Bluegrass Night: Dry Buck and Kentucky Sky

Kentucky Sky - 7pm-8:15pm

Randy Hackworth, Pocatello, ID, roots take him back to the hills of Eastern Kentucky. Although he has played in several bands and genres of music, his love and passion is for that Bluegrass sound. As a singer/songwriter and guitarist, it just seems to be the perfect fit.

Emily Frank, Idaho Falls, ID, was raised listening to nothing but bluegrass music, and it’s still the only music she listens to. She has played in several different bands. The current group is called “Kentucky Sky” where she contributes with acoustic bass and vocals, as well as writing songs. Emily says, “I love playing music with these guys and doing harmonies. Plus, I get to dress old style and wear hats.”

Fred Frank, Idaho Falls, ID, has been in many Bluegrass bands over the years starting his Bluegrass career with the Stone Mountain Bluegrass Co. He has played banjo, mandolin, and guitar in different bands, but in Kentucky Sky, he is on five-string banjo and singing vocal harmonies. Fred says: “This in one of the most traditional groups I have been in, and I’m having a blast.”

Chad Fadely, Kalispell, MT, is originally from Hot Springs, AR. Chad is the newest member of the band but has shared the stage with Fred and Emily many times over the years as a member of New South Fork. Chad has played in many bands from MT. and when not making his living playing mandolin, he’s selling guitars for Music Villa in Bozeman, MT.

Both Randy and Emily also write a significant portion of the band’s songs in a traditional Bluegrass style. This makes for a refreshing, yet familiar sound the band offers.

Dry Buck- 8:30pm-9:45pm

This Idaho-based sextet plays a traditionally based brand of bluegrass music that is to be reckoned with. The backbone of the group is Mark Stolpe, thumping the bass with the authority of a hardened drill sergeant. Jason Homie (banjo), “Lightnin’” Doug Jenkins (fiddle), and Matt Skipper (mandolin/guitar) lay down the instrumentation that establishes Dry Buck as a hard-driving, bona fide Mountain Music Machine. David Skipper (vocals, guitar) and Rand Thompson (vocals, mandolin/guitar) lay down the finishing touch with soulful lead and harmony vocals, all to help set Dry Buck as one of the premier bluegrass bands in the state.

Join us for dinner and drinks ! The Sapphire Room features a full food and bar menu with table-side service.

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Please note that general seats may have a partially obstructed view.

Many tables are at bar height. Guests requiring lower seating will be most comfortable at tables 11 - 49. Guests requiring ADA accessible seating will be most comfortable at the following tables: 35, 36, 37, 38, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49. For questions about accessible seating, please call 208-343-1871 or email [email protected].

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