Mike Stadler & Mary Gibbons Band
This fine gathering of highly experienced musicians pulls together to find the common ground between early Country and Bluegrass and to include original material and contemporary songs suited to such a goal. The band features the clean, intricate harmonies - up to four parts - stacked atop a bed of dynamic acoustic instruments and pedal steel guitar.
Mike Stadler
Mike Stadler has lived in music since the age of six. His is a powerful voice well suited to American roots forms — Country, Bluegrass, Old Time and Folk. A multi-instrumentalist, Mike mainly sticks to mandolin and lead guitar with this group, though fiddle or clawhammer banjo might also put in an appearance.
Mary Gibbons
Mary Gibbons has played and sung bluegrass and country music for more than twenty years. Born in San Francisco and a lifelong Bay Area resident, Mary has played, recorded and toured with The All Girl Boys, Laurie Lewis and Her Bluegrass Pals and The Fog City Ramblers. Her voice and guitar are featured on other recordings by Lewis, as well as those of Tom Rozum and singer-songwriter Erica Wheeler.
Jon Mitguard
Jon Mitguard, a Colorado Springs native, handles pedal steel and dobro for the band. A diverse stylist, Jon's steel sound incorporates percussive picking techniques that add distinctive flavors to the liquid steel sound. After learning what all those pedals and knee levers did, he played with people such as Rose Maddox, David Nelson (New Riders of the Purple Sage), Kristen McNamara, The Lucky Dogs, and has appeared on a variety of recording projects.
