IT’S A BARN. IT’S RED. IT’S IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. IT’S BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO CONGREGATE ON OCCASIONAL EVENINGS TO EAT, DRINK, AND PLAY, OR LISTEN TO OTHERS PLAY MUSIC. DID I MENTION DRINKING? THAT DOES SEEM TO BE AN ESSENTIAL OIL IN THE MACHINERY, BUT IT NEVER KEEPS A GOOD GUITAR SOLO FROM FINDING A PLACE TO ROOST. THERE ARE PLENTY OF GUITARS, IN THE HANDS OF EXCELLENT PLAYERS, AND A COUPLE OF DRUM SETS, ASSORTED HAND DRUMS, A BASS RIG, A KEYBOARD, MONITORS AND MICROPHONES, AND MAYBE THE BEST THING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BARN IS THE UNION OF MUSICIANS WHO DON’T NORMALLY PLAY TOGETHER. IN SOME CASES THEY’VE NEVER PLAYED TOGETHER. THE CONGREGATION OR UNION DOES HAVE A REASON. IT’S NEAL’S BARN, AND NEAL WANTED TO PLAY WITH HIS FRIENDS. THERE WAS A SHORT LIST MADE SHORTER, AND GINA DUBBED THE FIRST NIGHT AS BARNORAMA. INTIALLY HYPHENS SOMEWHERE –BARN-O-RAMA, LIKE A CARNIVAL OR ROAD SHOW. ANY MASH-UP OF PLAYERS, INSTRUMENTS, AMPS, BEER AND A CERTAIN LOVE OF THE MOMENT WANTS TO BE CALLED A JAM, SO THIS IS A BIG OL’ SANDWICH OF LOVE AND HONEY BUTTER. ALL THE MUSIC WAS RECORDED…SLOP UNTOUCHED. SOME JAMS ARE BEST LEFT IN THE KITCHEN, BUT THERE’S A SAMPLE OR TWO ON THIS SITE. THEY ARE MIXED – BUT NOT MUCH EDITING AND ABSOLUTELY NO OVERDUBS WERE ALLOWED. SO, THE SONGS ARE COVERS, BUT EVERYONE WILL ADMIT VIRTUALLY NO ATTEMPT AT SOUNDING LIKE THE ORGINAL WAS INTENDED…NO OFFENSE, BUT KNOWING THE CHORDS WAS ENOUGH.

IN THE PICTURE ABOVE FROM LEFT BROTHER DAVE ERVIN (KEYS), JERRY BONE (BASS), BILL WHITE (GUITAR/VOCALS). FRANKLIN EVARTS (HARP), CJ NICOLAI (VOCALS), EARL CATE ( GUITAR), JOHN WARE (DRUMS), NEAL PENDERGRAFT (DRUMS/HOST), PAUL HUGHES (GUITAR), DARREN NOVOTNY (PERCUSSION/POST), AND, KNEELING NEXT TO THE ALTAR, GERRY MOSS (GUITAR/VOCALS). THE RED BARN RAMBLERS 2008-2010.