Moonjen, it's Northern River in their current lineup. Carl Hoffman, the lead, is originally -back in the 60's- from New Jersey. Joe Page is a hot mando player from Anchorage, originally from Boston. Gary Markley, also from Anchorage, plays 3-finger banjo and Gary Schultz, the bass player, is from Fairbanks, I think. Great sound, and very popular in Juneau. They all jammed here Saturday afternoon, before that evening's gig along with about 10 others and we had a great time.

Incidentally, there's an up and coming Fairbanks bluegrass group, called 'Clark County', all 3 guys in their early 20's, who have gone back to the sharing-one-mike approach. Carl Hoffman (above) often plays guitar with them and they are really HOT. They're disbanding for the moment while one of them goes for his Master's, but keep an ear out for them.

Ebbie