Laurel Creek Trail Band - The Smyth County Jam was pleased to have this fine band take the stage and provide us with some great picking and singing. Laurel Creek Trail is an acoustic band. The band performs Old Time, traditional music as well as Bluegrass and Classic Country songs. The band officially formed in 2010 as a three piece band and expanded to a four piece band in January, 2012.
Band members include Mike Taylor, Buddy Morefield, Dan Isaacs, and Chris McElraft.
Guitarist and singer Mike Taylor from Mountain City, Tennessee takes turns singing lead on upbeat tunes such as “Rabbit in a Log” and the Tom T. Hall classic “I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew”.
Hailing from Butler, Tennessee, Buddy Morefield shares vocals with Mike and plays mandolin on spirited instrumentals like “Tombstone Junction”. Buddy has also written a few original songs that are upbeat as well as heartfelt.
In January of 2012, Laurel Creek Trail enlisted a man of many talents from the mountains of North Carolina. Dan Isaacs plays banjo, fiddle, and if you stick around long enough he will probably pull out his harmonica.
Chris McElraft provides the bottom end of Laurel Creek Trail on the upright bass. Originally from Marion, Virginia and now Abingdon, Chris thumps the bass to round out their musical sound with a “not so traditional” style of playing.
This band of school teachers (Dan’s retired) perform a broad range of upbeat instrumentals, solid bluegrass songs, classic country tunes, and sentimental ballads that are sure to get your feet tapping.
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