Take a musical journey with this acoustic quartet across time and musical boundaries. Bluegrass to folk and then some. From Norman Blake and Tony Rice to Tom Paxton, & the Carter Family with stops along the way to visit the Eagles, the Byrds, Sam Bush, Dan Fogelberg, Richard Thompson, Michael Martin Murphy, and even the Rolling Stones. Each of the four band member brings their own personal influences to the mix creating an interesting and diverse listening experience.
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Stemwinder
Bluegrass to folk and then some.
From Norman Blake and Tony Rice to Tom Paxton, & the Carter Family with stops
along the way to visit the Eagles, the Byrds, Sam Bush, Dan Fogelberg,
Richard Thompson, Michael Martin Murphy, and even the Rolling Stones.
Each of the four band member brings their own personal influences to the mix
creating an interesting and diverse listening experience.
The Band hails from east Tennessee:
Shannon Morton, smooth, laid back playing style and adds his voice to both lead and harmony vocals.
Dennis Ellis, does the Mandolin chores and provides both baritone harmony & lead vocals.
Pam Minke, keeps the band in line with her rock solid, inventive bass playing while adding her voice
to the harmony mix as well as taking the lead vocals on her favorite songs.
Bob Minke, plays banjo, guitar and sings both lead and harmony vocals to complete the quartet.
What started out as four new friends getting together to jam occasionally has become
four really good friends getting together to play music for their family, friends, and fans
whenever and wherever they get the chance.
The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad was born in this
Blue Ridge Mountain country more than a century ago. In the 1880s it was nicknamed
the "Stemwinder”.
1. 500 Miles – D (capo 2)
2. 52 Vincent Black Lightning - C
3. Across the Great Divide - C
4. Age -D (National)
5. Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me - G
6. Amarillo by Morning – D (National - capo 2)
7. Amie - A (National)
8. Angel's Blue Eyes - D (no capo)
9. Aunt Mary’s Spring – E (National - capo 2)
10. Barrel of a Gun - Am (capo 4)
11. Black Birds & Crows – D(E) (capo 2)
12. Black Diamond Strings - A (capo 2)
13. Blue Ridge Cabin Home - G
14. Bonnie – F (National - capo 3)
15. Carolina in the Pines - G
16. Carolina Star - E (capo 2)
17. Church Street Blues - D (capo 2)
18. Circles Around Me - A (capo 2)
19. Coal Tattoo - Em
20. Colleen Malone - A (capo 2)
21. Country Comfort - D (no capo)
22. Country Roads – G (Mandola)
23. Did She Mention My Name - G (12 string)
24. Dooley - G
25. Down the line - G (Mandola)
26. Early Morning Rain - D (no capo)
27. East Bound and Down - G
28. EMD/Fire on the Mountain -Em
29. Fields of Gold - B (12 string capo 4)
30. Forever Young – C (National) (Mandola)
31. Fox on the Run - G
32. Gentle on My Mind – C (Mandola)
33. Ghosts in the Window - D (National - capo 2)
34. Ginseng Sullivan - D (National)
35. God's Front Porch - C
36. Gold Heart Locket - D (no capo)
37. Gone on Before - E (National capo 2)
38. Good Morning Country Rain - D (capo 2)
39. Harvest Moon – D (National – Dropped “D”)
40. Heaven Sent – G
41. Heaven's Door -D (National)
42. Hey Mr. Space Man – G (12 string)(Mandola)
43. Highway 40 Blues - D (capo 2)
44. Horse with No Name - Em (12 string)
45. I’m Troubled/Make Me a Pallet - D(Mandolin)
46. I Can't Help but Wonder Where I'm Bound - D (capo 2)
47. I Choose You - G
48. In the Morning Light – Am (National)
49. Last Day at Gettysburg - F (Dm - no capo)
50. Last Train from Poor Valley - D (no capo)
51. Live Forever – G
52. Lonely People – G (12 string)
53. Lonesome Pines - B
54. Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper’s Dream) D (no capo)
55. Lost River – G
56. Love at the Five & Dime
57. Magnolia Wind – C (National)
58. More Pretty Girls Than One – C (Mandolin)
59. Morning Always Wins - Em (National)
60. Morning Sky - D (capo 2)
61. Midnight Flyer - G
62. Mr. Bojangles - C (12 string)
63. No Hiding Place Down Here – D (no capo)
64. Old Home Place - G
65. Pancho & Lefty – A (National - capo 2)
66. Peaceful Easy Feeling – D (no capo)
67. Poor Boy’s Delight - F
68. Red Clay Halo – D (National) (Mandola)
69. River of Love - G (12 string) (Mandola)
70. Roving Gamble - G
71. Sailing to Australia – Em
72. Simple Life - D (no capo)
73. Some of Shely's Blues - C
74. Song for Life - C (National)
75. Stray Dogs & Alley cats - F (National - capo 3)
76. Stronger Every Day - A
77. Tequila Sunrise - G (12 string)
78. The Engineers Don't Wave from The Trains - C
79. The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore – Em
80. Tenderly Calling - G
81. The Scotsman – C (12 string)
82. There is a Time - Bm (capo 2)
83. These Days – G (National)
84. Thinking Tonight of my Blue Eyes - D (capo 2)
85. This Heart of Mine - G
86. Time - A
87. Tin Roof Shack - Em
88. Turn, Turn, Turn - D (12 string)
89. Wagon Wheel – G
90. Wait a Minute - G (National)
91. Wayfaring Stranger – Am (National)
92. When It's Lamp Lightning Time in the Valley - D (no capo)
93. Whiskey In the Jar – A (12 string - capo 2)
94. Whiskey on a Sunday – D (12 string - capo 2)
95. Wild Mountain Thyme - D (12 string - capo 2)
96. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – G
97. Your Presence Is My Favorite Gift – G
Bluegrass to folk and then some. From Norman Blake and Tony Rice to Tom Paxton, & the Carter Family with stops along the way to visit the Eagles, the Byrds, Sam Bush, Dan Fogelberg, Richard Thompson, Michael Martin Murphy, and even the Rolling Stones
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