NIBA Regular Member Bands

Alison Coyer

Earlville  IL
Phone: 815-792-8652

Traditional bluegrass, old time and mountain music played on hammered dulcimer.

B.A.D. Bluegrass
Bob Rawlins
Phone: 219-987-3990
Email:
indianajack@netnitco.net

Four-piece group with guitar, mandolin, bass and banjo; combined musical experience of over a century, playing a broad blend of Web Site contemporary and traditional bluegrass 

Basically Bluegrass
Jake Thorn
DeKalb IL
Phone: 815-748-5718
Email:
thorn7376@aol.com

Traditional bluegrass, heavy on vocals, with mandolin, tenor banjo, 6 and 12 string guitars, bass guitar; this band has fun jamming, and it is usually reflected in the music they play 

Chigger Hollow
Jimmy Mitchell
Phone: 708-672-1280
Email:
Mbcjim@aol.com

They perform traditional as well as contemporary bluegrass music as well as old country and gospel music. 

Dave “DK” Kolars

Dekalb, IL

Email: dkolars@comcast.net

Traditional bluegrass, blues, old time, country, Hawaiian…..is there any instrument or style of music he does not play well?

Fox Valley Grass

Tom Dearing
Email:
TomDearing@ameritech.net

The band plays both traditional bluegrass and its own original compositions in the bluegrass tradition. 

Greenbriar Mountain Band

Jim Gibson

Email: jimgibson94@yahoo.com

Phone: 815-766-1060

Traditional Bluegrass Music

Illinois Rail
Dave Schippert
Roanoke IL
Phone: 309-744-2500
Email:
schippda@hotmail.com

We play traditional, gospel, and a few originals with lots of great vocals and instrumentals. It is not unusual for everyone to switch instruments for various songs. We love the music and love sharing it as well.  

Jazzman Jeff Justman
Phone: 847-989-9634
Email:
jazzmanjeffjustmanmusic@yahoo.com

Acoustic folk-rock-country roots music performer, singer-songwriter, and music enthusiast.

On Tyme
Robert Steffey
Aurora IL
Phone: 630-892-0508
Email:
info@ontyme.us

High energy bluegrass and old-time Gospel 

Poplar Grove Jam Band
Patty Michalsen
Rockford IL
Phone: 815-636-1884
Email:
fiddler@hughes.net

Available for your Illinois-Wisconsin event offering a vocal and instrumental mix of bluegrass, Texas swing, old-time, blues styles presented with banjo, bass, dobro, fiddle, guitar, harmonica and mandolin.

Templeton Family Band
Lostant  IL
815-481-6327

www.templetonfamilyband.com

Email: mtempleton10@yahoo.com

Traditional bluegrass music featuring Michael and Lisa Templeton, along with five of their eight children, ranging from ages 9-13 years playing the banjo, guitar, fiddle and mandolin.

The Bluegrass Reunion Band
Mike Bratt
Rockford IL
Phone: 815-968-6804
Email:
mikebratt@aol.com

Bluegrass, performed by four good-lookin’ guys with over 100 collective years bluegrass experience; fiddle, mandolin, bass, guitar, banjo 

The Kings Brothers
Mathew Littlejohn
200 East St.
Kingston IL
Email:
mathew@thekingsmansion.org

Traditional bluegrass, heavy on vocal harmony, with mandolin, banjo, 6 and 12 string guitars, bass guitar. We love the Gospel side of Bluegrass music.