SMBA F

ORMER

RESIDENTS

Plays the guitar.

The jams continued in New Cum-berland. The shows held at Stoney Creek Barn fea-tured

Del McCoury

and

American Standard

andwere well attended when winter weather wasn’t ahindrance. As president he organized a camping out-ing for SMBA members. Mike played with

CountryRain

a band that was considered on the

“fringe”

bytraditional bluegrass fans. By all accounts they hadwonderful vocal harmonies. He is currently employedby UPS.

Mike Hord

(1985)

Plays the banjo.

Jams and meetings were heldmonthly in Aug/Sept 1983 at Willow Mill Park andthen moved to the New Cumberland Fire Hall in 1984.Jon established committees to enhance membership,attendance, and set goals for the future of the SMBA.Jon has played in several bands, and, since 2005, haschaired the SMBA Music Committee which selects thebands for our shows. He is recently retired as a PAState employee. Jon and Walt Crider made annualpilgrimages to the IBMA events in Louisville, KY. Jonplays banjo for

The Old Time Way

Jon Raemore

(1983-1984)Was the organizations first president. Jams andmeetings were held at the Embers in Carlisle October1982-January 1983, the New Cumberland River Res-cue in February, and the Enola American Legion fromMarch—July of 1983. Bands scheduled for shows in-cluded the

Bluegrass Cardinals

, and

Del McCoury

.Wynne organized a bus trip for members to go seeRicky Skaggs in Maryland. Wynne past away in 2008.

Wynne Fishel

(1982-1983)

SMBA F

ORMER

RESIDENTS

Plays the banjo.

Jams were still held at the New Cum-berland Fire Hall and shows at the Stoney Creek Barnfeatured popular bands such as

Whetstone Run

and

Seldom Scene

. When the agreement with the barnsowner was not renewed, the shows were discontinued.Tom introduced bluegrass outside of the traditional for-mat with the band

Hazel Creek

. He is currently asinger/songwriter with the

Shuey Brothers Band

,having released three CDs. He is employed by BrownTransmissions & Bearing Co. and is also the pastor of Fontanna United Christian Church.

Tom Clawser

(1986)

Played the acoustic bass and dobro.

Jim hosted hisown series of shows at the Horst Auction Barn, as wellas the Lebanon Valley Bluegrass Festival which washeld in Reinholds, PA every summer. He was active inthe SMBA as emcee for many of our shows and servedon the Music Committee. He was a machinist at PENDUMfg, played bass for

Chester Johnson & The FoggyMountain Grass

, and was a volunteer fireman in theMartindale VFC. Jim was a key figure in bluegrass mu-sic throughout the Central Pennsylvania area. He was apopular promoter of the genre, bringing many wellknown bands to area concerts. Jim past away in 2006.

Jim Good

(1987-1988)

Plays the guitar, mandolin, lead and harmony vocalist

.The jams and shows held at Fishing Creek were verywell attended. Walt introduced

Lost & Found

andmany popular bands at our shows. He recommendedthat SMBA join the IBMA. He also published our news-letters and show flyers. Walt is employed by York In-ternational, serves on our Music Committee, and isconsidered a masterful guitar player, singer, and yetanother central figure in Central Pennsylvania blue-grass circles. In 2002, Walt released a CD titled,

“Walt Sings Mac”

, a tribute to the legendary Mac Wiseman.Walt is the lead singer for

The Old Time Way

Walt Crider

(1989-1991)