Sarah Beth and Sarah King met at an open mic.  The two were performing solo at the time but hit it off so well that they decided to share gigs.  After a while, they realized it just made sense to combine their talents, thus creating Indian Summer Jars.

The concept behind Indian Summer Jars is that of preserving a special moment, energy or emotion, like the burst of sunny, warm weather in the autumn just before the coming of winter. As a band, Indian Summer Jars captures this with earthly, soulful harmonies and strong guitar work - reminiscent of the full, fiery sound of the Indigo Girls.

Similar, their debut album, was released in 2008.  The success of the compilation has brought attention to Sarah King's straight-forward songwriting style and Sarah Beth’s more abstract, introspective style.  Together, the duo has created a platform that is wild and spiritually free.

The music of Ed Barney and Eldred Hill is a celebration of the country “brother duet” music of the 1930’s and 40’s played from a modern perspective.  Using the traditional guitar and mandolin, their arrangements and instrumental solos have a current feel and texture. Their repertoire includes pieces drawn from the classic brother duets like the Monroe Brothers and the Blue Sky Boys, old time fiddle tunes, folk, rock and bluegrass sources.

Ed Barney is from Martinsburg, West Virginia.  As a teenager he toured the world as the lead guitar player for Up With People.  Since then he's played in a number of bands performing everything from blues and jazz to rock'n roll.  And since 1995, he has been playing bluegrass guitar with Patent Pending.

Eldred Hill grew up in Richmond, Virginia.  He played acoustic guitar as a teenager.  While in college at American University he became involved in the bluegrass scene in the Washington, DC area and took up the mandolin.  Eldred is the founding member of the bluegrass band Patent Pending.  He has recorded seven albums with the band and written dozens of songs.

Sunday, January 18, 2009, Indian Summer Jars and Ed & Eldred will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series.  The Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series takes place at The Blue Moon Cafe located on North Princess Street at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV.  Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission for this show is $12/person at the door. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts.  For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920. 

For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@....  Or, visit the Blue Moon website at www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com. To learn more about Indian Summer Jars, visit www.myspace.com/indiansummerjars.  To learn more about Ed and Eldred, visit http://www.patentpendingband.com.