ABOUT THE BAND – New Earth Band members, musical bios.

 

Rick Guinan         Mark Miller       Lee Schappell        Joel Zarska 

The NEW EARTH BAND is comprised of active, committed Christians from the Reading, Pennsylvania area.  We genuinely enjoy sharing in song and testimony the Good News of the Gospel and the soon return of Jesus.  Our good-time music is a loose and easy, down-home blend of Country Gospel and a hint of Rockabilly, with an occasional smattering of Traditional Country and a pinch of Southern Gospel.

Each musical selection is carefully chosen for the purpose of communicating a positive, uplifting message that’s firmly rooted and grounded in the Scriptures.  The NEW EARTH BAND  is a ministry, delivering the undiluted Word of God  in easy-to-assimilate 5-minute segments!

We are pleased to introduce to you an old friend and associate from numerous previous projects, Harry Wilkinson.  Harry is our new bassist, replacing Joel Zarska, who has left The NEW EARTH BAND  in order  to pursue other endeavors.  We sincerely wish Joel well as he applies his God-given talents to advancing the Gospel work. 

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NEW EARTH BAND  members are: Lee “Little Buford” Schappell, guitar, bass and vocals; Marvelous Markie Miller, guitar, Dobro and vocals, Rick “Slim” Guinan, harmonica, Warren “Mose” Boyer, fiddle, and bassist Harry Wilkinson.

 The individual band members come from extensive, varied musical backgrounds and experience.   Rick played in blues bands, while Mark has forever been grounded in traditional country and bluegrass.  Lee is an old rock’n'roller with a heart for the raw, rock-a-billy and country roots of the 1950’s.  Lee had a brief  “cup of coffee” with Cameo Records as LeRoy & His Rockin’ Fellers  in 1961.  Mose’s foundation is built on a bedrock of pop, rock’n'roll and country.   Mose’s primary claim to fame was his Top 40 band, “The Cadillacs”, during the era of Weller’s Tavern and the classy Dolphin Lounge.  Harry is a master of country, folk, and comtemporary Gospel.

When these influences are carefully blended together and brought to a low simmer, they form the nucleus and foundation for the unique sound that defines The NEW EARTH BAND.

The NEW EARTH BAND  performs for church functions, from a full concert to a music night, a youth gathering, a seniors group, to special music for the worship hour.  We also play at residential facilities, in coffee house settings, community center and outdoor events, and have played three concerts in prison to date.

We sincerely hope you enjoy our music and are lifted up by the messages God entrusts to us.  If you would like The NEW EARTH BAND to bring its bouncy, happy, raw-bones Gospel message in music to your group or occasion, you may leave a message under “COMMENTS” in the “On the Docket page, or you may contact us by email at schappell@1usa.com.