WhiteWater Ramble

“High-Octane, Rocky Mountain DanceGrass” Formed in 2004, WhiteWater Ramble's high-octane DanceGrass/Jamgrass is deeply rooted in bluegrass, funk, jazz, swing, techno, rock, reggae, country and blues while exploring the musical boundaries and fusion of these genres. The quintet's makeup of mandolin, acoustic guitar, fiddle, upright bass, vocals and drums fuel it's tightly improvised material. As much as the band creates its own style, the style creates itself. The music is dependent on the moment, honest, and respectful to the road behind. In just over two year’s time, WWR has had the privilege of opening for Dark Star Orchestra, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, The David Grisman Quintet, Railroad Earth, Jerry Douglas, Tony Furtado, Vince Herman and Great American Taxi, SplitLip Rayfield, Shanti Groove, Wendy Woo, Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, Shakedown Street, Benny Galloway and the Broke Mountain Trio, The Open Road Bluegrass Band, The Railbenders and Newcomers Home. Based in Fort Collins, CO, WhiteWater Ramble has headlined or co-headlined the 2006 Keystone Brews and Bluegrass Festival, 2006 KSMT Breckenridge Brewfestival, Johnny Cash Tribute Event, 2006 Desert Rocks Festival and is scheduled to headline the 2006 CletusFest. To their credit, WWR has already appeared at the 2006 Nedfest, 2006 Denver People’s Fair (Main Stage), 2006 SouthPark Music Festival, 2006 Denver’s Westword Music Showcase, Grand Opening of the Budweiser Event Center, 2006 Battlerusa, 2006 10KLF Cosmic Break Tour, 2005 and 2006 Fort Collins NewWest Fest, 2005 Pickin' On the Poudre Festival, 2005 Thunder in the Rockies, 3rd Annual Spring Fever Festival, 2004 The Easy Street Marathon, Trees, Water, and People Benefit Parties, Colorado Renewable Energy Society Benefit, and hundreds of private parties, weddings, special events. WWR has performed and headlined on every major stage in Northern Colorado and most major venues across all of Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming, including the Fox Theatre (Boulder), Aggie Theatre (Fort Collins), Mishawaka Amphitheatre (Bellvue, CO), The Mangy Moose (Teton Village, WY), Whiskey Jacques’ (Sun Valley, ID), Cervantes Ballroom (Denver), Quixote’s True Blue Café (Denver), The Mountain Sun Brewery (Boulder), Bender’s Tavern (Denver), Fly Me to the Moon Saloon (Telluride, CO), Terrapin Station (Boise, ID), The Mint (Hailey, ID), The Knotty Pine (Victor, ID) and the Goat Tavern (Keystone, CO) just to name a few. With over 70 shows under their belt in 2005, WhiteWater Ramble is on pace for 100+ performances in 2006 across the Rocky Mountain Region and beyond. Our resume includes a live TV appearance on Denver's Channel 4 CBS Morning show, live on air radio performances for KGNU (Boulder), Live @ Lunch and the Morning Mix at KRFC 88.9 Homegrown Radio (Fort Collins), KBUT 90.2 – Crested Butte, The Bluegrass Drive at 5:00 on 104.7 FM Pirate Radio and has been featured as an emerging artist by The Point 99.9 FM. WWR has also been featured in the Rocky Mountain News, Denver Post, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Denver’s Westword Magazine, The Vail Daily, The Telluride Watch, Planet Jackson, Steamboat Pilot, NEXTnc Magazine, The Rocky Mountain Bullhorn, the Jackson Hole Star Tribune, Summit Daily News and the Scene Entertainment Magazine. WhiteWater Ramble also has had a track featured on two compilation CD's, The Boys and Girls Club of Larimer County - Music for the Children Compilation One and also Fort Collins Rocks - Volume 3. WhiteWater Ramble is: Patrick Sites - Acoustic Mandolin/Electric Mandolin, Lead and Backup Vocals Brian Coddington - Acoustic Guitar, Lead and Backup Vocals Howard Montgomery - Upright Bass and Backup Vocals Alex Jacobson - Drums/Percussion Management, Booking & Contact Info: Patrick Sites (970) 407.0861 band@whitewaterramble.com

Musical Influences

WhiteWater Ramble's major influences are as diverse as their musical backgrounds and include, but are not limited to: The Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Phish, Sam Bush, David Grisman, Miles Davis, The Allman Brothers Band, Sound Tribe Sector 9, The Disco Biscuits, Particle, Ralph Stanley, Bob Marley, Leftover Salmon, Yonder Mountain String Band, String Cheese Incident, Railroad Earth, Acoustic Syndicate, Doc Watson, Jorma Kaukonnen, Bill Monroe, Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, Van Morrison, George Clinton, Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Robert Johnson, and many, many more.

Press Quotes and Excerpts

“Along with the diverse genres, the band also brings an intense energy to the stage.” ~ The Summit Daily News “WhiteWater Ramble’s strongest point is versatility in style. While often billed with bluegrass bands, the band is not bluegrass in a strict sense. Bluegrass is merely one tool in Whitewater’s shed to get the booty shaking.” ~ The Rocky Mountain Bullhorn “The style is firmly jamgrass – a touch of Salmon, a dash of Yonder , a soupcon of Grisman – but there’s an undercurrent of fine (and unusual for the genre) funkiness which might point the way to that uniqueness that every band needs.” ~ Mark Burnell, JammedOnline.com "WhiteWater Ramble is like the Colorado weather, if you don't like what you are listening to, just wait five minutes." ~ The Steamboat Pilot In regards to WhiteWater Ramble's Debut Album Red Alert! Live, See what the critics are saying….. “You got funk in my bluegrass! You got bluegrass in my funk! WhiteWater Ramble is one of the hardest working and technically talented bluegrass bands in the area.” ~ The Fort Collins Coloradoan “Red Alert Live is an impressive exercise in jamming, song writing and musical energy, and much like the WWR live experience, will have you coming back for more.” ~ The Scene Entertainment Magazine

2005/2006 Performance Statistics

Performance Stats 2005 Shows: 86 appearances and performances 2006 Shows: On-Pace for 125+ shows Festivals and Events 2006 Denver’s Westword Music Showcase - Denver, CO 2006 NedFest – Nederland, CO 2006 SouthPark Music Festival - Fairplay, CO 2006 Denver’s People’s Fair – Denver, CO (Main Stage) 2006 New West Fest – Fort Collins, CO 2006 Keystone Bluegrass Festival - Keystone, CO (Sunday Headliner) 2006 Breckenridge Brewers Festival - Breckenridge, CO 2006 Battlerusa – Fort Collins, CO 2006 Cosmic Break Tour – Denver, CO 2006 Desert Rocks Festival – Moab, UT 2006 Thunder Mountain Music Jam – Red Feather Lakes, CO (Headliner) 2006 CletusFest - Denver, CO (Headliner) 2006 Fruita Fall Festival - Fruita, CO 2006 Harvest Fest - Idaho Falls, ID 2005 New West Fest – Fort Collins, CO 2005 Thunder in the Rockies – Loveland, CO 2005 Pickin’ on the Poudre’ – Mishawaka, CO 2005 3rd Annual Spring Fever Festival – Arvada, CO 2005 Recover the Music Colorado State University Benefit – Fort Collins, CO 2005 Band Together, a Hurricane Relief Concert – Fort Collins, CO 2005 Colorado Renewable Energy Society Annual Conference - Fort Collins, CO 2005 New Building Dedication for the Fort Collins, Coloradoan – Fort Collins, CO 2005 Ramble on the River – Mishawaka, CO National Artists Performed With Or played As Supporting Act For Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe – 04/04/05 – Aggie Theatre Dark Star Orchestra - 08/04/06 - The Aggie Theatre The David Grisman Quintet – 08/06/05 – Mishawaka Amphitheatre Jerry Douglas - 08/26/06 - The Belly Up SplitLip Rayfield - - The Aggie Theatre Shanti Groove – 05/27/06 and 04/15/06 – Mishawaka Amphitheatre Vince Herman and Great American Taxi - 08/06/06 - Keystone Brewer's Festival The Larry Keel Experience – 02/24/06 – Quixote’s True Blue Cafe RailRoad Earth – 11/11/04 and 07/06/06 – Aggie Theatre Shakedown Street – 06/01/06 – Desert Rocks Bill Mckay of Leftover Salmon – 05/12/06 – Aggie Theatre Damon Wood of the James Brown Band - 05/04/06 - Aggie Theatre Jason Flournoy of Shanti Groove – 05/12/06 – Aggie Theatre Open Road Bluegrass Band – 06/12/06 – Avogadro’s Number Newcomer’s Home – 04/29/06 – Aggie Theater Benny Galloway – 05/12/06 – Mishawaka Amphitheatre