Church Street Blues is headed back to the studio to work on thier latest CD "No Place like Home". This new project will include orginal songs written by individual band members and friends. We are shooting for March to have the project completed before we head back to Renofest in Hartsville, South Carolina.

Februrary 14, 2009

From The Derrick.com By Stephen West

Nelson Boosel (left) and Jimmy Metz of Church Street Blues perform "Black Bubbling Crude" Saturday for the Oil 150 songwriting competition. Seven bands participated in the Oil Country Bluegrass Festival event, with Church Street Blues winning first place.

March 24, 2009

We are getting geared up to head back to Hartsville South Carolina to perform at RenoFest 2009. As the returning State Bluegrass Band Champions, we get to open for Claire Lynch, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out and (of course) Ronnie Reno and the Reno Tradition.

March 24, 2008

HERMITAGE, PA – Local bluegrass band Church Street Blues recently won top honors in the RenoFest 2008 State Bluegrass Band Championship, held March 21 in Hartsville, S.C. RenoFest is always held the fourth weekend in March and honors South Carolina bluegrass legend Don Reno.

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Scott Pearson was recently sponsored by Bletcher Violins. He is now playing a fine fiddle by local luthier Leonard Bletcher of Clarendon, PA. The new violin was played in the Church Street Blues segment of the recent show “Valley That Changed the World” aired on WQED on April 16th. Anybody interested in learning more about Bletcher Violins can reach Leonard through his email at bletcherviolins@yahoo.com

April 16

WQED TV aired Church Street Blues performing their award winning song "Black Bubblin' Crude". This song was chosen by the Oil 150 organization as the song to represent the 150th year of being the first commercial oil well of the world.

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