What are people saying about the Sheets Family Band
~"Their music truly sounds like it is coming from three people who have lived and grown together. It is honest pure and beautiful. " - Mark Freed, cultural resources coordinator, Boone, NC
~regarding their concert at Big Stone Gap "...you guys are great. You came out and let them have it with both barrels." - Tommy Bledsoe
~Everyone is talking about their concert in Big Stone Gap... they stole the show." Bill Smith
~"...killer CD." - Dale Jett
~"...one of the areas most beloved acoustic music acts" - David Brewer, High Country Press.
~The Sheets Family CD exemplifies family in many ways, from the wonderful mother-daughter harmony singing, original songs dealing with community, friends and changing times, and the husband-wife duets of old familiar songs from the southern mountains. This CD brings the Sheets family right to your living room. It has my wife and I tapping our toes and singing along, and it brings a smile to our three-month daughter when she is on the verge of fussing. -Mark Freed - folklorist -Watauga County - North Carolina
~Using the music of the Carter Family as a foundation, Randy, Deborah Jean and Kelly Sheets have their own unique sound. Their wholesome and powerful singing style evokes a distinct freshness - much like a Blue Ridge Mountain spring. -Dale Morris
~regarding their concert at Big Stone Gap "...you guys are great. You came out and let them have it with both barrels." - Tommy Bledsoe
~Everyone is talking about their concert in Big Stone Gap... they stole the show." Bill Smith
~"...killer CD." - Dale Jett
~"...one of the areas most beloved acoustic music acts" - David Brewer, High Country Press.
~The Sheets Family CD exemplifies family in many ways, from the wonderful mother-daughter harmony singing, original songs dealing with community, friends and changing times, and the husband-wife duets of old familiar songs from the southern mountains. This CD brings the Sheets family right to your living room. It has my wife and I tapping our toes and singing along, and it brings a smile to our three-month daughter when she is on the verge of fussing. -Mark Freed - folklorist -Watauga County - North Carolina
~Using the music of the Carter Family as a foundation, Randy, Deborah Jean and Kelly Sheets have their own unique sound. Their wholesome and powerful singing style evokes a distinct freshness - much like a Blue Ridge Mountain spring. -Dale Morris
Places we have played
- Mount Vernon Nights - Lorton, VA
- Mountain Heritage Day - Cullowhee, NC
- Merlefest
- Appalachian State University
- Albert Hash Festival
- Fred's Mercantile, Beech Mountain, NC
- Backstreet Music
- Damascus General Store
- Southern Draft Days
- Appalachian Mountain Musicfest
- Clinch Mountain Music Festival
- Wayne Henderson Music Festival
- Mountain Music School - Mountain Empire Community College - Big Stone Gap, VA
- National Folk Festival - Richmond, VA
- FloydFest with Ron Short
- WBRF - Galax, VA
- The Leaf and String Festival - Galax, VA
- Home Craft Days - Big Stone Gap, VA
- WATA - Boone, NC
- Seedtime on the Cumberland -Appalshop - Whitesburg, KY
- WKSK - West Jefferson, NC
- WETS - Studio One - Johnson City, TN
- The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Washington, DC
- Ashe Arts Council - West Jefferson, NC
- Watauga Arts Council - Boone, NC
- Historic Rex Theater - Galax, VA
- The Blueridge Music Center - Galax, VA
- Mountain Home Music Show - Boone, NC
- Blue Ridge Folklife Festival - Ferrum, VA
- Ola Belle Reed Festival - Lansing, NC
- Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion - Bristol, VA/TN
- The Library of Congress - Coolidge Auditorium - Washington, DC
- The Carter Fold - Hiltons,VA
The Birds Were Singing - 05
The Birds Were Singing - Song List
Here is a list of songs on our CD and where we learned them.
1. -Old Zeke Perkins- We learned this from Fields Ward - Grayson County, VA
2. -You’ve Been That Friend to Me-from the Carter Family - Deborah Jean used to sing this with Gay Gingrich, Ginny Tobiasson and Helen White.
3. -I See God in Everything- by EC and Orna Ball - two of our favorite musicians
4. -High On A Mountain- by Ola Belle Reed - Randy’s’ mother’s 1st cousin.
5. Texas Plains- from Patsy Montana & Riley Puckett (Patsy sings MontanaPlains -Riley sings Texas Plains
6.-Wondrous Love- Jina Rosencrans helped us learn this - found the words in a book by Wayne Erbsen
7. -If You Believe-from EC and Orna Ball - Rugby, VA
8. -I Love You the Best of All- from the Louvin Brothers
9. -Red Mountain Wine- from Stella and Taylor Kimbell - Patrick County, VA
10. -S-A-V-E-D- from the Blue Sky Boys - last verse written by our friend, Ginny Tobiason
11. -The Birds Were Singing of You- from AP Carter - Kay Justice suggested we do this for Debbie & Tim Yates’ wedding
12. -The Fullness of Time-by Rudy Perkins, Randy’s uncle - a very inspirational man
13. -River of Jordan-by the Carter Family
14. -Last Song- by Julie Miller -one of our favorite contemporary singer/songwriters
1. -Old Zeke Perkins- We learned this from Fields Ward - Grayson County, VA
2. -You’ve Been That Friend to Me-from the Carter Family - Deborah Jean used to sing this with Gay Gingrich, Ginny Tobiasson and Helen White.
3. -I See God in Everything- by EC and Orna Ball - two of our favorite musicians
4. -High On A Mountain- by Ola Belle Reed - Randy’s’ mother’s 1st cousin.
5. Texas Plains- from Patsy Montana & Riley Puckett (Patsy sings MontanaPlains -Riley sings Texas Plains
6.-Wondrous Love- Jina Rosencrans helped us learn this - found the words in a book by Wayne Erbsen
7. -If You Believe-from EC and Orna Ball - Rugby, VA
8. -I Love You the Best of All- from the Louvin Brothers
9. -Red Mountain Wine- from Stella and Taylor Kimbell - Patrick County, VA
10. -S-A-V-E-D- from the Blue Sky Boys - last verse written by our friend, Ginny Tobiason
11. -The Birds Were Singing of You- from AP Carter - Kay Justice suggested we do this for Debbie & Tim Yates’ wedding
12. -The Fullness of Time-by Rudy Perkins, Randy’s uncle - a very inspirational man
13. -River of Jordan-by the Carter Family
14. -Last Song- by Julie Miller -one of our favorite contemporary singer/songwriters
"The Birds Were Singing of You", was reviewed in the April/May - 2006 edition of the OLD TIME HERALD - check it out.
The Birds Were Singing of You
Buy the CD "The Birds Were Singing of You"
through CD Baby - or County Records, Floyd, VA.
through CD Baby - or County Records, Floyd, VA.
Listen to tracks from 2005 CD, "The Birds Were Singing of You" - on CD Baby
DJ, Randy and Kelly hamming it up at ETSU
DJ and Kelly singing "A Southern Girl's Reply"
"It's Not About Me" featured on Women of Substance Radio
