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Left: Jase Greer shares a musical moment with his wife, Caroline,
during a performance. Above: Kathie Greer, Nate Hudson and Katie
Greer talk with a fan between performances at Silver Dollar City.
says. " Our oldest son was 16 and we thought the world is
giving us this opportunity to step away from this job for a
hile and do this as a family. We ere thinking three to five
years would be a good run and the kids would move on.
That was 14 years ago. "
They chose the name Lindley Creek after the creek near
Pomme de Terre Lake where John Rob and his brother
would catch frogs, crawdads and tadpoles as kids. Now a
full-time band, Lindley Creek's notoriety grew. They teamed
up ith rammy-inning artist producer and fiddler im
an leave from ashville to create their first album.
Jase says this was a seminal undertaking for the family.
" A big part of doing that album was discovering what kind
of sound Lindley Creek would have moving forward, " the
fiddler says. t as a long process of riting and picking
out songs to find that sound. hen going to the studio and
realizing we had to go a different direction. "
The album was a struggle at times as they were creating
it over the course of a couple years without a label. The
family questioned if all the time and money they invested
would pay off.
" We kind of got to the point of saying, 'Are we crazy?' "
athie says. t as costing a lot and e all kne it
sounded good, but we just didn't know if anyone would ever
get to hear it. "
ust as - as shutting don nearly everything
in early 2020, they released " Freedom, Love and the Open
Road " and signed with a label. The album began to pick up
in popularity with much of the country stuck at home at
the time.
John was working outside their Buffalo home one day
when he heard his wife screaming from inside the house.
e soon found out they ere screams of oy.  got a tet
from our producer im asking if  had seen the bluegrass
charts athie says.  hadn't but he's in a band that
regularly charts so  figured he as ust telling us about
that. Our single debuted at No. 2. "
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The whole family felt relief from the pressures of making
the album and not knowing when they could perform live
shos again.  think e all ent from scared to shocked to
absolutely thrilled, " Katie says.
The band is truly a family affair. Jase's wife, Caroline,
and Katie's husband, Nate, joined the band in different
aspects once they were married. Tate went on to pursue a
different career, but still occasionally makes an appearance
on stage. The whole family handles nearly every aspect
of the band from selling merchandise to shooting music
videos to social media to driving the tour bus. n uly they
released their second album, " Whispers in the Wind, " which
was again produced by Jim.
n southest issouri indley reek can be found
inside the front gaebo at ilver ollar ity greeting guests
as they enter the park. ilver ollar ity has been good
to us especially after the  shutdon athie says.
" These shows let us get any stage fright worked out and get
our show tighter. "
Away from home, the band can be found performing
throughout the ast oast and idest. n the inter they
travel to eas to entertain snobirds. he family agrees
the community that comes together at their shows - from
small, intimate settings to large music festivals - is what
keeps them going.
ou kno practicing isn't alays fun. riving for hours
across the country isn't always fun. Setting up sound is
very seldom fun, " Jase says. " But there are very few things
that 've ever done that are as fun as playing
a show to an enthusiastic audience.
t's such a big payoff on all that ork
we've done and great return on our
investment. "
Buffalo
For more information, call 417326-9616,
visit lindleycreek.com, or
email kathie@lindleycreek.com.
http://www.lindleycreek.com
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