The Tolins' Bluegrass Revue
The Tolins' Bluegrass Revue is an acoustic quartet featuring Andy Tolins on guitar, Steve Buckalew on mandolin, and Bill Stetz on string bass. They've honed a driving sound with fine vocals and melodic solos.
Listen to a clip of the Revue playing Unclaimed Love © 2003 Andy Tolins
Coming from different backgrounds, the group performs a rich musical brew of bluegrass, celtic, swing, and original compositions. In one set, the Revue evokes the soul of the mountains when they play Tolins' song, Unclaimed Love, or the fervor of a revival when Bill joins in the singing during Moan, You Moaners. They recall the strains of the Grand Ole' Opry when they play Tolins' country weeper, Naysayers, and keep the audience hopping with a toe-tappin' original, Fast Candy.
Share the band's humor and watch as Bill smiles, sings, and dances during every song while Steve adds some new bluegrass songs and his fine mandolin and fiddle playing to the mix. Their songbook also includes American and celtic fiddle tunes, classic country songs, and original and instrumental songs written by the band.
The Revue performs weekly at their bluegrass night in Zeno's in downtown State College where they often invite special guest instrumentalists or vocalists. Musicians from all over the region have been featured. The Tolins' Bluegrass Revue performs at clubs, concert series, community events and musical festivals in the region.