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The Down to Earth Band

About Me

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Music:

Member Since: 17/03/2006
Band Members: Jim Thompson - (Guitar, Vocals), Walt Finch - (Mandolin, Dobro, Guitars, Vocal Harmony),
Influences: All forms of genuine music
Sounds Like: Folk, Acoustic Rock, Bluegrass (Appalachian New Wave)
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Earth Day is here again

Yes, don’t fall over with a heart attack! There is actually a new blog! My apologies for keeping you hanging since the last blog.I just want to share with you a local news article and invite you...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:02:00 GMT

Instruments of change

So Earth day came and went again. Time to reflect on what to do. Me? Well...all the usual stuff--organic gardening, living off the fat of the land, trying not to kill any trees and even planting a few...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:37:00 GMT

PA Cleanways Cleanup

Well, our watershed group spent four cold hours this morning volunteering to clean up Diebler's Gap along the Mahantongo Mountain, north of Elizabethville. Once again, I must thank Michelle Dunn for h...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:35:00 GMT

Down To Earth Band

Our CD contains 13 original songs.This myspace stuff is new to us but seems pretty cool. Already a lot of amazing musicians have contacted us. We love you all! And some of you we love very much and al...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:45:00 GMT

Open Mic experience: Wooden Keg

Last night Jim and I played at the Wooden Keg Tavern in Saint Clair, PA. The open mic atmosphere was awesome. The crowd loved us! Instead of a few songs, we played for two hours! The Wooden Keg is a t...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:22:00 GMT

Sandosing Sweetness

Glisten and smolder: her eyes in my mind. Water on boulders, rain from the sky... Lonely moss grows thick and undisturbed except when my bare feet sink deep. they sink deep. Sleighbells and peepers ri...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:39:00 GMT

Wiconisco Creek Cleanup

Subtitle: There's a Place For Trash and It's Not in Our Creeks. Yesterday I helped organize and accomplish a massive creek cleanup. We ended up with a total of 50 volunteers. It turned out to be quite...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:39:00 GMT

DTE music featured in new video

Thanks to our good friend Andy at the Western PA Co-olition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation, one of our songs will be featured in a new video. This video will be shown across PA and the Appalachian Mou...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:29:00 GMT

DTE '07

Yeah, yeah I know. This blog should have been updated regularly. There you have been, anxiously awaiting news of your favorite band all this time. Well, for you seething masses of loyal DTE fans, here...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:52:00 GMT

DTE Photos

Well, we posted some photos finally from a recent gig, at the 84th annual Enders family reunion in Halifax, PA. Our music's emphasis on environmental awareness has made us many new friends. If yo...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:21:00 GMT