New Found Road rides into Maumee
Written by Kristen Rapin | | krapin@toledofreepress.comGlass City Opry presents NewFound Road Nov.16 at the Maumee Indoor Theatre.
“It’s a new band and new show, for the better. Our show is the best it has ever been. It appeals to a broader audience,” Tim Shelton, lead singer and guitarist for NewFound Road said.
Shelton is a founding member of the band from Franklin. He said the group formed seven years ago because of the members need to play and urge to share their music.
Since its founding the band has gone through changes as members have left to pursue other interests. Today the band is made up of members Jamey Booher (bass), Joe Booher (mandolin), Josh Miller (banjo) and Shelton.
“Our music is kind of a mixture from contemporary bluegrass to acoustic country to popular county and rock. We need to grow and change otherwise the music gets stale,” Shelton said.
NewFound Road’s most recent record, “Same Old Place,” was released in April. The record is the band’s second with Rounder Records and fifth record overall.
“This record is more contemporary then our past albums. We put more time, effort and money into it. It’s by far our best one,” Shelton said. “Stylistically we’ve come a long way from the first record.”
The band just finished shooting a music video for the title cut, “Same Old Place,” that will start running on CMT in the next month.
Shelton said when compiling songs the band writes their own pieces but also use songs from writers they love and respect. In addition NewFound Road sometimes takes classics and plays them in their own style.
“I like to do songs the way I want to do them and want to hear them,” Shelton said.
NewFound Road will begin work on a new album in August of next year. In addition the band will be spending part of January collaborating with another artist said Shelton.
NewFound Road last played at the Glass City Opry in March 2008.
“We’re thrilled to have NewFound Road back. They were the largest show that we’ve had since we’ve been doing this,” Sherri Chekal co-owner of Glass City Music said. “They’re also an Ohio native band. I’m excited to showcase what Ohio has to offer the bluegrass scene.”
Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Faces Made for Radio will open the performance.
The show is $15 and children under 15 are free. Tickets may be purchased online at www.glasscityopry.com or at the Maumee Theatre.
Glass City Opry began in 2007 with its first show Aug. 13, 2007. Chekal and Jeff Birdwell, both members of bluegrass band Deep Water and owners of Glass City Music, decided to start the Opry in order to hold a consistent bluegrass shows in Toledo.
For more information about NewFound Road, visit the Web site www.newfoundroad.com.
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