Rain Check Acoustic Band from Winston Salem, NC

RAIN CHECK Rain Check, with four CD's recorded and a fifth in the works, is a Winston-Salem, NC based acoustic quartet that has found its niche in combining the best of bluegrass music with our own covers of non-bluegrass artists including Van Morrison, Tom Petty, John Prine, Eric Clapton, The Eagles, The Beatles, Paul Simon, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Subdudes, Gordon Lightfoot, and many more; along with our own originals. Within that range of music, we tailor every show to the musical preferences of each Client, guaranteeing you get exactly what you want rather the typical canned show most bands play over and over. The result is a happy audience, everywhere, every time. Our performance area is generally the mid-Atlantic states, primarily in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and surrounding states. MEMBERS The founders of Rain Check Allen Conrad, on guitar and vocals, and Jack Steelman on upright bass, trace their histories back to their high school years, we'll just say a long time ago. Allen was focused at the time on his family folk music group, The Conrad Trio; while Jack was playing brass instruments in a variety of classical, big band, and beach music groups including the Platters. Dennis Severt on mandolin and vocals grew up in the Severt family band and went on from there to star with Lou Reid and Jimmy Haley in the internationally known group, Southound. John Boulding, banjo, dobro, and vocals, performed with the Severts in his early years, later became a founding member of Wyatt Rice and Santa Cruz, and toured internationally with the Shady Grove Band. By day, John is recognized as one of the most talented luthiers in the country, and teaches stringed instrument lessons online. From reflective ballads that lay you back in your seat, to rollicking covers and originals that get you on your feet, the music of Rain Check is a new breed in America's acoustic music scene. We call in bluegrass without borders, and a whole lot of fun! Tracks from the he group's CD, Red Wine For My Heart, has been played on bluegrass radio shows in Asheville, Raleigh, Nashville, Maine, and Canada. AVAILABILITY Rain Check is available for performances at concert venues, festivals, wineries, clubs, restaurants, wedding parties, corporate events, fund raisers, and private parties throughout the mid-Atlantic states. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REPRESENTATIVE PERFORMANCE VENUES NORTH CAROLINA Winston-Salem The Old Fourth Street Fillin' Station Foothills Brewing Company and Tasting Room 6th and Vine Hutch and Harris Trade Street Music in the Street Concert Series House Concert with Shannon Whitworth and Jon Stickley Amani Celebration at Thunderwood Old Town Country Club The Old Orchard Diner Ziggy's The Garage Big Shotz Salem Glen Country Club Muddy Creek Music Hall Benton Convention Center Community Arts Café North Carolina School of the Arts/Millennium Center Ramkat Fiddlin' Fish Brewery Earl's Southern Cuisine East of Texas Forsyth County North Carolina Wine Festival at Tanglewood Winmock at Kinderton Raleigh International Bluegrass World of Bluegrass Raleigh Durham International Airport Mt. Airy Andy Griffith Playhouse The Earl Theater WPAQ Studio Pilot Mountain Sawbriar Acoustic Stage Surry County Wolf's Lair at Black Wolf Vineyards Shelton Vineyards, multiple events including the Our State Magazine annual travel tour. High Point N.C. Arts Council Annual Convention Garner Concert in the Park Series Asheville/Buncombe County Isis Restaurant and Music Hall Monte Vista Hotel Davie County Farmfest Bluegrass Festival, with Steep Canyon Rangers, Carrie Hassler, Cadillac Sky, Wes Golding Greenville/Pitt County R. A. Fountain General Store VIRGINIA Galax Blue Ridge Back Roads, Live at the Rex Theater, WBRF-FM Blue Ridge Music Center Wintergreen Ski Resort SOUTH CAROLINA Folly Beach Surf Bar Mariners Cay Clubhouse Crosby's Marina Sunset Marina Chco Feo's The Southern Common House Ale Works North Myrtle Beach, Tidewater Plantation KENTUCKY Louisville Deke's Marketplace and Grille IBMA WERU Bronzewound Showcase IBMA California Bluegrass Association Showcase ---------------------------------------------------------------------- These guys love to play and perform music! Please contact them for your events if you want acoustic music with a twist!

• Age | Jim Croce
• Angel Dream | Tom Petty
• Appaloosa | Wayne Taylor
• A Wendy Day | Allen Conrad
• A Winster's Night | Gordon Lightfoot
• Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers
• Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me | Jimmy Martin
• Big Nanny's Song | Jack Steelman
• Big Spike Hammer | Osborne Brothers
• Blue Ridge Parkway Blues | Dennis Severt
• Bring Your Sweet Love To Me | Sam Cooke
• Bugle Call Rag | J D Crowe
• C and C | Dennis Severt
• Can't Find My Way Home | Steve Winwood
• Carolina In The Pines | Michael Murphy
• Charmain | Public Domain
• Chestnut Ridge | John Boulding
• Confluence | David Severt
• Cold on the Shoulder | Gordon Lightfoot
• Cold Night in New Hampshire | Jack Steelman
• Cowgirl in the Sand | Neal Young
• Close Your Eyes | James Taylor
• Caravan | Jaun Tizol/Duke Ellington
• Dark Hollow | Greatful Dead
• Deep River Blues | Doc Watson
• Devil in Disguise | Greatful Dead
• Doctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne
• Drink Up and Go Home | Jimmy Martin
• Early Morning Rain | Gordon Lightfoot
• East Virginia Blues | Carter Family/Stanley Brothers
• EMD | David Grissman
• Flash's Reel | Dennis Severt
• Fore You Acuse | Me Eric Clapton
• Fourteen Karat Gold | Gordon Lightfoot
• Friend of the Devil | Greatful Dead
• Four and Twenty | Stephen Stills
• Get Up John | Bill Monroe
• Happy Together | The Turtles
• Harvest Moon | Neal Young
• He Leads Me | Traditional
• Hey Joe/Pinball Wizard | Jimmy Hendrix/The Who
• Hide Your Love Away | The Beatles
• Homeward Bound | Paul Simon
• How Mountain Girls Can Love | The Stanley Brothers
• Hot Burrito Breakdown | Allen Munday
• Humidity Built the Snowman | John Prine
• If You Only Knew | Larry Rice
• I Knew It All Along | Amazing Rhythm Aces
• Into the Mystic | Van Morrison
• I Shot the Sheriff | Bob Marley
• Jamaica | Jackson Browne
• Jody's Tune | The Dillards
• Jerusalem Ridge | Bill Monroe
• Jesus Hold My Hand | Traditional
• Keep Your Hands to Yourself | Georgia Sattelites
• Late At Night | The Subdudes
• Little Cabin Home | Traditional
• Little Brick Church | David Severt
• Little Maggie | Traditional
• Living Without You | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Long Hard Ride | Marshall Tucker
• Long Train Running | Doobie Brothers
• Lose Yourself | Allen Conrad
• Love Oh Lover Please Come Home | Bill Monroe
• Moondance | Van Morrison
• More Pretty Girls Than One | Traditional
• Midnight Flyer | The Eagles
• Midnight Moonlight | Peter Rowan
• Mr. Space Man | The Byrds
• Minor Swing | Jango Reinhardt
• Midnight Rider | Allman Brothers
• Muddy Water | Seldom Scene
• Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Nine Pound Hammer | Traditional
• Norwegian Wood | The Beatles
• No Sympathy | Allen Conrad
• On and On | Traditional
• On Broadway | The Drifters
• Old Joe Clark | Traditional
• Old Love | Eric Clapton
• Old Home Place | J D Crowe
• Old Train | Seldom Scene
• One Way Track | Boone Creek
• Only Time Can Tell | Jeff Hooker
• Paden Road | John Boulding
• Pig In A Pen | Traditional
• Pike County Breakdown | Traditional
• Pirate Looks at 40 | Jimmy Buffet
• Please Come to Boston | David Loggins
• Raimbling Man | Marshall Tucker
• Red Wine for My Heart | Allen Conrad
• Regualtor | John Boulding
• Rodeo Song | Chris Anderson
• Rolly Polly | Bob Wills
• Roxane | Sting
• Run River Run | Loggins and Messina
• Sea of Heartbreak | Don Gibson
• Set Your Fields on Fire | Bill Monroe
• Some of Shelly's Blues | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Souvenirs | John Prine
• Shadows | Gordon Lightfoot
• Shenandoah Breakdown | Bill Monroe
• Sitting on Top of the World | Ray Charles
• Sled Ridin' | Josh Graves
• Song For Life | Seldom Scene
• Speed of the Sound of Lonliness | John Prine
• Take Me in Your Life Boat | Traditional
• Take This Hammer | Traditional
• Tell Me Baby | Tony Rice
• Tupelo Honey | Van Morrison
• These Days | Jackson Browne
• The Joker | Steve Miller
• The Letter | The Boxtops
• The Witch | Jeff Hooker
• Travelling Down That Lonesosme Road | Bill Monroe
• There You Are | Jack Steelman
• Three Rusty Nails | Ronnie Bowman
• Temperance Reel | Traditional
• Think of What You've Done | Ricky Skaggs
• Wayfaring Stranger | Traditional/Tony Rice
• Wooden Ships | Crosby Still and Nash
• What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round | Seldom Scene
• White Freightliner | Townes Van Zandt
• Whose That Knocking at My Door | Dreadful Snakes
• Wheel Hoss | Bill Monroe
• Why Can't I Forget About You | Subdudes
• You Are What I Am | Gordon Lightfoot
• You Belong Among the Wildflowers | Tom Petty
• You Can Close Your Eyes | James Taylor
• Ventura Highway | America