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STONEY CREEK BLUEGRASS BAND - Biography

During its 20 years of entertaining bluegrass audiences in the Mid-Atlantic region, Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band has been named "West Virginia's classic bluegrass band" by Around the Panhandle Magazine, and praised as "mainstream bluegrass at its best" by Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine.

"We try to put on a show that will entertain any music fan, even if they don’t consider themselves a bluegrass fan," says vocalist Libby Files. "Our music ranges from hard driving traditional bluegrass to bluegrass gospel and some slower dance numbers."

Stoney Creek's albums Live On Location and Memories & Tears both reached #1 on AirPlay Direct. The band has seen radio play in over 400 markets with original songs including "Come Stay Awhile," "Never Tell Me," "The Traveling Song," "Thirty Years" and "Fast Train." The band's music videos have gained a following on social media, due in part to their reflection of the traditional bluegrass sound and rural lifestyle. Stoney Creek signed on to be one of the first featured artists on livebluegrass.net, a streaming concert platform introduced in 2018.

"Libby is among the rising number of female vocalists who are making a big impact on bluegrass music," said Frank Jurney, founder of Virginia's Berryville Bluegrass Series.

Al Shusterman, host of Bluegrass Backroads on KUBU FU, noted the band's "great traditional songs, fine vocals and superb musicianship."

In Sept. 2018, Stoney Creek partnered with the Boot for an exclusive premiere of the "Fast Train" music video. The Boot, one of the top country music sites, praised the video's "stunning sights" and said the band is "known for fusing bluegrass traditionalism with gospel sensibilities."

Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band features Libby Files on vocals and bass, Brett Smeltzer on mandolin and vocals, Kenton "Red" Catlett on guitar and vocals, and Troy Stangle on banjo, dobro and vocals.
 

LIBBY FILES - bass and vocals

KENTON "RED" CATLETT - guitar and vocals

"When I was first getting into bluegrass music nearly 30 years ago, Kenton was the first person that I started playing music with ... rather quickly focusing on both harmonies and arrangement," according to Brett Smeltzer.