July 20-21-22, 2001

FESTIVAL

Larry Booth The Chapmans High Atmosphere Bluegrass Band The Jones Family The McLemores The New Old Timers Sappa Strings Shadow Creek Spontaneous Combustion

No doubt about it, Shadow Creek has energy--lots and lots of raw energy! Combining the personalities of this band has resulted in an exciting, high spirited sound, whether it's traditional, contemporary, or gospel. The Wichita band includes Jim Bullard, Johnny Duncan, Kathy Feryok, Sasha Feryok, and Nicole Feryok. With spontaneous finesse, Shadow Creek entertains with toe-tapping, foot stomping energy and contagious vitality.

Jim Bullard, Bluegrass veteran, plays guitar with an incredible and exciting up-tempo style as well as rocks the vocal pace with fantastic, unique, high lonesome lead and baritone vocals. An out-standing five string banjo player, Johnny Duncan propels the band right out to the edge with an awesome, hard-driving Syncopated style. Cathy Feryok resonates a strong percussive rhythm with her high energy mandolin chops and sings and picks with fearless soul. Fiddling with stunning skid and moaning style, Sasha Feryok also expresses authority and imagination in her vocals. The other amazing and creative component to the twin fiddlers," Nicole Feryok, demonstrates unbelievable control on rapid-fire breaks, sings with sensitivity and grace, and is the 1999 Kansas State Fiddle Champion.

Shadow Creeks identity is a love of music with rolling waves of imaginative arrangements and tight harmonies crashing on a beach of Bluegrass tradition. Treasuring gospel music, Shadow Creek is consumed with sincere emotion and reverence for the message. This band grabs attention with a unique and varied sound to provide universal appeal and charisma. Sporting an unidentifiable formula for success, Shadow Creek's adrenaline-charged personality ignites the stage with magic!