Influenced by the musical traditions of Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs and the Grateful Dead, the Stoney Mountain Ramblers get the crowd hootin' and hollerin' with their hot picking, high-lonesome harmonies, barn-burning dance tunes and the occasional "odd" cover.
The group formed in 2001 in the Stoney Mountain district of Menlo Park. Mainstays of the peninsula pre-school circuit, the band has also performed at various legendary Bay Area bluegrass venues including the Brookdale Lodge, the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival and KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass.
The Stoney Mountain Ramblers love to play just about anywhere, anytime, and are available for weddings, parties, festivals and corporate events.
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Scott Dailey
(banjo) is also the band's booking agent, sound engineer and leader.
His studio doubles as the band's worldwide headquarters. Recently freed from the Evil
Grasp of Corporate America, Scott does management consulting
and recording projects in his studio. |
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Steve Joynes (fiddle) hails from a backwoods holler in
Virginia. He's played fiddle in several Bay Area bluegrass bands including Down
Home, Luck of the Draw, Smokin' Hams, and Wires And Wood. Steve picks more than anybody
we know and is always looking for a new jam. |
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Bill Hamburgen
(bass) played string bass in symphony orchestras throughout his school years in
Minnesota. After suffering a head injury, he joined La Honda's legendary
acid-bluegrass garage band, the Buffalo Chips. A whiff of real bluegrass became a
7-year stint with the Grass Menagerie. Bill is "considered something of an expert by
leading authorities." |
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Gary Anwyl (dobro) is a long time electric
and slide guitarist who decided to take up dobro. The Stoney Mountain Ramblers
is Gary's first bluegrass project. In anticipation of a lucrative bluegrass career Gary
has already quit his day job. |
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"Doc" Scott Klein (mandolin) who does not play a doctor on TV,
comes from the Santa Cruz Mountains. He first sat in with the Stoney Mountain Ramblers in 2011 and joined full-time in 2014.
Given his nickname by the ONLY Scott in the band,
he can be found staying up late jamming at various festivals and bacchanals throughout the year. |