Sandy Creek Bluegrass Band
The Sandy Creek bluegrass band was formed in 1975 and immediately realized incredible
success. Performing at packed Omaha, Lincoln, and Midwest venues, the band was a
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Featuring flawless twin fiddles, contest winning guitar picking, foot stomping banjo, Dobro, mandolin, and the same high lonesome harmonies. They smoothly deliver all the new and old bluegrass favorites in such a relaxed fashion you'll feel like they are jamming in your living room.
All of the band members have been bluegrass musicians throughout their careers and never depart from that core sensibility. But like the earliest icons, they also push the bluegrass envelope.
Featuring –
JOHN PAUL – Bass, Vocals
John is one of the founding members of the Sandy Creek Pickers. He plays Bass and sings lead and harmony vocals. John started taking guitar lessons at age 8 which launched a career of making great music spanning many genres. Whether he's playing drums on Rock and Country songs, Bass on Bluegrass tunes, singing with his high tenor voice, John is considered one of the best musicians around.
MIKE PAUL – Banjo
Mike found a 4-
GARY PAUL – Guitar, Dobro, Vocals
DAVE BLAKESLEE – Mandolin, Vocals
Dave plays mandolin, fiddle, and sings lead and harmony vocals. Raised by a Classical pianist mother
and a jazz enthusiast father, Dave was slinging drumsticks at age 4, keeping time to Big Band Swing and Dixieland. As a teenager he lost interest in trumpet and began playing guitar and mandolin.
JASON SHAW – Guitar, Fiddle, Vocals
Jason plays fiddle, guitar, and even mandolin on occasion. He is an accomplished musician that has played nearly all of his life starting with fiddle at the age of 4. Jason and his brother John have played together all of their lives and their music genres have spanned from classical, to old time fiddle, bluegrass, contest fiddling, jazz, and country.
JOHN SHAW – Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals
John plays fiddle and guitar. He has been playing for most of his life starting with the fiddle at the age of 5.
See their website at sandycreekbluegrass.com to view more photos and hear samples of their music.
Back row: Jason Shaw, Gary Paul and Dave Blakeslee.
Front row: John Shaw, John and Mike Paul.