CELEBRATING
THIRTEEN YEARS
OF TRADITIONAL
KENTUCKY MUSIC
Red Barn Radio records each show
before a studio audience for later broad-
cast. Come help us cheer on the fine
musicians who keep alive the Traditional
Music of Kentucky!
The Performance Hall at ArtsPlace,
161 North Mill Street in Lexington, Kentucky
Wednesdays at 8 PM , Admission: $8. Enter the red Church Street door for all RBR shows. Click on the
photo for directions.
Central Kentucky: wuky.org, Saturdays at 8 PM. In Kentucky: weku.fm, Saturday evenings at 9 PM on WEKU 88.9 Richmond, 106.7 Frankfort, 90.9 Hazard, 88.5 Corbin, 96.9 Barbourville, 102.5 Middlesboro, and 95.1 Pikeville - repeats 3 a.m. Sundays. East Tennessee: wets.com, Fridays at 11 AM, Sundays at 8 PM. Lost Creek, WVA: wotrfm.com, whawradio.com. Regina, Saskatchewan: cjtr.ca Wednesdays, 5 AM CST
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SEPTEMBER
3rd: Emmanuel Ridge
10th: Humble Tripe
17th: Bluegrass Parkway’s US Tour
(from Australia)
24th: Fred Keams & Nizhoni Sky
OCTOBER
1st: The Whiskey Charmers
8th: Phoebe Hunt and Connor Forsyth
15th: Michael and Carrie Kline
22nd: David Faul Band
29th: Honeyboy & Boots
NOVEMBER
5th: Cherish the Blue
12th: Narrow Road Gospel Bluegrass
19th: My Brother the Bear
26th: Restless Leg String Band
DECEMBER
3rd: Appalachian Christmas VI
Featuring Al, Alice & Ruth , Sam Gleaves & Friends , Silas House , Jason Howard
10th: Jonathan New
17th: Johnny Campbell & The Bluegrass Drifters
24th: NO SHOW - Merry Christmas
31st: NO SHOW - Happy New Year
JANUARY
7th: Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle
14th: Kentucky Bluebelles
21st: Ben Knight & The Welldiggers
28th: David & Valerie Mayfield
FEBRUARY
4th: Ashleigh Caudill
11th: The Rail Splitters
18th: TBA
25th: Red Ember
WITH MASTER
OF CEREMONIES
DONALD MASON
David & Valerie Mayfield
coming to Red Barn Radio
Showtime: 8 PM
by John Benson
It wasn’t too long ago the Mayfield family band One Way Rider was traversing the country, playing bluegrass and old-time music before the genres became hip thanks to bands like the Avett Brothers and the Old Crow Medicine Show.
Now empty nesters, bluegrass musicians David and Valerie Mayfield are pursuing their own musical careers, while critically-acclaimed kids, Jessica Lea and David, are becoming national acts. The younger David leads the David Mayfield Parade. Jessica Lea is an up-and-coming solo artist.
“We’re on Facebook and Youtube constantly, just watching what they’re doing on the road,” said the elder David Mayfield, calling from his Newton Falls home. “We’re just very proud as can be of them. We have posters of them all over the house.”
Even though the Mayfield Family band is no longer touring, David and Valerie remain busy. There’s even talk of making an album with their son, David. The problem is he’s on the road so much they don’t know when that will happen.
As for the couple’s style, it’s steeped in old school bluegrass and classic country and newgrass, has been compared to the likes of Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, Tony Rice, The Dillards, Keith Whitley, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, and many more, but most importantly is that they have their own sound, and it is fantastic! Tight harmonies and hold on for some fast picking too!
“It’s that kind of deal,” Mayfield said. “We just do songs that we like, including a couple of funny songs that I wrote. It’s just a lot of harmony and fast picking, even though we’ll slow it down and do some slow love songs.”
Among the group’s humorous tunes are “Stomp on My Heart,” “100 Years Ago” and “Seven Drunken Nights.” There are also traditional bluegrass songs such as the upbeat “Old Home in Virginia” and the mellow “Guess’ River.”
