Local Country Bar Bands

RamRod 1 · Post by **RamRod 1** » Wednesday Sep 29, 2010

Just wondering if there's a country scene around Altoona anymore. I wouldn't mind catching a basic country band doing old stuff like, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, George Jones, etc with maybe a pedal steel guitar. Any bars around that has that kind of stuff?

Don Hughes · Post by **Don Hughes** » Wednesday Sep 29, 2010

I have to find out where they are playing next, but my brother and dad have a band that throws in some country (Jerry Reed's East Bound And Down, a Vince Gill Song, I think some Cash, I gotta check their setlist out). The band is called Family Crest. Phil Macauley (The Elvis Impersonator) is in it too.

RiversFox · Post by **RiversFox** » Thursday Sep 30, 2010

RamRod,

I have the place for you. Oct. 23rd a country band is coming into Loretto. They play there twice a year. Its at the Our Lady...blah blah building behind St. Michael's. They are a great country band!
They play Hank Williams Sr, Patsy Cline, Alan Jackson, Merle, Willie, Sarah Evans, Alabama, Zak Brown Band, Kentucky Headhunters, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cash, George Jones, Martina McBride, Gretchin Wilson and more.

It is a great variety of new and old country. They do some rock 'n roll too. They have two lead players, a steel player, acoustic, bass, drums, and two females singers.

If you are a fan of country music...this is the place to be.
They are called "The Country Gamblers."

I will post more info in a few weeks.

Post by **Jim Price** » Thursday Sep 30, 2010

I just saw the Country Travelers last weekend at Canoe Creek State Park, playing their last show of the season there. If I heard correctly, they play the Ashville Inn every Wednesday night. They do a lot of old-school country, with a touch of gospel.

floodcitybrass · Post by **floodcitybrass** » Thursday Sep 30, 2010

I know of 2 Johnny Cash Tribute bands around here:

Ole 97
and
Cash Review

xero380 · Post by **xero380** » Thursday Sep 30, 2010

Another local good country band is called Midnight Rodeo.

guff · Post by **guff** » Thursday Sep 30, 2010

I play upright in an Americana band out of Johnstown called The Whiskey River Panhandlers. We do stuff like Hank Sr., Cash, Old Elvis, Buck Owens, and lots of original stuff. Come check us out sometime. Check out our page for shows. We are in the studio right now so we're not playing as much as over the summer, but we have a few shows left this year.

www.whiskeyriverpanhandlers.com

Thanks

RamRod 1 · Post by **RamRod 1** » Thursday Sep 30, 2010

guff wrote:I play upright in an Americana band out of Johnstown called The Whiskey River Panhandlers. We do stuff like Hank Sr., Cash, Old Elvis, Buck Owens, and lots of original stuff. Come check us out sometime. Check out our page for shows. We are in the studio right now so we're not playing as much as over the summer, but we have a few shows left this year.

www.whiskeyriverpanhandlers.com

Thanks

Hey, I caught you guys at the Pitt Stop in Mundy"s Corner about 8 months ago and had an enjoyably time. I was the guy with the long grey hair sitting by myself on your left.

RamRod 1 · Post by **RamRod 1** » Thursday Sep 30, 2010

RiversFox, yeah, I played that Our Lady's.....Blah Blah place to a couple of times. Is that one of those dinner dance gigs that cost big bucks? Sounds like a great band.

Thanks Jim, Ashville's nice and close and hopefully eariler hours.

Floodcity: I heard about those bands and caught some of ol 97's sound clips. Thanks. I need to catch you guys too. I used to play with your drummer John in 1979.