Mon River Ramblers
Artwork by Jessica Scott 
The Mon River Ramblers • WINNERS OF THE 2011 DelFest BAND COMPETITION • Concocting songs of love, whiskey, heartbreak, and everything in between, Pittsburgh, PA’s The Mon River Ramblers have gone from street corners to Telluride stages; all along the way creating their unique vision of bluegrass music. What started as late night pickin’ sessions around a dimly-lit candle and a robust bottle of whiskey soon blossomed into a five piece bluegrass machine. The Mon River Ramblers have quickly and rightfully earned a reputation as one of the top bluegrass bands in the city of Pittsburgh. The band is comprised of life-long musicians and music lovers who have a shared passion for creating an electrifying, soulful, and innovative take on bluegrass music.
The Mon River Ramblers first began playing their unique blend of bluegrass all throughout the streets of Pittsburgh in the early stages of 2006. Moving From their humble beginnings of pickin’ on street corners and avenues around the city, the ramblers began to get noticed and started pickin’ in bars and venues around the Pittsburgh area. The Ramblers have polished their sound with a mix of different genre’s of music to create their take on bluegrass music. Their mix of traditional bluegrass, rag-time, jazz, blues, folk, punk, and rock infused with tight pickin’ keeps their brand of fiery bluegrass music innovative and fresh. The Ramblers music is a mixture of original compositions, soaring harmonies, and an innovative approach to improvisation that brings their music full circle. The Ramblers are city boys trying to bring fast-pickin’, high energy bluegrass music back to Pittsburgh.
In the short time the Ramblers have played together they have shared the stage with The Infamous Stringdusters, Cadillac Sky, King Wilkie, Greensky Bluegrass, The Grascals, the Emmitt Nershi Band, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, the Hot Seats, Trampled by Turtles, the Hackensaw Boys, Devil Makes Three, bluegrass hall of famer Mac Martin & the Dixie Travelers, the Two Man Gentlemen Band, Hoots & Hellmouth, The Fox Hunt, Crooked Still, Hot Buttered Rum, the Grammy nominated Greencards, and the Grammy award winning Cajun band, the Pine Leaf Boys. They have also competed in two of the most prestigious festivals in the world of the bluegrass in 2009, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and DelFest.
Luke Stamper • Mandolin, Vocals
Jeff Kuzemka • Banjo, Vocals
Jim Kuzemka • Guitar, Vocals
Paul Dvorchak • Fiddle, Vocals
Robin Brubaker • Bass, Vocals
LINKS
FaceBook • www.facebook.com/pages/Mon-River-Ramblers/147366617104
Mailing List • www.monriverramblers.com/email-list
Booking • riverramblers@gmail.com
SonicBids • www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=256028
Store • www.monriverramblers.com/merch
Contact • riverramblers@gmail.com
Performances/Tickets • www.monriverramblers.com/dates
WebSite • www.monriverramblers.com
ReverbNation • www.reverbnation.com/monriverramblers
News/Blog • www.monriverramblers.com/media
YouTube • www.youtube.com/user/riverramblers
CDBaby • www.cdbaby.com/cd/MonRiverRamblers
Amazon • http://amzn.to/jinJCX
MySpace • www.myspace.com/monriverramblers
ARTICLES, SOURCES & RELATED LINKS
• Artwork by Jessica Scott
• Mon River Ramblers break their bluegrass out of the ‘Burgh
• MP3 Monday: Mon River Ramblers
• The Mon River Ramblers have come out swinging with a home run
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