09/07/04

     We call our band "The Sunshine String Band". We'd like to think we bring a little sunshine to people's lives. When Grant and Kim play without Robert, we are known as "Two for the Road". Beginning in July 2004, Kim began a program on local cable access MCTV, called

"Musical Sunshine". This Program is on weekly, every Wednesday at 2:00 pm on channel 3 and at 7:30 Pm on channel 15.  The first few programs featured Kim and her band and Linda Martin on vocals and Mandolin. In Sept. Leo Vargason, a fiddler from Homosassa Florida, who turned 90 in April, was featured and interviewed. He has a soft covered book called

"Yarns of Western Ways" a book filled with short stories he wrote for  the Colorado Ledger in Colorado in the 1960's.  He comes up to Michigan, his home was in Onaway, and had his short stories book available for sale. I will try to get an excerpt available on line. If you email me, I can send the address to get this unique book. It is $15.00 including shipping.

   Leo Vargason's  Book   

During the summer of 2004 we traveled to Evart for the dulcimer festival, Link listed below. We also attended the Buckley Antique and steam engine show and White Pines Stables in Cadillac. I have featured 2 programs form White pines, country  and old time gospel Jamboree on Musical sunshine. Many of the featured groups have CD's available:                  These included- 

  Ted Bailey and Dan Kirchner: Two Guitars  

 Heart to Heart, a Blue grass group, from Midland,

 Ron Gross, Heather Funk,

Pam Bowman- HammeredDulcimer, 

 Phil Tanner-Song writer,  

Clara and Walter Lesiw-Guitar and vocals 

Sunshine string Band has a cd as well,

please feel free to email us with inquiries