Western Lights at the 5th String
Music Store
Corner of Alhambra and J Street, Sacramento
Saturday, December 10, 7:30 pm
Western
Lights Band
Western Lights
will be performing at the place of their beginning, which came from jam
sessions at the 5th String music store in Sacramento some 15 years
ago. From those early days Western
Lights evolved into a fine local band with strong roots in traditional
bluegrass and gospel music featuring nice harmony vocals and banjo, fiddle,
mandolin and guitar as primary lead instrumentation. The group also enjoys diversity in their music performing Western
Swing and other related music styles.
The group has been performing for about 12 years releasing their first
recording, Favorites of Ours, in 2000.
Band members from left to right are: Melvin Fong, Bill Ward, Bobbie
Kuhn, Mike Brooks and Gene Mason.
Here is how others have described Western Lights and their CD, "Favorites
of Ours".
"Favorites
Of Ours is mellow; it’s smooth; and it’s just
great listening! It is filled with
traditional favorites that run the gamut from bluegrass to gospel, western
swing to old timey, and fiddle tunes to country blues, all thoughtfully
performed by great musicians." -Larry Kuhn, Former Editor, Sacramento
Area Bluegrass News
"The Bluegrass and Western Swing played by Western Lights will have you tapping
your toes and wishing the café Espresso had a dance floor." -Borders, December 2000 News and Local Events
Tickets
for this house concert are $10 per person and can be purchased at the 5th
String any time up to performance time.
Come on out to the 5th String December 10th to see
this fine Sacramento area band.
For
additional information contact the 5th String at (916) 442-8282 or
Contact band leader Bill Ward at (916) 361-8248. See ya There!