2006 Show Info

ABOUT THE SHOW . . .

Thanks for your interest in our show! "An Idaho Family Christmas" was produced by students of the Mass Communications program at NNU, in cooperation with KTVB, Idaho's News Channel.

Below are the performers who appeared on the show.

Buckhorn Mountain Boys

First formed in Oregon in 1976, the Buckhorn Mountain Boys reorganized in March 2002 and play traditional bluegrass music based out of Nampa, Idaho. The Buckhorn Mountain Boys features veteran musicians whose careers have spanned over 25 years in various Idaho and Pacific Northwest bluegrass bands.

The Buckhorn Mountain Boys sound is centered on the lead vocals of Al Jackson. Al is also BMBs guitar and mandolin player. He caught the bluegrass bug in the early 70s, and was the founder of the original Buckhorn Mountain Boys. After moving to Idaho in 1982, he produced and hosted a weekly bluegrass show on local radio in Boise Idaho. Mike Bond plays banjo and could be considered as one of the pioneers of bluegrass music in Idaho. Mike played with some very early bands in the state and then went on to form and play with Ragged but Right for 17 years. Mike was also one of the founders of the Idaho Bluegrass Association. He sings tenor harmony lending to the bands high lonesome sound. Rue Frisbee is BMBs fiddle player as is widely known throughout Idaho as one of the most tasteful bluegrass fiddlers. Rue also is no newcomer to Idaho bluegrass having played with Too Far Gone for 15 years as well as other bluegrass and country bands. He also plays guitar, sings harmony on the quartets, and provides the bands comic relief. Donna Bond is the fourth member of the band playing stand-up bass. Her energy and drive contribute to the Buckhorn Mountain Boys powerhouse rhythm section and her harmony vocals fill the bands powerful and edgy trios. Donna also played for 17 years with Ragged but Right with her husband Mike.

The Buckhorn Mountain Boys have recorded and released three self-produced CDs. Take the Backroad Home," "LIVE Warts and All, and last summer, "One More River." These albums have received some radio play and have been sold throughout the U.S. and abroad. CD's can be purchased through their website. The Buckhorn Mountain Boys were also recently selected as one of the Top 5 bands in Boise for 2004 by the Boise Weekly Newspaper.

WEBSITE: www.buckhornmountainboys.com

E-MAIL: bmbluegrass(at)aol.com

CONTACT: Bar G Entertainment, Kathy Giacomini -- (208) 442-1771

The Boise Valley Chordsmen Under the Direction of Rich Lapp

The Boise Valley Chordsmen is one of over 800 choruses worldwide belonging to the Barbershop Harmony Society (formerly the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America). Under the direction of Rich Lapp, the Chordsmen are entering their 50th year as a top-quality performing arts group in the Valley. Members come from Canyon, Gem and Ada counties, and range in age from 11 to 95. Visit their website at www.singbarbershop.org for more information, including how to join this wonderful hobby.

WEBSITE: www.singbarbershop.org
E-MAIL: chrisew(at)att.net

Cole Valley Christian Charger Choir

The Charger Choir is 55 voices strong and represents Cole Valley Christian High school located in Meridian, Idaho. Last Spring the choir earned a first place trophy and the right to perform for the command performance at the annual Associated Christian Schools International music festival held in Kirkland, Washington. They have performed for The Festival of Trees for the past three years. They are directed by Claudia Sutherland, who after having taught in public schools in a different state for 18 years, has been with Cole Valley schools for four years.

E-MAIL: csutherland(at)cvcsonline.org

Chef Gary Kucy, Tamarack Resort

Tamarack Resorts Executive Chef, Gary Kucy, has distinguished his diverse culinary career with two constants—a commitment to quality and a true passion for creative food that incorporates culinary traditions from around the world at all levels of the dining spectrum. He also represents an unusual combination in foodservice: outside-the-box creativity melded with strong administrative and back-office skills so that both the business side and the palate are satisfied. This last skill has proven to be a critical success factor to his latest role as Executive Chef for Tamarack Resort in Donnelly, Idaho, where he has been responsible for starting up the complex culinary operations of this upscale resortthe first new, all-season resort in North America in more than two decades.

Glory Song - women's quartet/trio

E-MAIL: luannehardy(at)yahoo.com

Centennial Chamber Orchestra

E-MAIL: vonhuemg(at)MeridianSchools.org

Annie Bulow  - Soloist

E-MAIL:  ibulow(at)msn.com

Ryan Ketchum, pianist

E-MAIL: rdketchum(at)nnu.edu

Kym Lockhart - young soloist

E-MAIL:  Christmas(at)nnu.edu

High Street Band

Website:  www.highstband.com

The horse and buggy were provided by

Wilcox Horse & Buggy - www.wilcoxhorsebuggy.com

"An Idaho Family Christmas" was produced by students of the Mass Communications program of NNU. Students worked in every role including producers, directors, key grip, production coordinator, audio, tape ops, camera ops, swing gang, and so forth. While a few faculty were on hand as advisors, 90% of the work was done by students.

Auditions were accepted from musicians around the state beginning in July. Auditioning was done via tapes and CD's, and performers were selected in September.

If you'd like to be notified of auditions for next year's program, please email: auditions(at)nnu.edu

If you'd like more information on THIS YEAR's show, please email: christmas(at)nnu.edu

For more information about the NNU Mass Comm program, please visit:

www.nnu.edu/masscomm