Runaway Train

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Strait Bluegrass Festival</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Strait Bluegrass Festival"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> back to<B>  </B><A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2002 Festival"><U><B>2002 Festival</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC33" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="No Strings Attached"><U>No Strings Attached</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brothers Keeper "><U>Brother's Keeper  </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lakeside Ramblers "><U>Lakeside Ramblers </U></A></div> <div> <B>Runaway Train</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blue Mountain Bluegrass Boys"><U>Blue Mountain Bluegrass Boys</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="069b6d10.gif" border=0 width="182" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B><U>Strait Bluegrass Festival</U></B></I><I><B><U> </U></B></I></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=398 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="08cf4d80.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>T</B></I><B>heir dramatic mix of personalities and music backgrounds makes for a combination that says this is not your ordinary band. To categorize the group as straight-ahead</B> <B>traditional with hard driving vocal and instrumental arrangements would be correct, but delicate</B> <B>waltzes and on-the-edge contemporary pieces round out their fresh sound.  Listen</B> <B>a while, and you'll be eagerly anticipating what rolls around the next bend!</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Tom Foote</U></B>  </FONT>Tom's interest in Bluegrass music reached fever pitch while he was in the Navy and stationed in Washington DC There he hung out in Tom Morgan's Cellar and met Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, Bill Emerson, and the Seldom Scene players before they were a band.  After Earl Skruggs, Allan Shelton - Jim and Jesse's banjo player - was the next big influence on Tom, which explains his irrational impulse for playing non Bluegrass material.  But, once Tom heard J.D. Crowe play the banjo on those old Jimmy Martin tapes, J,D. became his role model and remains so today.  When he's not playing banjo and singing tenor harmony with <I>Runaway Train</I>, he teaches Creative Nonfiction and Folklore Field Research Methodology at the Evergreen State College.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Teasy Ryken</U></B>  </FONT>Teasy was first drawn to Bluegrass and Oldtime music in Berkley, Ca.  Where she grew up during the 60's and 70's.  She hung out around the Freight and Salvage coffee house and the San Francisco Folk Society.  The early <I>Brother Duets</I> and the singing of <I>Hazel Dickens</I> and <I>Alice Gerrard</I> were a strong influence.  She moved to Olympia in 1973 to attend The Evergreen State College and immediately hooked up with the local Bluegrass musicians.  She played in numerous Bluegrass, Country, and Duet groups over the years. With <I>Runaway Train</I>, she's the fiddle player and lead tenor singer.  She works as a Mental Health professional and deems herself mentally healthy as long as she's able to play Bluegrass.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Greg Linder</U></B><B> </B> </FONT>Greg, a native of Washington, was struck by Bluegrass fever in 1980 upon attending the nearby Tumwater Bluegrass Festival.  In the years since, icons such as <I>Tony Rice</I> and <I>Charles Sawtelle</I> have heavily influenced his music.  He is well known in the regional music scene as co-founder of <I>Caravan</I>, and most recently of <I>Blue Hill</I>, and for winning the Western Canada Flatpick Championships at Chillowack in 1999.  He plays guitar and sings lead and harmony vocals with <I>Runaway Train</I>.  Bluegrass will always remain a necessary ingredient in this carpenter's daily routine!</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Larry Gilliam</U></B>  </FONT>The Bluegrass Bug bit this Oklahoma boy in the early 70's and he enjoyed attending all the great festivals in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado.  He played in a couple of bands in Oklahoma, one of which landed a week-long gig in New Orleans French Quarter.  Larry moved to Washington in 1986 and was glad to find Bluegrass alive and well in the Northwest.  You may remember him playing with <I>Caravan</I> a few years ago.  He plays mandolin and sings lead and harmony with <I>Runaway Train</I>.  Larry says Bluegrass helps even out the twists and turns of the work week in the commercial real estate business.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Trish Terry</U></B>  </FONT>Trish's love for Country music came about because her mom was a big fan and there was a Country band in her family for a long time which exposed her to much of the music.  She started out playing drums and bass for <I>Country Essence </I>- an electric Country band - and most recently played acoustic bass with regional Bluegrass band <I>Blue Ridge</I>.  She is now bass player for <I>Runaway Train</I>.  She likes banjo music and the Gospel sound.  Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Trish moved to Washington State in 1965 and resides in Yelm.</div> <bR> <div> Tom Foote 360 357 9925      Greg Linder 360 898 4581</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <U>Back to</U>: <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music Calendar"><U>Music Calendar</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>