About The Hartman's
The Hartman Band consists of 5 out of 10 siblings from the Hartman family:
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Courtney 17
Guitar, Violin and Mandolin |
Rachel 15
Violin and Mandolin |
Philip 13
Banjo |
Hannah 11
Violin |
Laura 9
Violin and Bass |
Hartman History
The children all began music lessons by age five learning Suzuki violin. The older ones started competing at fiddle contests and were soon inspired to branch out and learn other instruments as well.
Jim, the father of the "tribe", always loved taking his little ones to concerts and soon spurred the children on to learn some songs as a group. The influence of a loving father is such a gift! Their first official performance was in the fall of 2001 where they played for the local farmer's market. The children were all smiles as they were richly rewarded with a wagon full of vegetables. We were then told by our fiddle contest comrades, The O'Brien Family, about a festival due to come up in the summer called GospelGrass which was put on by Bing and Suzie Solomon. This got the band geared up to practice and learn new tunes. Suzie turned out to be a godsend of encouragement, lining us up to play at churches, schools and other venues. We are so thankful for the Solomon's passion to help beginner bands.
Living on the Front Range of Colorado has been an awesome blessing as it is such a great place to dive into the bluegrass scene. There are many talented local bands and musicians to learn from and we feel so excited to get the opportunity to be a small part of it. Rockygrass in Lyons is a summer highlight for our family. Ken Seaman of the Bluegrass Patriots has been a so kind-hearted and invited the Hartman's to perform at the 2005 and 2006 Midwinter Bluegrass Festival as well as the 2006 and 2007 Greeley Bluegrass Roundup.
After being asked to entertain at our favorite guest ranch, Sylvan Dale in Loveland CO, the children loaded up their repertoire with cowboy music. This year will mark the 5th Mother's Day that they've played for the annual Mother's Day Brunch at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch.
The Hartman's Today
Currently, the Hartman Band is under the tutelage of Aaron and Erin Youngberg of the Billy Pilgrims. They really input a lot of great ideas and suggestions from their years of experience. The band is beginning the process of recording a CD, which they are all excited about! They continue to play at schools, universities, professional organizations, conferences, political rallies, sporting events, non-profit organizations, churches, nursing homes and for private parties. They perform mostly regionally in the U.S. and it is one of their dreams to take their music to other parts of the world! See their schedule for upcoming events. On the side panel you will see a brief look back at what they've been up to the past few years. It has been a blast!
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