Frailin

Bio:

Hi. My name is Craig Evans. I rediscovered the wonderful world of old timey and bluegrass music at the age of 48. Where most of us heard many of these timeless tunes in our youth, few really knew what we were listening to. Aside from feeling like dancing to the joyful melodies, even fewer of us really appreciated the history of this incredible genre. The good news is, it's never too late! Through this music, I've had the good fortune of making new friends, rediscovering my youth... and experiencing incredible joy. I'm dedicated to sharing this music with others that they may come to appreciate the gift of old timey sounds.

If you'd like to see more videos of the Eelpout Stringers, Frailin, Frailin with Friends and more, head on over to frailinflix, my channel on youtube.

Photo by David Tousley (thanks, Dave!).

And Singleton Street just emerged from the recording studio (Pachyderm!) with a Gospel CD in hand! Here's some shots of that experience (more in the latest blog... and the CD will be for sale right before Christmas). Woo-hoo!



You can pick up a copy of that very CD - Singleton Street Gospel: "Wingin' It!" - TODAY! See the blog entry (above) for ordering instructions!



Here's one more video from our CD release concert at Rosemount United Methodist Church. It's Chuck Leyda singing our favorite closing number, When I Lay My Burdens Down.

Member Since:

November 27, 2005

Members:

The Eelpout Stringers recorded live at the '09 Leprechaun Days Bluegrass Festival in Rosemount, MN. Nick (Fiddlin' Fin) Rowse does the clogging to The Yellow Rose of Texas.



The Eelpout Stringers recorded live at the '09 Leprechaun Days Bluegrass Festival in Rosemount, MN. Nick (Fiddlin' Fin) Rowse, Loyd (Keeper) Mitchell, Karl (Gil) Burke and Craig (Bullhead) Evans open up the event with Johnny, Don't Get Drunk.



Here's Singleton Street performing the "Old Hymn Medley" at the historic (and beautiful) Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel last Labor Day (2009).



SINGLETON STREET'S NEW GOSPEL CD "WINGIN' IT" IS AVAILABLE FROM THESE FINE ONLINE RETAILERS:

www.elderly.com
www.morningstarfolkmusic.com
www.banjo.com



To see some Singleton Street articles on faith, music and autism, head over to www.artdeanne.com/Articles.html.
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Me. And often, lots of fiddle-sawin,' guitar-pickin', mandolin-choppin', bass-thumpin' friends. Here are the Eelpout Stringers.



I also play "Old time Gospel and Bluegrass" with a wonderful group of musicians called Singleton Street.



See my blog for more Old-timey jam/dance videos.

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And here's a GREAT example of what's known as "Festival Magic." It was a rainy Saturday afternoon in a field in central MN. We were huddled under a tarp playing when outa nowhere, a simple tune like Soldier's Joy took on a whole new meaning. Listen in and feel the energy!



FRAILIN's WEDDING! Yep. It happened September 8th, 2007 (read all about it in my blog)... but here's one of the tunes we played during the Gathering time right before the service.

Influences:

Uncle Dave Macon, Doc Boggs, Dwight Diller, the New Christy Minstrels, Peter Paul & Mary, Charlie Poole, Red Clay Ramblers (old "Wide Load" his'self, Tommy Thompson), Highwood String Band, Bill Monroe and my mother who played organ in a Methodist Church in a small, Iowa town for almost 55 years.

Speaking of great influences, how about a banjo and accordion duet?

Sounds Like:

... much of the soundtrack from "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" Most of this music came from Europe with the pioneers of the 1800's. It was dance music for the time (i.e. square dances, barn raisings, sorghum pressing, church gatherings). Usually it's just a fiddle and a banjo... although full Old-timey orchestration can include guitar, mandolin and bass.