Lorraine's Coffee House

This past Thursday night the band performed at Lorraine's Coffee House in Garner, North Carolina. This was our fourth time there since this past summer. It is a great family venue on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays when all kinds of live music (Jazz, Country, Southern Rock and Bluegrass) perform. It is a great place to go on the weekends to hear some very good music and also to get some killer coffee. We do enjoy playing here, the people that come out are always a great audience and I have to say it again; the coffee is amazing (eat your heart out Starbucks).

This place could honestly be booming with just it's coffee alone, but adding the live music aspect really allows for more people to come in. The number of customers that they have when live music is performed is amazing. The aspect of music draws in such a variety of people and a large crowd, but how can you reach many different people? The way that Lorraine's does that is by way of social media, mainly Facebook. They have over 2,000 likes on Facebook and regularly post about what is goin on at the coffee house. You can find everything on their Facebook page or their website, www.lorrainescoffeehouse.com.

But anyway, check out this video from this past Thursday night of the band playing a Jimmy Martin tune called "Honey You Don't Know My Mind". I'm on guitar and singing, Caleb on bass, Connor on mandolin, Jackson on banjo and Nathan on fiddle; sorry for the video quality I could not get it any clearer. Also, do not forget to like Lorraine's Coffee House on Facebook and go out sometime to enjoy good coffee and good music!

Bethesda Bluegrass

With this being my first post I figured I would give a little bit of an explanation of what you will find on this blog. Here is will post pictures and videos of the Bluegrass world, the band I play in and other bluegrass bands. Along with sharing videos and pictures, I will talk about the groups that I share, the venues that you may fins some bluegrass bands and also how social media and the internet open up big opportunities for bluegrass band and fans alike.

I figured that the first band that I should introduce to you all would be the Bethesda Bluegrass Band. This is the group that I currently play guitar and sing in. The lineup that we have now has been together for a little over nine months now, consisting of myself (Bailey Coe), Connor Hagwood, Caleb Hagwood, Jackson Hagwood and Nathan Aldridge. Nathan is the youngest at 15 and Caleb is the oldest at 21. We normally communicate to potential clients and fans through Facebook, Gig Master, or E-mail. Social media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube play a major role in us getting our name out there and getting bookings. On Facebook we have a little over 1,300 likes from a wide range of people from various places. Social media and the internet are imperative to our success as a group and also to simple provide more people with the opportunity to listen to bluegrass music.

Check us out on Facebook and gives us a like. Our web site, www.bethesdabluegrassband.com, where you can find out more about us, where we will be and where we have been. In the mean time, enjoy this studly picture of us all. Thanks!