Cherryholmes

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Cherryholmes
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The Cherryholmes Family
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Bluegrass
Years active1999 (1999)–2011 (2011)
LabelsSkaggs Family Records
Past membersJere Cherryholmes (Pop), Sandy Lee Cherryholmes, Cia Leigh Cherryholmes, Molly Kate Cherryholmes, B.J. Cherryholmes, Skip Cherryholmes
Website www.cherryholmes.com
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Cherryholmes performing on stage in 2007

Cherryholmes was an American Bluegrass band from Los Angeles, California. The band was made up of six members of the Cherryholmes family: father Jere (Pop), mother Sandy Lee, daughters Cia Leigh, and Molly Kate, and sons B.J. and Skip.

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History

In April 1999, Jere and Sandy Lee took the family to a local bluegrass festival, and the family decided to play as a group. Jere already played electric bass, acoustic guitar and the upright bass, and Sandy played guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and piano. Cia began learning guitar. B.J. and Molly began learning the fiddle. Skip started with the mandolin.

In July 1999, they auditioned and were hired for their first gig, at Oak Tree Village (now Oak Tree Mountain), a theme park in Oak Glen, California. They continued to play regularly as amateurs at bluegrass venues and festivals throughout southern California and Arizona.

In 2000 they turned professional and in 2002 they sold their home and purchased a 26-foot travel trailer, traveling throughout the Midwest and the Eastern United States. They earned enough in the first year to buy their first tour bus. In the spring of 2003 they arrived in Nashville, Tennessee at the Grand Ole Opry for their first appearance.

In 2005, they signed with Skaggs Family Records (musician Ricky Skaggs) and were later nominated for the IMBA categories 'Entertainers of the Year' and 'Emerging Artist of the Year', winning 'Entertainers of the Year'.

Columbia Artist Management (CAMI) booked them into theaters and performing arts centers, and eventually into performances with symphony orchestras around the country. They traveled nearly a million miles in their tour bus playing at bluegrass, country, roots and rock venues, including Lincoln Center, Tennessee's Bonnaroo and CMA Music Festivals, Stage Coach in California. They performed regularly on the Grand Ole Opry.

They received five Grammy nominations and a Dove Award nomination. Their music appeared on Gaither Music CDs and DVDs and appeared on PBS specials, including the award-winning Bluegrass Underground. In March, 2006 their story was featured in a Billy Graham Television special.

Cherryholmes toured Switzerland, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Caribbean.

On January 12, 2011, Cherryholmes announced they would disband, saying that the children needed to choose their own paths and to be free from the complexities of a family business. Their last show was in Galax, Virginia, May 7, 2011.

The band was scheduled to reunite for a performance on September 26, 2015 at the Outer Banks Bluegrass Island Festival in Manteo, North Carolina but the event was cancelled due to weather. [1]

Discography

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Grass US Country US
Heat
Still a Little Rough Around the Edges
  • Release date: 2001
  • Label: self-released
Dressed for Success
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: self-released
Bluegrass Vagabonds
  • Release date: 2003
  • Label: self-released
Cherryholmes
  • Release date: September 27, 2005
  • Label: Skaggs Family Records
374
Cherryholmes II: Black and White
  • Release date: June 12, 2007
  • Label: Skaggs Family Records
1
Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe
  • Release date: September 30, 2008
  • Label: Skaggs Family Records
34812
Cherryholmes IV: Common Threads
  • Release date: June 1, 2010
  • Label: Skaggs Family Records
125
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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References

  1. "Exclusive Cherryholmes Family Reunion Planned for 2015". cybergrass.com. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2015.