Jerry Schickling: News

We're very excited and proud to announce that Gordon "Murph" Martell and Don "Turk" Schnars have become a part of North Country!
They've been taking the local music scene by storm the past few years as "Murph and Turk", and are extremely talented musicians/singers!
They bring a great sound to the band, and we're sure you're going to love the "new and improved" North Country!
You can click the "bios" link at the top to learn more, and get some quotes from the guys.
Welcome aboard Murph and Turk!!

WOW! Once again the CAST show was a big success! We want to thank everyone who came out for the evening.
Jerry surprised (and excited) the crowd with his announcement that he's in the process of booking a tour for our Military troops overseas!
Mark and Brenda have also volunteered to go.
The process is in the beginning stages, so check back, or even better, sign up on the email list, for updates!

Make plans to join Jerry along with Brenda Weber and North Country lead guitarist Mark Kos for a night of great classic country music!
This year Jerry has invited singer/guitarist Tom Bezilla to open the show.
Click the "Show Dates" tab at the top of the page for more details.
It's gonna be a GREAT night!!

Jerry's drummer "Wild" Bill Kohut is on the mend from his broken ankle, and North Country is back in the rehearsal studio! They'll be back for bigger and better shows this summer (more changes yet to come), so stay tuned............

Jerry's first release on the Lone Pine Records label "It's A Good Thing" was released last week to over 600 radio stations world wide!
The song is being promoted by Nashville promoter Mark Trail.
You can visit Mark's site and see the details of the current release at Mark Trail Music.com

Jerry's song "It's A Good Thing" recently climbed to #5 on the RRadio network's internet radio download site! It broke into the Top 10 list at #7, worked its way up to #6, and now has hit #5!
Click the RRadio Network link to see it!

Jerry will be heading back to Nashville sometime early this year. He'll be teaming up with songwriter/producer Tom Paden ( Paden Place Music )to record his first full-length CD. Tom's impressive resume' and experience in the Nashville music scene is incredible, and we know the new CD will be the best yet!!
Stay tuned for updates.....

Thank you! In less than a year since we put this new website up we've received over 100,000 hits and going strong!
Thank you for your continued faith and support, and we look forward to seeing lots of you on the road this year!!

We had a great time on New Years Eve at Over The Mountain! The guys and gals from
North Country were on top of their game!
It was a really fun time, and a great way to ring in the New Year!
We have some photo's posted from the show, so
make sure you click the "photos" link at the top to check them out. We've also posted a couple of
new photos from the Christmas show.

Radio release update:
There has been a slight change of plans that I had previously announced last week.
After discussing some details with my Nashville releasing agent, we've made the
decision to re-release "It's A Good Thing" instead of "I Wonder If She Thinks Of
Me". It will be released on my new record label Lone Pine Records. It will
definately get more attention and airplay working with the new promoter than it did
before. I'll keep you updated.

There's lot's of things being planned for 2006, so stay tuned for the new show dates
and other exciting announcements!!!
I'll be back soon.................
Have a great day, and again, Happy New Year!!

Finally, Jerry's much sought after Christmas CD featuring the songs Winter Wonderland, Silver Bells, Santa Clause Is Coming To Town, When It's Christmas Time In Texas, New Kid In Town, Frosty The Snowman, The First Noel, If We Make It Through December, White Christmas and Merry Christmas Straight To You is now available here at the website!
Click the "Jerry's Store" link at the top of the page to order your's today!

We're excited to announce that Jerry has scheduled a great night of country Christmas music at the CAST Theatre in Clearfiled!
It will be a very enjoyable evening of lot's of classic country Christmas songs, and lots of other surprises!
Check the "Show Dates" link for more information!
Make sure you put this one on your holiday event calendar!

Earlier this week, A.M.I. Records / Nashville released Jerry's new single "It's A Good Thing" to radio stations across the country! We're hoping for great airplay exposure, and hope you'll hear on a radio station near you!

We're excited to announce that we now have online ordering for Jerry's merchandise available! Click on the "Jerry's Store" tab to see the stuff and place an order!
Also, we've added band member photo's to all the bio's on the "Bio's" page.
Please check it out!

Well, we finally got it!
You can now read the bio of Wild Bill on the bio link! ~ Make sure to check it out!

Well, thanks to all of you we're having an unbelievable August on the website!!
As of August 8th we already have over 8500 hits!!!
Also, we now have a temporary link to purchase merchandise.
Just click the "CD's/Gear" link to see what's available, then email us for ordering instructions. The credit card ordering site will be up and running soon!

The show at the Clearfield County Fair was a huge success! Thank you to all the folks who attended!!
Please check the "Photos" link for some newly posted pictures!

A.M.I. Records has put a clip of It's A Good Thing on their website. If you click our "Links" tab at the top of this page, then click the A.M.I. Records link, then click their "Music" link, you'll be able to scroll down to song # 14 and hear it! Pass the word!!

I'd like to thank all the following people and businesses that have stepped up and helped us bring in Kopy Kat Sound Productions to provide the unbelievable sound and light show for the Fair:
Pine Grove Nursery, Jack's Distributing, Over The Mountain Restaurant, Grice Gun Shop, Jacob George Ford, H.R. Woolridge Co., John and Patty Gilliland, Bud's Electric, Moena Restaurant, Clearfield Pharmacy, Errigo Distributing, and Dr. Pierre Boumerhi. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH!!!!

We now have the bio for Mark Kos posted on the "Bios" link.
Take a moment when you get a chance and check out more about Mark!
With a little over a week to go 'til the fair show, we had a great rehearsal session last night, bringing all the new members together for the first time. Having Mark and Steve Feldbauer there just brings the bands sound home!
If you've heard us before, you won't believe what you're going to hear now - the show at the Clearfield County Fair on July 31 is going to be awesome!

I'm very excited to announce that Steve Feldbauer, from DuBois, has agreed to become
a member of North Country!!
Steve brings a plethora (isn't that a BIG word for a redneck!!) of musical talent to
the band!
Along with his guitar, mandolin, and vocal abilities, Steve can play some fiddle and
banjo. And to add to that mix, he's an awesome songwriter to boot!! Look for some of
Steve's music to be played at our live shows, and don't be surprised if you hear it
on some of our future recordings! We'll have Steve's bio posted on the website soon.
I'd like to say that the upcoming shows at the Clearfield County Fair are going to
be the best yet! If you like what you've heard in the past, you won't believe the
sound we have now that Mark Kos and Steve Feldbauer have joined the band! YOU DON'T
WANT TO MISS IT!!!
Also, Brenda will be joining Bill and I at Gunner's Inn on Saturday night. It will
be a lot of fun, so hope lot's of you can make it!

Jerry is excited to announce that Mark Kos of Sykesville has joined the band as the new lead guitar player!
Also, we've added some dates to the show calender, so make sure to check out the updates.

We hope y'all come out to Ridgway on June 25th for the show at the Independence Celebration!
There will be lots of events all day, the weather looks great, and we'll hit the stage at 7:00 p.m.
See y'all in the "Northern Tier"!

They made it! The new coffee mugs have arrived and we'll have them available at the shows and, soon, online!
We'll also have window cling available also.
Stay tuned - T shirts coming shortly......

Jerry will be heading up a day of music at Lower Witmer Park during the Chrome At The Dome weekend on Saturday June 11. Check back for other acts and times for the shows!

Things are coming together for the debut of North Country with Jerry at Over The Mountain on June 3rd! It should be a great show!
Also, Jerry will be a celebrity judge for the finals of 97.5 The Hound's "Hound Country Star" contest on June 18th!