Happy New Year

We hope you've had a happy and safe Holiday Season.  Sun Valley was magical and Midland last night at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar was epic.  We will be updating our schedule so be sure to check back.  2019 is going to be a great one.

Stars in the Valley Christmas Concert

Cal and Teddy are happy to be ringing in the Holiday Season at home this year at the Stars in the Valley Christmas.

"This Christmas-themed variety show will feature a wide range of musical selections--from operatic duets and string quartets, to lively dances and holiday harmonies. You won't want to miss this fun evening of Christmas cheer! All ages are welcome and admission is FREE! December 14th, 7PM at the Star Valley High School."

Casino Night at the historic Wort Hotel

Cal and Ted will be living it up at the historic Wort Hotel November 3rd. Dust off your vest and long coat for a good cause. Tickets available online  https://www.worthotel.com/silver-dollar-bar/live-music-in-jackson-hole/casino-night-benefiting-local-rotary-scholarships/

MDCB October 19th & 20th

See you at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar this weekend.  Friday and Saturday, the music starts at 9:00, can't wait to test out some new songs on our favorite dancers.

Silver Dollar Showroom

The Silver Dollar Showroom at the Historic Wort Hotel in Jackson didn't disappoint last weekend.  It was great to revisit one of our favorite places in Jackson.  This weekend we are headed back to the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar.  Friday and Saturday night the music and dancing starts at 9:00. 

Finishing up September

We are nearly through September already.  We love autumn time and the gorgeous hiking around our home state.  Wyoming is truly spectacular.  While we're not hiking, canning fruit and filling our freezers for winter, we are of course singing.  Cal just played a private gig up in Jackson and coming up this week we will spend Sept. 25th & 26th at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar.  We hope you'll put down your hunting rifles, set aside your boxes of fruit and trade your hiking gear for dancing boots and meet us there.  Music starts at 9:00.  If you found this blog you can get monthly updates here until we get our new website up and running.  We will soon be re-launching our www.thelinfordband.com and can also be found  here, https://www.facebook.com/Thelinfordband/ and here, https://www.instagram.com/linfordband/

New Shows

We've added a couple more nights at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar.  Can't wait to see you out on the dance floor Tuesday, September 25th and Wednesday September 26th.

Fall 2018

 

Summer was a success and we are on to the fall.  Coming up we have two shows at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar September 4th & 5th.  Music starts at 9:00pm

 

October 12th & 13th we will spend a couple nights at the Silver Dollar Bar at the Historic Wort Hotel, 7:30-11-30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coming Up . . . .

Summer has just about gotten away from us and we've had a ball singing around Wyoming.  There are still some great shows coming up, most of them private, but one that we hope EVERYONE will make it to.  Joe Nichols will be playing the Lincoln County Fair in Afton, Wyoming, August 4th and we are fortunate enough to be opening for him.  He puts on a great show and we can't wait to see him in person at our beautiful fair. Tickets can be purchased online at http://lincolncountyfair.info/ or at the venue that night.  If you are planning on attending more than one event at the Fair you can get a great deal on a P.O.P (pay one price) ticket.  $60 gets you into ALL the events, including the Joe Nichols concert.  Can't wait to see you all in our neck of the woods.

Million Dollar Cowboy Bar

The Linford Band will be playing the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar Tuesday, July 3rd.  Music starts at 9:00 and there's always plenty of dancing to be had.  Come on out and enjoy the authentic Wyoming atmosphere. 

Sea of Heartbreak

Million Dollar Cowboy Bar // Ruby // End of the Line

Keep Your Hands To Yourself

The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar

The Linford Band is excited to be playing the world famous Million Dollar Cowboy Bar this coming Thursday and Friday.  It's a great place to dance and take in the authentic Jackson Hole scene.  We hit the stage around 9 and have more songs than we can possibly get through, but we'll sure try. 

Colters Lodge

The Linford Band is excited to be playing at Colters this coming weekend.  You can catch us Friday May 4th and Saturday May 5th. 

Cal and Ted will be joined by Jeff Smith on the keys and bass, John Clemons on the mando, banjo, guitar and sometimes bass and Greg Tominc on the drums.  As always, it's going to be a good time, see you there. 

We have some updates to the calendar of events in the tab on the right side of this page.  Give it a gander, we have a summer of  great shows coming up.

Music in the City Concert Series

The Linford Band is excited to be headed to Brigham City for their Music in the City Concert Series.  Austin Weyand has booked a great year of music and we are happy to be a part of it this spring. 

Silver Dollar Bar

The Linford Band is playing the Silver Dollar Bar at the Wort Hotel in Jackson this Friday, April 6th and Saturday, April 7th. The music starts at 7:30 and you'll be able to dance and dine until 11:00.  We hope to see all our friends and family out enjoying this Spring Break weekend. 

 

 

Picture Credit-Amanda McDonald

Long Train Running

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Brave Cadette Review Live Stream

https://svinews.com/video-brave-cadette-review-2018/

Star Valley News posted the livestream of the Brave Cadette  Review last night, click the link to check it out.  We are about 2/3 through, minute 44 and keep it rolling to see the Bravendales right after us. 

Book Fest

 

 

 

Cal is going to be participating in this years Book Fest at the Star Valley Branch Library, Thursday, April 12, 5:00-8:00 pm

Cal will be talking about his songwriting process and answering questions at 5:15

 

Brave Cadette Review

It's been a long while since I've been to the Brave Cadette Review, but this year my brother Cal and I will be out supporting the girls in their fundraiser for the High School Dance Team.  Our daddy used to auction cakes for them and I danced to "California Girls" in new stiff cuffed Lee Jeans and a pink Jr. Brave Cadette t-shirt when I was an aspiring dance team member.  Cheerleading won out for me when the time came but I loved watching my friends and eventually my bonus daughter Kelsie dance on the team when she lived with us.  One of the fun things about raising your kids in the same town you grew up is the connection to history and the nostalgia for yesteryear.  Oh, and those fresh perms.  Wow.  Just. . . . . . wow.  Anyway, hope to see you all out supporting these talented young ladies and the leaders and coaches who help them accomplish their dreams.  I hear it's going to be a night to remember.  Thursday March 29th, Afton Wyoming.

 Teddy, age 7?

Jr. Brave Cadette

 Teddy Age 15, Star Valley Braves Cheerleader

Downeaster Alexa

We are so close to our Brigham City show we can taste it.  Here is just one of the songs we are planning for the evening, and there's a story behind every song.  Can't wait to see all our Utah friends and family. 

St. Patrick's Day Dance

Big Piney/Pinedale

The Linford Band is headed just over the mountains to play a private event in the Big Piney/Pinedale area.  We love it over there, close to home, great music, wide open spaces and young people making a go of the ranch life.  I thought I'd throw it back to our first gig over there.  I can't believe it's been so many years since we first burned our feet through our boots at the Sublette County Fair, there's no chance of that happening this weekend, although we may get snowed in this time of year. 

We will be playing with some new guys this weekend.  John Clemens gets some sweet fills in with the Mandolin, Banjo and alternate tunings on the guitar and sometimes bass when Jeff Smith (of twenty paces) is doing double duty with Bass and Keys.  We are excited to be playing this weekend with Greg Tominc, he's been a regular at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in the past and is a great drummer. 

The music plays on.  Hope to see you out there. 

Bands and More Bands

The Linfords will no longer be joining forces with Rich Carr and the Twenty Paces Band.  We wish them all the best and hope to see them out there on the road.  Meanwhile, we are concentrating our efforts on The Linford Band and can't wait to see our Pinedale/Big Piney friends this coming weekend.  Oh, and if you get a chance I highly recommend you stop in at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in the next couple weeks.  Marshall Star was playing last night and they had a great set list and were a lot of fun to dance to. The music goes on. 

Updated Calendar for 2018

I just updated our schedule for 2018, it's going to be an eventful year. Check the right hand side of this blog for the latest version.  There are several public dances and shows, we hope to see you out and about. 

You Are My Sunshine

Our Great Aunt Eva is turning 103 this Friday and this song is in honor of her.  My Great Uncle Ern would play this guitar around the campfire and at his gigs when my Mom was a little girl and it inspired all the music The Linfords enjoy now.  Happy birthday Eva, we are grateful for your long and storied life. 

Valentines Dance with Twenty Paces

On Valentines Day this year The Linfords will be playing with Twenty Paces for a dance at the Armory in Afton, Wyoming.  We hope to see all you lovebirds and sweet families out on a Wednesday night.