Out of the Blue started creating their \u201cBordergrass\u201d style in the early 1990s. You already know three of the members if you\u2019ve heard Way Out West or Dharmapoke at the AFP through the years \u2013 Tom Poley on guitar and banjo, Emmy Creigh on guitar and Slim Rost on bass. Donny Russell rounds out the Out of the Blue quartet on mandolin. The band has a reputation for their unique, signature vocal harmonies. Based in Tucson, they have traveled throughout the Southwest playing their distinctive original songs as well as traditional bluegrass and Americana covers. They have toured Europe 3 times and won 2nd place in the Telluride Band competition in 1998. The band members have received honors from the Western Music Association and Tom Poley has won 5 songwriting awards from The John Hartford Festival Songwriting Challenge. You can expect an energetic and fun performance in the acoustically pristine AFP that will feature some of their signature songs as well as some new gems added for these shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Out of the Blue started creating their \u201cBordergrass\u201d style in the early 1990s. You already know three of the members if you\u2019ve heard Way Out West or Dharmapoke at the AFP through the years \u2013 Tom Poley on guitar and banjo, Emmy Creigh on guitar and Slim Rost on bass. Donny Russell rounds out the Out of the Blue quartet … <\/p>\n