FAIRS & FESTIVALS
BLUEGRASS FESTIVALS
- Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival – August 2023
- Calico Bluegrass Festival – Headliner – May 2023
- Huck Finn Jubilee – October 2022
- Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival – August 2022
- Calico Bluegrass Festival – Headliner – May 2022
- Prescott Bluegrass Festival – June 2021
- Huck Finn Jubilee – September 2019
COUNTY FAIRS
- Antelope Valley Fair & Alfalfa Festival – September 2022
- Ventura County Fair – August 2022
- Orange County Fair – 5 Nights – July 2022
- Orange County Fair – 5 Nights – August 2021
MUSIC FESTIVALS
- Silverado Country Fair & Folk Festival – October 2023
- June Lake Jam Fest – September 2023
- Grateful Festival – May 2023
- Silverado Country Fair & Folk Festival – October 2022
- June Lake Jam Fest – September 2022
- Surf Rodeo Music Festival – July 2022
- June Lake Jam Fest – September 2020
- OC Music Festival – May 2020
- Love Street Festival – July 2018
AGRICULTURE FESTIVAL
- California Avocado Festival – October 2022
- California Avocado Festival – October 2019
- California Avocado Festival – October 2018
OTHER FAIRS & FESTIVALS
- Original Farmers Market Fall Festival – October 2023
- Original Farmers Market Fall Festival – October 2022
- Calico Days – September 2022
- Laguna Beach Sawdust Art Festival – July 2022
- Temecula Balloon & Wine Festival – June 2022
- June Lake Theater Festival – July 2021
- Santa Clarita Autumn Harvest Fair – October 2019
- Topanga 4th of July Celebration & Barn Dance – July 2019
- Topanga 4th of July Celebration & Barn Dance – July 2018
- Foothills Healing Arts Fair – June 2018
PERFORMANCE RESIDENCIES
- Gilley’s Dancehall & Saloon – Bluegrass & BBQ – Las Vegas 2021 to Current
- Hangar 24 Brewery – “Bluegrass-ish Brunch” – Irvine, 2020 to Current
- Bon Vivant Market & Café – “Folky Fridays” – Los Angeles, 2018 – 2019
- Villain’s Tavern – Los Angeles, 2018 – 2019
RENOWNED VENUES
- Bob Stane’s Coffee Gallery Backstage – February 2023 – SOLD OUT
- The Siren, Morro Bay – January 2023
- Bob Stane’s Coffee Gallery Backstage – March 2022 – SOLD OUT
- Ojai Underground Exchange – February 2022 – SOLD OUT
- Bob Stane’s Coffee Gallery Backstage – November 2021
- Bob Stane’s Coffee Gallery Backstage – December 2019
- Bob Stane’s Coffee Gallery Backstage – March 2019
- Molly Malone’s New Year’s Eve – December 2019
- Molly Malone’s – November 2019
- Molly Malone’s – May 2019
- Maui Sugar Mill Saloon – December 2018
- The Mint – November 2018
- The Mint – July 2018
CIVIC EVENTS
- Solvang Theaterfest “Music in the Garden Concert Series” – July 2023
- City of Norco “4th of July Celebration” – July 2023
- City of Menifee “Foodie Fridays” – October 2022
- City of Norco “4th of July Celebration” – July 2022
- City of Glendora “Friday Night Twilight” – June 2022
- Silverado Summer Concert Series – July 2020
- City of Glendora “Friday Night Twilight” – July 2019
BIOS
SHORT BIO:
The Storytellers is a Southern California-based progressive bluegrass band performing on stages throughout the state. They draw from the rich canon of traditional bluegrass, country blues, old time and folk music as a basis for inspired improvisations and intrepid vocal harmonies. The Storytellers bring soulful harmonies, soaring grooves, and their own hippie, bluegrassy vibe to every stage they stand on.
LONG BIO:
The Storytellers is a fast-rising progressive bluegrass ensemble on the Southern California music scene. The band’s repertoire draws from the rich canon of traditional bluegrass, country blues, old time, and folk music as a basis for inspired improvisations and intrepid vocal harmonies.
They took just one year to go from busking on street corners of Los Angeles to gracing stages of bars, taverns, regional fairs and music festivals throughout the state. The Storytellers’ strong musical chemistry allows them to bring soulful harmonies, delicate acoustic sensibilities, soaring grooves, tight rhythms, substantive storytelling, and their own bluegrassy magic to every stage they stand on.
Legendary folk music promoter Bob Stane stated: “The Storytellers are wonderful singers, and energetic, passionate players. We’re thrilled to have them spin their tales on our stage.”
The Bluegrass Standard wrote: “This outfit is as steeped in values of the past as they are keen on keeping things fresh for today’s listening ear.”
Bluegrass Today said: “The Storytellers seeks to bridge the gap between the traditional bluegrass and jamgrass worlds and have become known for their grassy covers of Grateful Dead songs.”
Founded in the Fall of 2017 as a duo, the complete band formed in February of 2018, performing more than 30 Los Angeles-area shows through the end of the year. This intensive schedule included defining performances at historic venues such as The Mint, Molly Malone’s, Coffee Gallery Backstage, and a spellbinding set at the Laurel Canyon Love Street Festival, sharing the bill with Micky Dolenz, Wilson Phillips and Chris Stills.
The Storytellers have performed at the June Lake Jam Fest, the Huck Finn Jubilee, the Prescott Bluegrass Festival, the Calico Bluegrass Festival, the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, as well as at numerous other regional fairs and festivals. They have performed at the Orange County Fair and the Ventura County Fair. The band performs regularly at Gilley’s Dancehall & Saloon at Treasure Island Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, and has earned residencies at several other popular venues.
The band consists of Scott Diehl (Guitar, Vocals), Lance Frantzich (Bass, Vocals), Tyler Emerson (Fiddle) and Steve Stelmach (Washboard, Percussion).
PRESS / INTERVIEWS
PASADENA WEEKLY – February 2023
“Honesty is the Best Policy for the Storytellers”
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OJAI VALLEY NEWS – January 2023
“The Storytellers at Ojai Deer Lodge”
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THE SHEET NEWS – September 2022
“The Storytellers Come to June Lake Jam Fest”
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PASADENA NOW – March 2022
“The Storytellers Bring Their Progressive Bluegrass / Jamgrass to the Local Scene Friday”
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OJAI VALLEY NEWS – February 2022
“The Storytellers Band to Spin Tales in Ojai on Feb 19”
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BLUEGRASS TODAY – December 2021
Don’t Be Afraid video from The Storytellers
https://bluegrasstoday.com/dont-be-afraid-video-from-the-storytellers/
ARROYO MONTHLY MAGAZINE – October 2021
Storytelling Through Music
https://arroyomonthly.com/storytelling-through-music/
FESTY GONUTS – April 2021
An Interview with Scott Diehl and Lance Frantzich of the Storytellers
https://www.festygonuts.com/interview-with-the-storytellers-scott-diehl-and-lance-frantzich/
THE BLUEGRASS STANDARD – April 2021
LA Based The Storytellers Deliver Jamgrass in the Spirit of the Dead
https://www.thebluegrassstandard.com/l-a-based-the-storytellers-deliver-jam-grass-in-the-spirit-of-the-dead
THE JAMWICH – August 2020
Interview: The Storytellers
http://www.thejamwich.com/2020/08/15/interview-the-storytellers/
FOLKWORKS MAGAZINE – October 2019
A Conversation with the Storytellers’ Storyteller
https://folkworks.org/interview/a-conversation-with-the-storytellers-storyteller-3/
VOYAGE LA – October 2018
Meet The Storytellers
http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-the-storytellers/
WEBCAST / PODCAST / RADIO
“TUESDAY LUNCH WITH ABE” – January 2023
Host: Abe Perlstein, 97.3 & 107.9 FM, Tuesdays, 12-6pm
“BROKEN SPOKE FOLK SHOW” KCBX – January 2023
Host: Janelle Younger, Saturdays, Noon – 3pm
“ACROSS THE TRACKS” KCBX – January 2023
Host: Brad Kyle, Thursdays, 8-10pm
JAM FREQUENCY RADIO SHOW – July 2022
The Storytellers: Lance Frantzich, Scott Diehl, Tyler Emerson
https://www.jamfrequencyradio.com/podcast/episode/77e30d63/the-storytellers-lance-frantzich-scott-diehl-tyler-emerson
TICKLIN’ STRINGS WEBCAST – December 2021
Let’s Talk About The Storytellers
https://youtu.be/pgUgEu0cgJk
KMMT-FM – MAMMOTH RADIO – July 2021
The Storytellers Band Talk with John DeMaria
SPREAD THE JAM RADIO SHOW – February 2020
The Storytellers Band Debut at June Lake Jam Festival
https://archive.org/details/83377173101583108148578477354629094895517696n
PULL QUOTES
“This outfit is as steeped in values of the past as they are keen on keeping things fresh for today’s listening ear.”
~ The Bluegrass Standard
“The Storytellers bridge the gap between neat’n’tidy bluegrass and jam band music. While the arrangements may be looser, the instrumentals and vocals remain rousing, high-powered and tight.”
~ Bob Stane, Legendary Folk Music Promoter
“The Storytellers strives to get all the wheels turning and pistons firing, whether they be intellectual or emotional.”
~ The Bluegrass Standard
“The Storytellers seeks to bridge the gap between the traditional bluegrass and jamgrass worlds and have become known for their grassy covers of Grateful Dead songs.”
~ Bluegrass Today
“Sweet, ear-candy harmonies and flowing jams”
~ The Sheet (Eastern Sierra)
“LA’s The Storytellers are sending a message loud and clear – bluegrass is not dead.”
~ Arroyo Monthly (Pasadena)
“This ‘jamgrass’ band moves seamlessly through traditional and progressive approaches. One tune echos Doc Watson, the next, Jerry Garcia. They find great joy in bluegrass music that is evident in their performances.”
~ LA Weekly
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