PINE CREEK ROUNDERS

You know the story already. A couple of guys from different worlds meet at a jam session and discover a common love for music. They talk, pick a bit and form a band. It happens everyday, right? Right.

The difference is what each musician brings to the stage, Here we have a talented, young fiddler with a passion for history. Another is an old hippie finally chasing the music that has haunted him all his life. They are fortunate to have recently been joined by James Bellis. A world traveler and gentleman, he is also one of the area’s premier clawhammer banjo players.

What you get is rousing Old Time music.

Old Time music is story telling music and the Pine Creek Rounders love to tell those stories. Old Time is also the original party music so be ready to do more than tap your toes. Close your eyes, you’re going on a movin’ & shakin’ ride to the past.

MUSIC SAMPLES

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Crow Little Rooster

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Shortnin Bread

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Sugar Hill

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Cluck Old Hen

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Crow Little Rooster – Shortnin Bread – Sugar Hill – Cluck Old Hen

BAND MEMBERS

Reverend Mike Philley – Mandolin, Vocals & Banjo Uke
Joshua Stump – Fiddle, Banjo & Vocals
Jim Bellis – Banjo

SONG LIST

Angeline the Baker
Eighth of January
Black Eyed Susan
Bring me back my Hodi Cakes
Gimme Back My Fifteen Cents
Ballad of Jesse James
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Devil Eat a Groundhog
Soldier’s Joy
Sandy Boys
Arkansas Traveler
Liberty
Sugar Hill
Shortening Bread
Crow Little Rooster
Cluck Old Hen
Pretty Little Widow
Railroad Bill
I’ll Fly Away

VENUES PLAYED

Courtyard of Arts – Shishewana, IN
Artbeat – South Bend, IN
Fiddler’s Hearth – South Bend, IN

FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

Winner of the 2009 Shady Grove Fiddle Festival Band Competition