Doyle Lawson - mandolin, lead and tenor vocals
Dale Perry - banjo and bass vocals
Barry Scott - lead and tenor vocals and guitar
Jamie Dailey - plays bass, baritone and lead vocals
Doug Bartlett - fiddle

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Old School Freight Train
(www.osft.net)

In August 2000, four talented musicians, who had met while in college in VA and NC, assembled in Richmond, VA to blend their diverse musical influences and common love for acoustic music into a new band. They all had picked in several bands before, and were determined to make this one different; this band,
Old School Freight Train, would be tight; and spice bluegrass with Dawg music, Latin rhythms, and originals. They began practicing in earnest, woodshedding to reach a skill level they judged worthy of public presentation. They played one gig in October 2000, at the Williamsburg Occasion for the Arts, but did not start a regular performance routine until January 2001, after six months of practice.

In June '01, OSFT traveled to the famous Telluride, CO bluegrass festival where they finished second out of twelve competing bands.

In October of 2001, Anne Marie Simpson, who had occasionally performed with the band, joined as fiddler. OSFT's instrumental skill and repertoire created quite a buzz in the Richmond bluegrass scene. Fieldcrest Music chose OSFT to open for the Lynn Morris Band's concert at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, VA on Feb. 8, 2002. Their first CD, recorded at Doobie Shea studios is scheduled for a Feb. 1, 2002 release on Courthouse Records.

Mandolinist, Pete Frostic, a native of Oak Park, IL, started playing guitar at 12 and switched to mandolin at 17. Early influences were David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, and various blues artists. At 18, Pete went to William and Mary where he met many good musicians. One was Tidewater acoustic mainstay, Bill Gurley. Another was Ben Krakauer, Old School Freight Train's banjo player. Ben and Pete started a band called Tidewater. A third was Jesse Harper, Old School's guitarist/percussionist, who was also attending W & M and picking locally. Pete and Jesse formed a band called Hoo Brown. In the summer of 2000, Pete went to Colorado to work, hike, and play music. There he finished third in the mandolin competition held at the Rockygrass Festival in Telluride. In 2001, Pete graduated from W & M with a bachelor's degree in Economics and moved to Richmond.

Guitarist, Jesse Harper was born in Montgomery, AL, but relocated to Orange County, VA at an early age. His mom, who played folk music, introduced Jesse to guitar, but he did not become serious about music until he was 18.

After High School, Jesse, studied classical guitar at VCU for three years. He then attended William and Mary for two years, graduating in 2000 with a BA in pre-med. At William and Mary, Jesse met both Pete Frostic and Ben Krakauer.

While in Boone, NC, teaching at a summer camp, Jesse turned from his classical direction to bluegrass. There he picked with Darrell in jams. Jesse, now resides in Richmond, teaches guitar and plays guitar/bass jazz duo gigs with Darrell.

Ben Krakauer, from Williamsburg, VA started on the banjo at 15. He was first inspired by the music of Doc Watson and Pete Seeger, he heard around the house growing up. Soon Ben was making weekly trips to a Newport News music store for lessons from multi-instrumentalist Bill Gurley who turned him on to bluegrass. While in HS, Ben, Pete Frostic, Evan Morse, and Mark Krakauer, Ben's brother, played in a bluegrass band named Tidewater. Ben eventually went to UVA, where he found lots of casual picking. Living in central Virginia, Ben gained enthusiasm for the hard-driving banjo styles of Terry Baucom and Sammy Shelor, as well as the jazz stylings of trumpeter, John D'Earth. In addition to playing the banjo, Ben is also a serious bluegrass guitar player, but in deference to the needs of Old School Freight Train, guitar has taken a back seat to the banjo. Now in his third year at UVA, Ben is majoring in music, with a focus in jazz. With Old School Freight Train, Ben tends to pick straight on bluegrass tunes, while taking more jazz influenced breaks on the Latin, jazz and progressive numbers.

Bassist, Darrell Muller is from Hamilton Square, NJ. His Mom, Judy, an alto sax and guitar player, turned him on to music. Darrell took up alto sax at age 8 and sang in church and school choirs from age 5 through 15.

In HS, he played tenor sax and tuba in the marching band, concert band, and electric bass in the jazz band. At graduation, he won a music scholarship and the John Phillip Souza Award. In addition to school-sponsored music, Darrell and a friend, Tim Marsh, influenced by Simon & Garfunkle, the Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills & Nash, etc., performed in an acoustic guitar duet.

At 21, Darrell put his guitar on the shelf in favor of his electric and upright basses. He attended Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, a hotbed of bluegrass and acoustic pickers, where he picked with Jesse Harper, in Boone working at a summer camp. After obtaining a degree in Sociology, Darrell moved to Ashland, VA. In addition to his Old School Freight Train duties, he currently teaches electric bass, plays in jazz duo and trio gigs, and plays in a dance band called The Melody Makers.

Anne Marie Simpson, fiddler, from Fairfax, VA, began classical violin and fiddle lessons using the Suzuki Method at age three. She's a graduate of the National Symphony Youth Fellowship Program with scholarship studies of classical violin. Scholarships enabled her to attend the Kennedy Center Music Institute (summer of '95), the Governor's School for the Performing Arts (summer of '96), and the Interlochen Fine Arts Academy (summer of '97). Anne Marie graduated from UVA with a BA in double majors, music and biology. At UVA, she studied music with Janet Orenstien and John D'Earth, and recorded with John Dearth, John McCutchen, and for commercial and movie sound tracks.

She met Ben Krakauer, Old School Freight Train banjoist, in the Charlottesville music scene while in a band named Walker's Run.

Some of Anne Marie's many musical highlights and awards include winning 2nd in fiddle competition at Galax in 2000, playing with the Charlottesville Symphony, and Encore Quartet, Concertmistress for the Virginia All State Orchestra and Winner of WGMS Young Artists in the Community.

Currently, Anne Marie resides in Orange, VA where she teaches Chemistry and directs the string music program at Woodberry Forest school.

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Danny C

"Danny C's Musical Review" Now available on CD from Courthouse Records (804) 320-7067 Click here for printable order form. Form will open in seperate window. Print form & close the window to come back to Fieldcrest Music Web site. Click here to listen to some samples using RealPlayer. Click Here to hear some samples from the "Among Friends" concert. View Danny's Performance Schedule

Daniel Clark, a VCU graduate majoring in music, grew up in a musical family. His father, Tommy Clarke, a saxophonist, is the leader of "TC & the Hothouse Band." Daniel started piano in elementary school. He learned his first chord from his dad, and has never looked back. At Atlee High School he played in the band, acted in plays, led his own bands, and even "found time to study." The summer after his sophomore year he studied at Boston's Berklee School of Music, realizing then that music would be his life.

Once back home, Daniel joined his father's band performing funk, jazz, and rock and roll all over the east coast. When a senior in high school he was selected to play in the All-State Jazz Ensemble. Performing with the Atlee High School Jazz Band at The Chantilly Jazz festival he won the Big Band Jazz Society's individual scholarship. In November 1996, while a student at Atlee High, The Richmond Times Dispatch featured Daniel in a front-page article describing his dedication to music, boundless energy, and upbeat attitude.

Daniel performs with several music groups including the VCU Jazz Orchestra under the direction of John Winn [formerly Doug Richards]; a small jazz ensemble, "Old Dog New Tricks" headed by Skip Gailes; George Turman's annual folk gathering, "Among Friends;" and a local funk band, "Modern Groove Syndicate." He also plays solo jazz piano, has his own local jazz trio, and often accompanies "The Jackie Frost Trio."

On June 9, 2000, Daniel produced and starred in a pop, jazz, and funk review called "Danny C's Musical Review" at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen. The show featured over 20 musicians with Daniel performing on piano, keyboard, and electric organ in several musical configurations including "Old Dog New Tricks," "Modern Groove Syndicate," "The Jackie Frost Trio," and "TC & The Hothouse Band." The diverse, energetic and very entertaining show, sparked by Daniel's contagious enthusiasm, was recorded live by Slipped Disc and was released in Dec. 2000.

Daniel Clarke usually performs several times a week with one or another group of his musical cohorts. If you are out on the town and happen to catch him in some nightspot, listen carefully. This young man's talent is special and promises a bright future for him and his growing number of fans!

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