By Tom Peschges
I just got back from 5 days at the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association Festival at El Rancho Manana Near Richmond. I arrived Tuesday night for a 2 day, pre-festival camp I had signed…
Aug 14 2017
Jul 31 2017
My Milaca Magic Moment!
MY Magic Moment in Milaca!
By Tom Peschges
Spent the weekend in Milaca MN for RecFest. A wonderful little Bluegrass Festival in a charming little town put on by some really nice people. Great line up of bands…
Jul 22 2017
Well THAT was Fun !
Grandma's Old Blue Car Show and Bluegrass Get Together, in Byron, MN today. Shared the stage with a couple other MBOTMA bands; Cabin Fever and our friends, the Tony Rook Band. It was hot. It was humid, we had a…
Jul 6 2017
Old Cars and Bluegrass!
Up Next on the Double Down Events Calendar! This should be fun. Car Show and Bluegrass in Byron MN with our friends the Tony Rook Band and Cabin Fever.
If you are into Old Cars or Bluegrass, this is…
Jul 6 2017
Bad Tommy
Jeez, been a while since I posted My Bad. We had a Fantastic time at the Hastings Arts Center. Thank you again Sarah and Travis, for having us. We can't wait to come back. Being inside, during some of the…
Jun 16 2017
Next Week!!
By Tom Peschges
It's only a Week away! Our show at the Hastings Arts Center Saturday June 24th, 7 pm. We were there a couple days ago for a technical sound check. You just can't believe the acoustics in…
Jun 5 2017
Spring Kickoff is in the books!
By Tom Peschges
So my last blog post was about the realization of a dream, achieving the goal of putting together a band and playing on the main stage at the Minnesota Homegrown Kickoff. And we did that and…
May 29 2017
Living the Dream
By Tom Peschges
It was June 2013, a Sunny Sunday afternoon and I was packed up and leaving the Spring Kick Off at El Rancho Manana. Driving out of the Double Down camping area I stopped to say goodbye…
May 22 2017
SEMBA! What a Blast!
So the Daredevils were in Houston MN over the weekend at the South East Minnesota Bluegrass Association (SEMBA) festival! We have been preparing for this festival for months! We had an aggressive performance schedule of 5 shows and a…
May 1 2017
The Hastings Arts Center
So last Saturday was the Hastings Hootenany. And what a hoot it was. 4 venues all within Walking distance of each other in downtown Hastings, with a different band or performer in each one, every half hour!. The Daredevils weren't…
Apr 10 2017
Going Back to Kinney Creek!
Going back to Kinney Creek - almost sounds like a song title doesn't it? So the Daredevils head back to Kinney Creek Friday May 5th - Yep, Cinco de Mayo. It's also the release date for one of Kinney Creeks…
Apr 4 2017
Cabin Fever Festival
The Daredevils were in Duluth last weekend for the Cabin Fever Festival! Always a good time in Duluth. The festival is held at the Radisson Harborview. There is a lot of jamming that happens at this particular festival but I…