Facebook: West End String Band
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The link below is from our April 27 show at Fletcher Feed & Seed. Click to hear and see our performance and some awesome flatfooting and clogging.
http://new.livestream.com/feedandseedlive/events/2052521/videos/17516370
Upcoming dates:
WESB Schedule-
Dates in blue are local public venues and are hyperlinked for your convenience.
Thursday May 9 Smiley's Acoustic Cafe' 6-9
Saturday May 11 TD Saturday Market Greenville, SC 8:30 am -12:30 pm
Saturday May 11 Private Party at Hidden Hills
Friday May 17 Howard Rehearsal Dinner
Saturday May 18 Fountain Inn Bluegrass Series at the DepotSaturday May 25 Coseo Wedding The Cliffs
Sunday May 26 Hammond Wedding Reception Gainesville, GA
Monday May 27 Freedom Weekend Aloft Heritage Park Simpsonville, SC 4:30
Friday May 31 Rehearsal Dinner Clarkesville, GA
Saturday June 1 Williamston Park Fest 1:30
Monday June 10 Asheville, NC MG Car Show
Thursday June 13 Nose Dive 10 pm Downtown Greenville
Saturday June 15 Hub City (Spartanburg) Farmers Market 8:30
& Schmaltz/Hellyer Wedding Cliffs
Friday June 21 Wilkinson Wedding Rehearsal Lake Lure
Saturday June 22 Shelor Wedding at Switzerland Inn, NC
Saturday June 29 Walhalla Civic Center Summer Series
July 4th Tankersley Fourth of July Party
July 12 Gent Rehearsal Dinner
July 20 Fountain Inn Bluegrass Series at the Depot
July 27 TD Farmers Market 8:30-12:30
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The West End String Band is an exciting combination of musicians dedicated to playing and performing traditional bluegrass, old country, and roots music with modern appeal. Charlie McDaniel, guitar and vocals, moved to the upstate area about 20 years ago from Rutherford County, N.C. He was a member of the popular regional band, Hickory Flat, for over 20 years. Hickory Flat brought home a top 10 finish in the SPGMA bluegrass band world championship, followed by several busy years on the festival circuit. Charlie‘s soulful singing puts the blues in bluegrass. After moving to Greenville, Charlie met his wife-to-be Kathy. She grew up singing American traditional songs with her father in Northwestern Ohio. As a percussionist in high school, she won the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award for piano. Kathy became a die-hard bluegrass fan the first time she attended the popular Pickin’ at Pickens Bluegrass Festival. After going to bluegrass jams and shows with Charlie, she decided to take up a new instrument. Her great timing and true love for the music made the bass a great choice for her. She anchors the group now with her rock solid timing and harmony vocals. Charlie and Kathy played around Greenville for a year or so as a duet, playing bluegrass, folk, and acoustic blues, always longing for a banjo to take their music back to its traditional roots. They were ecstatic when Jim Rollins joined the group with his superb banjo playing and high lonesome vocals. Jim Rollins, a Clemson graduate, hails from the DC area, and currently lives in Simpsonville, SC. His style, though steeped in traditional bluegrass, is versatile and creative. Jim’s voice will pull your heartstrings. He has had the honor of being a Sunny Mountain Boy with Jimmy Martin, as well as playing tour dates with Dale Ann Bradley, The Blinky Moon Boys and many others. Matt Purinton, of Six Mile, SC, adds his unique mandolin and rich baritone voice to the West End String Band sound. Matt previously played and toured extensively with Narrow Gauge Band and the Ashley Caudill Band. Lonesome Rambler
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