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| quartets to knee slapping county tunes, to | | | | they were playing at San Francisco's renowned |
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| mandolin, the banjo? Want something to | | | | The banjo, the mandolin, the guitar, these |
| listen to as you hike through the Swiss Alps, | | | | strings make great sounds, and its no doubt |
| or whistle to in your yard? Well look over | | | | that the members of Yonder Mountain String |
| yonder, bluegrass tunes are wafting through | | | | Band know how to play them. Their fanbase is |
| the air and they are coming from the group | | | | expanding the more they tour and the more |
| formally known as the Bluegrassholes. They | | | | they tour, the more exposure their music gets |
| are now the Yonder Mountain String Band. | | | | to an awaiting crowd. The crowd is waiting |
| They've cleaned up their image and their name | | | | to find their niche, the style of music that |
| and they are currently one of the leading | | | | encourages them to clap their hands, let down |
| bands in the bluegrass genre. | | | | their hair and dance like a manic. The |
| | | | mountains are alive with the sound of music. |
| The group is from Colorado where the | | | | Listen…over that hill and Yonder, |
| mountains are high and some yodeling might | | | | Mountain String Band is playing, don't miss |
| still occur, but these guys are no yodelers. | | | | the show! |
| Banjoist Dave Johnston and mandolinist Jeff | | | | |
| Austin were still studying in college when | | | | This article was written by Alexa Trotta and |
| the Bluegrassholes first formed. They found | | | | is sponsored by StubHub is a leader in the |
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| String Band formed in 1998 with the addition | | | | Band tickets sports tickets, concert tickets, |
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| Aijala. Together the group has developed | | | | |