Credit Nightflyer, a group of veteran musicians who hail from Southwestern Ohio, for finding the ideal compromise between that which is classic and contemporary. Taking their name from a Tony Rice song, the band — lead singer and guitarist Richard Propps, mandolin player and vocalist Rick Hayes, stand-up bassist and vocalist Tony Kakaris, Tim Jackson [...]
Friends and bluegrass lovers in southwestern Ohio got together over this past weekend in honor of Tony Kakaris, bass player with Nightflyer, and a well-known personality in the music scene thereabouts. He is undergoing treatment now for a difficult cancer, multiple myeloma or bone marrow cancer, which reached an advanced stage before being properly diagnosed because [...]
Ohio bluegrass artists are coming together to promote TonyPalooza, a benefit concert for Tony Kakaris, bass player with Nightflyer. Tony is undergoing treatment now for multiple myeloma, a stage 4 cancer whose diagnosis had been delayed by a belief that his severe pain last fall was caused by kidney stones. Bluegrass folks in the central [...]
Ohio's Nightflyer band is asking fans and friends to add their bass player, Tony Kakaris, to their prayer lists. Tony has recently received a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks the marrow in your bones. He is undergoing chemotherapy and will be away from the group for a period of time. During [...]
Pinecastle has released a debut single from their first album for Nightflyer, due later this year. The southwestern Ohio band plays contemporary bluegrass, driven by the Gospel-tinged vocals of guitarist Richard Propps. Rick Hayes is on mandolin, with Tony Kakaris on bass, Tim Jackson on reso-guitar, and Ronnie Stewart on banjo. This first single is called [...]
Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of Ohio's Nightflyer to the label. They will release the band's third album in 2018. Nightflyer was formed when Gospel singer and guitarist Richard Propps hooked up with bluegrass pro, mandolinist Rick Hayes, to start a new group. Propps had many years on the Southern Gospel circuit, and Hayes [...]
Melanie Wilson with Wilson Pickins Promotions continues to snap up unaffiliated bluegrass bands across the US. She must be doing something right! The latest to join her growing roster of talent is southern Ohio's Nightflyer, who have been performing and recording together since 2012. They play an aggressive style of contemporary bluegrass with some acoustic [...]
This report is a contribution from C.J. Lewandowski, mandolinist and vocalist with the Po' Ramblin' Boys. He helped as MC for the SamJam 16 festival, and shares his experience there for the sake of our readers. As the festival Tee's stated, it was indeed Bluegrass:30 in Piketon, Ohio over Labor Day weekend with the inaugural happenings [...]
Friday at the Marshall Bluegrass Festival opened with a newly formed band, The Local Mash, created by Tony Zapolnik and his fiancé, Jennifer Strickland. Jennifer is a well-known bassist/singer/songwriter in the bluegrass world. They are joined by Michiganders Danielle Smith and Chad Phelps. Indiana/Michigan band Echo Valley put in their second day at the festival. [...]
More news from Echo Mountain Entertainment... Following last week's announcement that she would be responsible for booking Corey Hensley comes news that Bella Johnson and Echo Mountain Entertainment will be handling representation for Nightflyer. The band hails from southern Ohio, with Richard Propps on guitar and lead vocals, Rick Hayes on mandolin, Ronnie Stewart on [...]
Credit Nightflyer, a group of veteran musicians who hail from Southwestern Ohio, for finding the ideal compromise between that which is classic and contemporary. Taking their name from a Tony Rice song, the band — lead singer and guitarist Richard Propps, mandolin player and vocalist Rick Hayes, stand-up bassist and vocalist Tony Kakaris, Tim Jackson [...] 
Friends and bluegrass lovers in southwestern Ohio got together over this past weekend in honor of Tony Kakaris, bass player with Nightflyer, and a well-known personality in the music scene thereabouts. He is undergoing treatment now for a difficult cancer, multiple myeloma or bone marrow cancer, which reached an advanced stage before being properly diagnosed because [...] 
Ohio's Nightflyer band is asking fans and friends to add their bass player, Tony Kakaris, to their prayer lists. Tony has recently received a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks the marrow in your bones. He is undergoing chemotherapy and will be away from the group for a period of time. During [...] 
Pinecastle has released a debut single from their first album for Nightflyer, due later this year. The southwestern Ohio band plays contemporary bluegrass, driven by the Gospel-tinged vocals of guitarist Richard Propps. Rick Hayes is on mandolin, with Tony Kakaris on bass, Tim Jackson on reso-guitar, and Ronnie Stewart on banjo. This first single is called [...] 
Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of Ohio's Nightflyer to the label. They will release the band's third album in 2018. Nightflyer was formed when Gospel singer and guitarist Richard Propps hooked up with bluegrass pro, mandolinist Rick Hayes, to start a new group. Propps had many years on the Southern Gospel circuit, and Hayes [...] 
Melanie Wilson with Wilson Pickins Promotions continues to snap up unaffiliated bluegrass bands across the US. She must be doing something right! The latest to join her growing roster of talent is southern Ohio's Nightflyer, who have been performing and recording together since 2012. They play an aggressive style of contemporary bluegrass with some acoustic [...] 
This report is a contribution from C.J. Lewandowski, mandolinist and vocalist with the Po' Ramblin' Boys. He helped as MC for the SamJam 16 festival, and shares his experience there for the sake of our readers. As the festival Tee's stated, it was indeed Bluegrass:30 in Piketon, Ohio over Labor Day weekend with the inaugural happenings [...] 
Friday at the Marshall Bluegrass Festival opened with a newly formed band, The Local Mash, created by Tony Zapolnik and his fiancé, Jennifer Strickland. Jennifer is a well-known bassist/singer/songwriter in the bluegrass world. They are joined by Michiganders Danielle Smith and Chad Phelps. Indiana/Michigan band Echo Valley put in their second day at the festival. [...] 
More news from Echo Mountain Entertainment... Following last week's announcement that she would be responsible for booking Corey Hensley comes news that Bella Johnson and Echo Mountain Entertainment will be handling representation for Nightflyer. The band hails from southern Ohio, with Richard Propps on guitar and lead vocals, Rick Hayes on mandolin, Ronnie Stewart on [...] 