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About Me

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.

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Member Since: 27/11/2005
Band Website: www.frailin.com
Band 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 Get In Line Brother LIVE at their 2/23/08 CD release concert at Rosemount United Methodist Church!!

You can see more videos from this live concert at myspace.com/singletonstreet

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.

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

The Eelpout Stringers 3rd Annual Pilgrimage to the Eelpout Festival

My, how quickly time flies! It was just a short February ago we were attending our 2nd Eelpout Festival in Walker, MN. And here it is, time again for our annual pilgrimage to the land of frozen lakes...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:13:00 GMT

The Eelpout Stringers Excellent Adventure - Redux!

The Eelpout Stringers Excellent Adventure - Redux! Rated PG. Mostly true. Well, there we were... four eelpouters in the middle of February, standing around watching the snow fall when suddenly the ...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:33:00 GMT

"Dog Tales" ... a series of banjo and accordion duets!

Yep. I've heard just about enough of folks diss'in on BOTH instruments, so I called up my friend Robin Fox and invited him over for an afternoon of recording. Robin is an excellent fiddler...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:10:00 GMT

Singleton Street - "Wingin It!" Order a Gospel CD here:

After 3 years in planning, Singleton Street is proud to announce the December '07 release of our Gospel CD, "Wingin'It!"Singleton Street is Chuck and Sherri Leyda (guitar/mandolin and guitar), Jimmy N...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:55:00 GMT

"Winging it." A Singleton Street Gospel Recording adventure!

Today is Saturday, November 16th. The last two days have been both the most incredibly stressful and incredibly rewarding of my life! After years of performances, preparations and saving our pennies...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:14:00 GMT

Frailins Wedding.

Lucky me! I married the girl of my dreams and had 300 family and friends come over to celebrate. Most brought their instruments (and a hot dish). It doesn't get much better. Ok. Here's kind of a run d...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:46:00 GMT

Frailin Festival Fun - MBOTMA, Fall, 2007

Ah, MBOTMA's 2007 fall festival is now just a memory, but what a warm one it is at that!Aside from attending some incredible performances by Del McCoury, Laurie Lewis and the Orpheus Supertones, the f...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:36:00 GMT

Frailin' with Friends! The Festival Files.

It's now late Sunday afternoon, June 3rd, following the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association spring festival. Sure, it rained a bunch, sure we all averaged about 3-4 hours a sleep a nig...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:38:00 GMT

Mother's Day CD

Like any good son (or daughter), all of us in Singleton Street wanted to thank our moms for the countless kindnesses (and patience) they've show us over the years. What better (and cheaper!) way to d...
Posted by on Sat, 05 May 2007 23:46:00 GMT

An Update on Deb - A NEW FIDDLE!

UPDATE: 3/11/07Last Friday night was another special day in this story (see earlier blog entry, "Feelin' and Sharin' the Love"). Deb is now back on her feet, feelin' fine. Her admiss...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:39:00 GMT