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The Nob Hill Boys/John Fabke and the Lonesome Aces

The Nob Hill Boys recently celebrated their 10th anniversary! You can find out the whole scoop about the Boys at the official NHB website www.nobhillboys.com The Lonesome Aces is one of my newer projects featuring all original, traditional style bluegrass songs in a quartet setting. The roatating cast of Aces has included Dan O'Brien, Jon Peik, Randy Sabien, Jon Vriesacker, Bob Black, Mark Hembree and Paul Kienitz. You can check out a recent performance HERE on video or go to the "Listen" page for sound samples.

 

 



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The Columbia County Sheiks

The Columbia County Sheiks are John Fabke (guitar, banjo, mandolin) and
Brian O’ Donnell (fiddle, guitar). Their repertoire draws on the blues-based string band music from the 1920s and ‘30s that was recorded by artists such as the Mississippi Sheiks, Doc Roberts, Jim and Andrew Baxter, Peg Leg Howell, Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith, Memphis Jug Band, Burnett & Rutherford and others. This unique and entertaining music covers a wide variety of styles from blues to rags to pop music and bluesy, fiddle-driven country breakdowns.
The Columbia County Sheiks feature the traditional fiddle playing of Madison, Wisconsin based Brian O’Donnell. Brian (and John) can also be heard playing cajun music with the Cajun Strangers and bluegrass with the Lonesome Rogues.

 



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The Redbirds

The Redbirds began playing back in the summer of 2004 as a side project for John Fabke and Paul Kienitz from their work in the award-winning Nob Hill Boys bluegrass band. This freewheeling setting gives Paul and John an opportunity to draw from their repertoire of traditional bluegrass and oldtime fiddle tunes and songs. The 'birds also occasionally feature special guest musicians or callers when they are playing for dances or performances.
Their music is tight, traditional and full of down-home fun.