Jerry Schickling: News

Jerry will be sitting in with Charlie McBride (The Hound 97.5 FM) during her all request lunch time hour on Friday, May 20, from noon to 1 p.m. They'll be talking about, as well as playing, the new songs. Tune in if you can - it should be fun!

We're very excited to announce that "Wild" Bill Kohut will be joining us as our new drummer/percussionist, and Brenda Weber will be joining us a a vocalist/background singer!
Bio's will be posted soon for both of them, and we know this will bring our sound full circle!

Well, here it is. The name of Jerry's newly formed band is "North Country". While reading the new authorized biography of Johnny Cash - "The Man Called Cash" - Jerry caught the title of a song that happened as a result of a Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan jam session that was on Dylan's "Nashville Skyline" album titled "Girls From The North Country". The words North Country jumped off the page at him, and there you have it!

We've just added a date to do a free outdoor show in Clearfield. We'll be at the Lower Witmer Park gazeebo on June 26th at 7:00 p.m.
Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy!

We received the new CD's from A.M.I. Records today!
They are now available for purchase! It's a 2 song CD with "It's A Good Thing" and the ballad "If Only".
For more information go to the "contact" link at the top of the page, and email us for ordering instructions.
We also hope to have them available soon on the "CD's/Gear" page.

Jerry has been booked to do 3 shows at the David B. Litz free stage in the grove at the 2005 Clearfield County Fair on July 31. It will be a great way to kick off the 2005 fair!

We had a truly great time last night at the benefit show for the Childrens Miracle Network! Jerry and the guys want to thank Smokin' Joe and the Wild Horse Band and their manager John Guthridge for inviting us to share the stage with them for such a wonderful cause! Check out the "photo" page for pictures.

Jerry and Bill Diehl will be hosting the Country/Bluegrass open jam night at "Over The Mountain" restaurant on Tuesday night, April 5. Come on up and join the jam!

Thanks to all who were at the CAST show! What a great night with all the wonderful people!
Check the "photos" link for some great shots!
We're planning another one in '06, so hope y'all will be back!

Jerry's producer, Michael Radford, has informed us that the new CD's are finished and will ship soon! We'll be updating ordering information soon - so check back!

We had a great jam session last night as we brought Dave McCain in to play guitar. Dave brings multiple musical talents to the band. Check the bio and photo pages soon for updates.

What a great time! We met a lot of wonderful people, and got to introduce Bill and Greg to the folks from 97.5 "The Hound". Check the photo page for pictures!

Tonight was the first time that Bill , Greg, and I got together to start working on new stuff. There's definitely a chemistry here - I'm very optimistic about what's ahead!

We have it! Bill, after much prodding, has humbly given us a little background. He has so much more talent than he'll admit, but you can get a brief background on him in the bio's page.

Finally! Some clips of Jerry's songs are now available on the music page. "I Wonder If She Thinks Of Me" rose to #48 on the Indie charts in 2002.
Get a preview of "It's A Good Thing" and "If Only", 2 new songs recorded with A.M.I. Records/Nashville, due out to radio soon!!

Jerry is excited to introduce his new bass guitar player Greg Logue to the band! Read about Greg in the Bio page.

We booked our annual show at the CAST theatre in Clearfield (click Upcoming Shows button). We are also planning on booking another show there later in the spring/summer to give y'all a chance to preview the new band! Check back for details.

My buddy Bill Diehl and I are currently recruiting new musicians for a brand new band. We're expecting great things for this year, so make sure you check back for updates (better yet, sign up in the fan club) as we will be posting bio's on all the new band members !

If you were on the old email list, you got updates from the trip to Nashville.
This is the place to check periodically for news and other tidbits.
I may even throw in some thoughts after a practice session, or a phone call from Nashville.
Stay tuned.................!