MDCB October 28-30, 8:00

It's been a music filled summer and the fall has kept us plenty busy as well.  There are some shows coming up in the near future and we are happy to be adding a fantastic steel and banjo player when we play the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar October 28th, 29th and 30th.  Ted Wells and The Linford Band will be starting up with the new winter hours at 8:00. 

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.

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. 

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.

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

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. 

October

October has been exciting so far.  A fabulous trip to Chicago sandwiched in between two gigs up in the Wilson/Moose area.  They were private parties so we didn't put out a shingle for fans, family and friends to come join us but we had a couple of great nights.  The Linfords Joined Twenty Paces for what ended up as a high dollar Hoot, tons of fun, lots of bongos, the best people watching from stage I've ever done, the most audience participation and the coolest background to date.  There was a huge screen behind us that scrolled gorgeous photos as we played.  Loved it.  I flew out the next morning bright and early with my guitar in tow to work on some new music for our last gig of the season and our very last show with our Linford Band drummer, Dave.  It's safe to say it was an amazing send off.  We played for several hours in a packed roadhouse, burned through all our set lists, and came away with a fat lip (collision with a dancer, speaker and mic) a peanut bucket of cash and some great stories to tell. 

We are sad to say goodbye to Dave as a part of our band, but he remains our friend and neighbor and barber, so in truth, we haven't parted ways.  He is taking a break from the music to make room for more important things in his life right now.  Life continues on, things change, but the music remains. 

Winter may bring new music, a new band member, you just never know. 

Bull Moose, Alpine Wyoming

Cal is playing the Bull Moose in Alpine tonight.  It's not too late to celebrate the wearing 'o' the green with some great music. 

The Wort Silver Dollar Bar

When one door closes another literally opens.  I'm sad to be missing this gig with my brother, but am pretty stoked about his upcoming gigs at The Silver Dollar Bar at The Wort in Jackson.  April 29th and sometime in July, I'll keep you posted.  We love The Wort and remember our Great Aunt Velma taking us to lunch there when she flew into the Jackson Hole Airport from Washington D.C. She'd be pretty excited to I do believe and would have a buffalo burger and a cold Heineken if she were still around to have one. Cal is playing with the Three Rivers Band for this gig and I'll be playing with Lady Luck.  I hope you'll catch his show there, he's going to be playing lead and singing a few. 

Merry Christmas from Teddy

 This Winter I had the chance to record a podcast with Alan Bruess for Tailgate Entertainer and it ended up being my Christmas Wish for all of you.  You can click on the link to take a listen, I really hope you will, and we'd love to hear what you thought about it.  Alan has recorded a lot of great podcasts with some fellow Fair Entertainers and Business Professionals, it's well worth your time to check them out and subscribe to Tailgate Entertainer.  I'm looking so forward to all the music 2017 will bring. 


http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/9/f/f/9ffdb8a4882dad99/Teddy_Anne_Cunningham3_Editing_mixdown.mp3?c_id=13642498&expiration=1483391871&hwt=00aa8e282fc8aa0754ab8ee5974509fc

Everything That Glitters

My first conscious memory of this song was as a young Rodeo Queen putting on my lip gloss in the rearview mirror of my Daddy's old truck before a rodeo where I rode my Red Pepper Chex and waved to the crowd.  The first time I sang it was with my two brothers the year I joined their band the summer after my freshman year at Utah State University.  Since then, I can't remember how many times we've sung it, but it never fails to get me.  When Cal and I recorded it for Jake on his mission in Florida I outright bawled when we got to the part about Old Red, having lost a couple of Old Reds already in my lifetime.  We have the late Dan Seals to thank for this song that has become a binding thread throughout our lives, and Thanks Kristy Anderson Mayes for requesting it. 

John Dunnigan's Quarter Horse

One of our very dear friends, John Dunnigan is in the hospital with an acute case of Pancreatitus.  It's been a tough go for him and his family.  This is our get well card to him.  We love John, not just for his musical talent and the way he has influenced us, but for the person he is.  Take away the music, and you have a man who cares about other people and who truly sees the good.  In a potentially jealousy poisoned career, John shows time and time again how to nurture and encourage others.  That is a rare gift.  I'll be posting a link for you to go and donate to John for his medical bills.  You won't be sorry you did.  https://helpjohndunnigan.wordpress.com/

What Might Have Been ~ Little Texas Cover

Dana Cold Storage Christmas Ad

When it comes to Christmas, we've got you covered.  We hope you all have a safe and happy Holiday season, wherever you are.  Play on!

Bear Lake County Fair and the Alpine Fly In

Summer is winding down already, and the blog has been pretty neglected.  Turns out my hands have busy with babies and guitars.  I wouldn't want it any other way.  We loved the crowd at the Bear Lake County Fair.  I'll tell ya, there are some serious music lovers out there.  We hope to make it over the hill again.  Thanks Glen!  Tonight we're sticking a little closer to home and will be entertaining at the Alpine Fly In, it's gonna be a cold one so cuddle up everyone! 

Sublette County Fair

Thanks Sublette for breaking us in this summer!  We had a great time playing together for our first fair of the season.