In September of 2008 played a walk on set at Festival in the Pines in Crivitz Wisconsin. The show went well, we had a ball! We headed home at about 10:30 PM and after about six minutes on the road Neil and Calyn, following behind Dan, Teri and Hana in another car, annihilated a deer at about 60 MPH. We drove to a local gas station to assess the damage. it was severe Calyn's 2003 Saturn Ion would never recover. Everyone was alright... except the car and the deer. We drove the hour and a half back home in one, and a half cars.
Earlier that same September, We played at a festival in Spooner Wisconsin. We had written that the festival took place on the 19th and had decided to stay the week at Neil's Grandparent's summer house in Hayward. The week before we where to leave an electrical fire broke out at the summer house making it impossible for us to stay that week. In a pinch we decided to book rooms at a hotel for the weekend, we told the lady on the phone we where playing the festival that weekend. She said "Um.. Thats weird, there's another bluegrass festival the weekend after." If not for the fire we would have been in Spooner a week before the festival.
At one of the many dates we played at the House of Valdar in Green Bay, Neil was standing out in front and a red Ford Escort with two old women drove up and one of the women leaned out of the window and said "Hey there Jim, is there gonna be a show tonight?" Neil decided to play along and said "Yes, there is!" The old woman responded "fantastic! is the band any good?" Neil responded "Sure they are." Without another word, the two old women sped off and never returned for the show. Apparently, Jim's promotional skills leave a lot to be desired.
Yes folks.. we played in Euren... It's a place in Wisconsin... We played at a small festival in late September '07, it was a high of 32 degrees... just terrible... Euren and 32 degrees... not the other way around, and I cannot believe I just wrote that.
P.s Calyn is the defending Euren Queen. Yes, there was a contest and she won.
John Nolte, a good friend of ours attempted to promote a show of ours at the 'Door Jam' by standing outside and playing guitar on the sidewalk. A dear old woman, in a PORSCHE slowed just enough to throw a dollar at him.... a freakin' PORSCHE! Really? one dollar?
While attending a festival in Crivitz, WI. We were lodged in a lovely cabin about 20 yards from a babbling brook. Which was extremely lovely and fun to tour, until we where informed that the local black bear loved, and we mean loved, that particular spot, and our trash.. So we where down a banjo player and half a fiddler for the show. :)
ah, as much as we play there WILL be more... lots more.
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Every band seems to get them.. We just get it more then others....
Top Ten:
10. The Fairlanders (we must admit, its catchy)
9. The Fairland Family Bluegrass band (to the Fairland Family: We apologize for stealing your name)
8. Fairview Bluegrass Show (......Um....)
7. Fairfield Bluegrass (close, but no.)
6. And many More. (You know, after all the good bands.)
5. The Messengers (Huh?)
4. Cherry-Land Bluegrass (did we forget to pay some one?)
3. 'Hey, are you that band?' (why yes, yes we are)
2. Music tonight (again, yes we are that band.)
and the number one, numeral uno, greatest blunder EVER!
1. THE DAN RASS COUNTRY SHOW (you know, close enough)
so, to make things easier, we will add them all together so there will be no confusion, the end result:
The band your about to hear.
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Well, Heres some great useless facts about the band members,
Until 2004 Neil had never even heard bluegrass, in fact he was the lead singer in a death metal band.
Calyn is deathly afraid of Moths. Teri is deathly afraid of Ticks and Snakes. Neil is deathly afraid of Spiders (hits a high C when he screams) and Hana is deathly afraid of banjo's, and Dan is deathly afraid of changing Banjo strings.....
We take two vehicles to every show.
Calyn is the founder of our non-profit organization known as PATAOB, or People against the abuse of banjo's, inc. assoc. LLC. LLP. and MD.
Hana caught a BIG fish.
Neil and Hana sing in the same register.... To date no one is aware whether that condition is curable...
Everyone in the band is self taught.
Hana learned the song "Soldier's Joy" by listening to a Super Bowl commercial featuring a fiddling Beaver.
Calyn has been called no less than 9 different names by fans at shows including Caleb, Kevin, Caitlyn and Montague.....
Teri's bass has all the notes written on the neck facing away from the audience.... For luck.... Of course....
Dan can play every instrument on the stage.
The most valuable instrument in the band is Hana's early 1900's Chadwick Violin.
Neil is in love with Sushi.... He's also Lactose intolerant and bothered by Asparagus.
Dan is a certified master welder.
Dan has more musical experience than all the other members of the band combined and multiplied by 4.
Calyn once caught a "Bluegill of Happiness." The fish was released and went on to found a center for the rehabilitation of pan-fish injured by fisherman.
Neil's left ear comes to a point on top... Like Spock!
Calyn and Hana "High-Five" with their feet on stage.
The banjo is the only instrument in the band that can double as a frying pan.
Teri has never once pronounced the words Cinnamon or aluminum correctly. Dan and Neil are currently co-writing a song called "My cinnamon dreams of aluminum falls"
Neil is currently in the running for "Female vocalist of the year."
The name "Fairland" comes from the town in which Dan grew up. Now called "Namur" it is exactly seventeen miles west of Frog Station in Southern Door County WI.
Hana.... Is.... Ironman....
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Hana
- Sturgeon bay, WI
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Jan 15, 2012 @
2:56 PM
Thanks Bethany!!!! 
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Captain John
- Punta Gorda, FL
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Jan 22, 2011 @
4:58 AM
You guys have a number of great hits on your hands. 1. I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO CRIED 2. HIS NAME IS JIM 3. SHATTERD HEART
Now all you need is for people to hear them. You guys are fantastic! Thanks for the inspiration!
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tiffburie
- New Berlin, WI
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Feb 22, 2012 @
4:12 PM
I remember Festival in the Pines in Crivitz! What other place on earth would have port-a-potties without lights?! Remember how cold it was?
This is a great page - love it! Hope to see you guys again soon.
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lovelybrit
- Toccoa, Georgia
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Jun 6, 2010 @
8:08 AM
Wow, ya'll have had some times. This is great, "The banjo is the only instrument in the band that can double as a frying pan." I personally like the banjo, but that is hilarious.  Hana, if you're Iron Man, i'm Doc Holliday!
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