Lonesome River Band and Steve Martin to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman November 11, 2011

Sammy Shelor celebrating Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass

The Lonesome River Band will perform with Steve Martin next week, November 11, 2011on The Late Show with David Letterman.  The performance is in celebration of Sammy Shelor’s  Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass award as recently announced.  The Steve Martin Prize is chosen by a who’s who list of talents including Steve Martin, Earl Scruggs, Pete Wernick, Tony Trishchka, Bela Fleck and more.

Lonesome River Band Welcomes New Member!

The Lonesome River Band welcomes their newest band member, Randy Jones on mandolin and vocals. Randy made his debut appearance with the band on March 19 in Conway, South Carolina.

Randy lives in Strunk, Kentucky and began playing mandolin at age 8 with his Dad’s band, The Southfork Gentlemen. In 1986, Randy had a year-long stint with LARRY SPARKS and recorded a few cuts on his “Silver Reflections” album. He then exited the bluegrass scene for several years, performing in a rock band and later with a country group. Randy re-entered the bluegrass scene in 2003 as guitarist with Kentucky Wind. He has owned and operated his own recording studio since 2001 called Southfork Recording Company working primarily with bluegrass and gospel projects.

Please visit www.lonesomeriverband.com for more information including upcoming tour dates. 

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