Bluegrass Court Jester

Ron Thomason

Ron Thomason's singing, playing and satirical humor are highlighted. He makes us laugh and keeps us thinking!

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Tearin' Outta the Wilderness

Dry Branch Fire Squad

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More aggressively traditional than ever before.

After 43 years, there's nothing new about DBFS. So...this album is more of the same; unique songs done in the most old-fashioned way.

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Don't Forget This Song

Dry Branch Fire Squad

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aggessively traditonal Bluegrass music

Our music is not for the faint-of-heart when it comes to Bluegrass music; we perform the kind with the bark left on. Having performed all over the world for 48 years almost everyone who would be interested in Dry Branch Fire Squad already knows about us. For anyone with debilitating curiosity who doesn't, the

aggessively traditonal Bluegrass music

Our music is not for the faint-of-heart when it comes to Bluegrass music; we perform the kind with the bark left on. Having performed all over the world for 48 years almost everyone who would be interested in Dry Branch Fire Squad already knows about us. For anyone with debilitating curiosity who doesn't, the best thing to do would be to consult our website: drybranchfiresquad.com.

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The Gospel Way

Dry Branch Fire Squad

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Aggressively traditional bluegrass gospel music.

We do bluegrass and old-timey gospel music with two, three, and four-part harmonies. The songs are traditional, and though the titles may seem familiar, we are known for finding rare, traditional arrangements as well as doing unique arrangements ourselves. The music is all-acoustic and sometimes

Aggressively traditional bluegrass gospel music.

We do bluegrass and old-timey gospel music with two, three, and four-part harmonies. The songs are traditional, and though the titles may seem familiar, we are known for finding rare, traditional arrangements as well as doing unique arrangements ourselves. The music is all-acoustic and sometimes accapella.

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Bygone Days

Heidi Clare & Ron Thomason

Old-time music with muscle and pathos.

Heidi Clare is the living representation of the past and gone traditional fiddling of folks like John Carson, Arthur Smith, Ray Cline, et al. Ron Thomason comes from the world of old-time bluegrass. The pairing was described by Bluegrass Unlimited thusly: You won’t find many better partnerships for old-time,

Old-time music with muscle and pathos.

Heidi Clare is the living representation of the past and gone traditional fiddling of folks like John Carson, Arthur Smith, Ray Cline, et al. Ron Thomason comes from the world of old-time bluegrass. The pairing was described by Bluegrass Unlimited thusly: You won’t find many better partnerships for old-time, bluegrass, and classic country music than this.

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Dry Branch Headlines

  • DBFS NEWS!
  • BOOKING INQUIRIES:Dry Branch Fire Squad regrets that the agency which formerly engaged our performances changed their line of work as a result of Covid.  Luckily one of the members of the band, Evan Lanier, has taken over the job of engaging the band's performance schedules.  Please contact Evan for Dry Branch Fire Squad performances.  Evan Lanier <evanlaniermusic@gmail.com>; 937-760-1615.  
  • Dry Branch Fire Squad is fully back to  performing in the wake of one of us having to deal with a bout of cancer. We still continue  in the production of the two festivals which we host:  High Mountain Hay Fever in Westcliffe, CO; and the awesome Grey Fox festival in Oak Hill New York. 

Two important news breaks for DBFS--both "good" and neither "fake."  Brian Aldridge is back in the band after a respite and in his own words, "Ready to go." 

One big change in the band's work is that with the change in Rounder Records we have taken over our work with regards to producing our own CDs, and as of now we have three available for sale, and soon we will have two more CDs available for sale.  And we are proud of our movie, titled "Bluegrass Court Jester (an Unusual History of Bluegrass Music).  

 

Presently we have for sale our movie, see above; and Don't Forget This Song; The Gospel Way, and Tearin' Outta the Wilderness.  

As a result of the recent increases in postal costs the CDs can be purchased for $20 each and the the movie can be purchased for $30.  These prices include shipping within USA.

 

 

 

 

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