New album out! Streaming or available for purchase as a CD (for sale at our shows or contact us about shipping possumcreekramblers@gmail.com)
2026 Shows
Now booking at PossumCreekRamblers@gmail.com
- Wednesday, January 28, 6:30-7:30PM: Vancrest Upper Valley, private event (Troy, OH)
- Thursday, February 12, 7:00-8:30PM: Harmon Museum (Lebanon, OH)
- Friday, February 20, 7:30-9:30PM: Trail Town Brewing (Yellow Springs, OH): Album Release Party!
- Saturday, February 21, 2:00-5:00PM: Adventure Summit (Wright State University), free!
- Wednesday, March 25, 8:00-9:00PM: Kaleidoscope with Juliet Fromholt (Tune in to 91.3FM WYSO)
- Saturday, April 11, 7:00-9:00PM: (food trucks at 6PM): Clifton Opera House, $10 at the door (Clifton, OH)
- Sunday, April 12, 7:00-9:00PM: Summit Music Hall (Columbus, OH) $10-15 tickets https://thesummitcolumbus.com/
- Thursday, April 16, 5:30-7:30PM: Dayton Art Institute, free with admission
- Friday, April 24, 7:00-9:00PM: Sugar Maple Festival @BellHOP Café, donation encouraged (Bellbrook, OH)
- Saturday, May 16, 7:00-9:00PM: Sterling Bluegrass Jamboree, $20 at the door or presale (Mt. Sterling, OH)
- Friday, July 10, 7:30-9:30PM: Trail Town Brewing (Yellow Springs, OH), free!
- Saturday, October 17, 5:30-8:30PM: Private Event: Wedding (Waynesville, OH)
- Your event here! (Contact us at possumcreekramblers@gmail.com)
They call themselves "Dayton's Bluegrass band"
John Lawless, Bluegrass Today
Who are the Possum Creek Ramblers, Anyway?
Possum Creek Ramblers
Named after the creek behind Chris’ house, and based a country block from the childhood home of the Osborne Brothers,* The Possum Creek Ramblers are a Dayton band playing a variety of contemporary and traditional bluegrass with plenty of crossover tunes snuck in there. We formed in 2022 combining friends and family into a new band with a focus on harmonies and instrumental variety. The current lineup includes Chris Lemon (vocals, banjo, dobro), Jeff Martin (vocals, bass & guitar), Tim Bergeron (vocals, guitar and bass), Matt Lemon (mandolin, vocals)--cofounder of Lemongrass--, and Katelyn Tesla (fiddle and vocals). A number of other local musicians perform or have performed as part of the band over the years, including founding members Sylvia Gleason and Josh Laughlin, Tyler "T-Bone" Joseph, Chip Pritchard, Jerry Bullmaster and Christian Tobbe.
*Yes, those Osborne Brothers! Sylvia had a chance to chat with Bobby Osborne about it when he came to The Industrial Strength Bluegrass on one of his final tours. The site is now an event venue known as Oak and Ember.
Building a Band
We started out gigging at a couple of community events and a campground in 2022, then we expanded and digitized our PA system in 2023 with Chris' winnings from a couple of marathons. We kicked off 2023 with a grad party in April and booked over a dozen more gigs for 2023. Since then we have gone on to compete on Dayton Battle of the Bands, perform at homes, festivals, restaurants and other venues such as the Clifton Opera House, where we recorded our music that you can now find on Spotify and other streaming services.
Book us!
If you like what you hear, send us a message at possumcreekramblers@gmail.com or find us on gigsalad.com.
Be sure to check out Possum Creek Ramblers!
Juliet Fromholt (Kaleidoscope, 91.3 WYSO)