The
Hart Brothers Band was formed in 1979 by Myron "Pete" Hart,
Heamon "Tib" Hart and Arman "Sam"
Hart. The three remained the nucleus of the band until Sam passed
away unexpectedly in 1983. Throughout that time the band played
at many local functions in the southeastern Ohio and north-central
West Virginia area. In the years before and since Sam passed away,
several musicians have played in the band and contributed to the
groups' unique style of what we call "modern traditional
bluegrass".
The current make-up of the band consists of Pete Hart, Tib Hart,
Rick Westerman and John Keith. All of the band members work full
time jobs with the exception of Pete who retired recently. We are
quite fortunate to be able to coordinate our playing with our
family
life and jobs. If it were not for the patience of our families,
it would be impossible to do what we do. We have been playing
about
30-35 weekends a year for the past several years, and sometimes
it doesn't leave much in the way of "quality time" between
Friday and Sunday. We play mainly in the upper Midwest, (Michigan,
Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky) with occasional
longer trips as time and opportunity allows. We are hoping in
the
near future to venture into the eastern and southern regions with
some regularity, as well as the eastern seaboard. We strive
to keep
our shows wholesome, entertaining and family oriented. If you see
us at an event, come over and visit with us. One or more of
us will
always be at the "record table" and there is nothing
we like more than visiting with our friends, both old and new!
Thanks, The Hart Brothers