We’d like to welcome The Oak Street Ramblers, the latest SWBMAI member band. Here’s an exerpt from their MySpace page:

Dishing up foot-stomping old time classics and tight high-and-lonesome harmonies, the Oak Street Ramblers are an up-and-coming band in Madison’s burgeoning bluegrass scene. The Oak Street Ramblers were born in a garage on the corner of Oak and Union streets on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin. At first a loosely-knit collective made up of a revolving cast of old time and Americana enthusiasts, the Ramblers eventually coalesced into a core group of dedicated bluegrass pickers. . .

The band is comprised of Liz Stattelman-Scanlan on vocals and guitar, Lonesome Willie Jones on vocals and mandolin, Ian Alderman on vocals, dobro and guitar, Tina Thompson on vocals and fiddle, Mark Schlutt on vocals and banjo, and Jeff Kunkle on bass (and the occasional off-key warbling).

The Oak Street Ramblers have gigs coming up in October at Epelegaarden on the 12th and the Alchemy Cafe on the 18th; you can get the details on the SWBMAI calendar.

SWBMAI works hard to get local bluegrass bands in touch with local bluegrass fans! If your bluegrass, old-time or traditional country group could benefit from the attention of Wisconsin music-lovers, contact Membership Director Catherine Rhyner at  csrhyner@rhyn-rivet.com