Jim
Wood joins the “Medicine Show” for the first time and brings with him a
wealth of musical experience and talent. Jim is a Texas native who has
lived over half of his life in the mountains of North Georgia. Jim
became a member of the “Georgia Mountain Fair Band” in 2003, and was
part of the group when it was inducted into the Atlanta Country Music
Hall of Fame in 2004 . He became the band leader when Fiddlin’
Howard Cunningham retired in 2008, after 55 years in that
position. Over the years, Jim has worked with such major recording
artists as Jerry Reed, Ray Price, T. Graham Brown, Brad Paisley, Marty
Stuart, Bellamy Brothers, Gene Watson, Joe Diffie and the Statler
Brothers. In addition to the “Georgia Mountain Fair Band“, Jim fronts
his own group “Dixie Fried” formerly known as the “Woodpile”, that
plays a wide variety of musical genre’s from traditional country to
rock and roll. His current record is entitled “ The Smoky
Mountain Man”.
Gentleman Jack String Band
“Hawkproof
Rooster” aka Nancy and Charlie Hartness, along with special guests
Beverly Smith ( of Beverly Smith and Carl Jones) and legendary 92 year
old fiddler Earl Murphy, will team up as the “Gentleman Jack
String Band” for the first time on the Medicine Show stage. These
Athens Georgia musicians get together for a weekly music session in
Earl’s kitchen, and play and sing a grand selection of old-time and
early country music that will take you back to the Golden Age of Radio.
Camp Creek Committe
“Camp
Creek Committee” will join the Medicine Show for the first time.
This North Georgia based group consists of , Casey Cochran on guitar
and vocals, David Kennedy on banjo, Roman Gaddis on mandolin and Adam
Rambin on bass. This disciplined Appalachian roots band has moved just
a little to the wild side, in the vein of the “Old Crow Medicine
Show” and is influenced by some of the later day greats such as the
Grateful Dead, Steve Earle and Robert Earl Keen , combining old and new
into a pleasing mixture of music all their own.
Mist on the Mountain
The "House Band" for the last 2 seasons
of the Mountain Music & Medicine Show, with members Melanie
Pruitt - vocals, Elaine Holibitsky - vocals, Christy Bottoms - vocals,
Clyde Gaddis - guitar/vocals, Doyle Butler - mandolin, Jack Taylor -
bass,they will be sure to get the crowd going with their popular
renditions of country, bluegrass and gospel
songs.
