass.. They describe their music as Americana, with a mix of Bluegrass, Country, Folk , along with other songs you might not necessarily associate with acoustic music.  Spike and Dave play guitar and mandolin, and do the vocals.  Matt Skipper fills in the sound on  guitar and mandolin, and is one of the up and coming bluegrass flat pickers and mandolin players in the valley. Spike has  a new CD of original songs, with Dave and Matt providing much of his back up in the recording studio.


The listing of bluegrass bands provides a single location where the bluegrass community can share information on bands. IBA’s role is to post information provided by others as a public service to the bluegrass community. Posting of bands does not imply IBA sponsorship or endorsement

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