By Josh Mattingly, Charger Staff
The Moonlight Cellar Band is Cookeville High School's most well-known and most successful band. After winning last year's Battle of the Bands, they have since moved on to bigger and better things.
The Putnam County Democratic fundraising Dinner was hald on October 11, and none other than the Moonlight Cellar Band was there to provide the musical festivities for the evening.
I sat down with Chase Lovellette to talk to him about the dinner. "The dinner turned out well, Democrats dig Blue Grass music," said Lovellette.
When asked if it was an honor to play Lovellette replied, "Just to be asked to play? Oh year, when people like your music, it's great!"
Since the Democratic fundraiser, the band has performed on the big stage at the Fall Festival, adding this to their long list of achievements. On top of that, add a jaw-dropping performance at the Cookeville Train Depot, mix in a couple of shows at the Whistle Stop, and you've got the formula for a banjo pluk'n, guitar strum'n, mandolin pick'n Blue Grass sensation.
What started as simply three guys, Ethan Ballinger, David Epley, and Scott Faw, quickly grew to five only one day before a show. Danny Gold and Chase Lovellette were added to the group, thus the Moonlight Cellar Band was born.
However, with most of the band in their senior year, what has been a fun ride to the top of local fame, now seems to be winding down.
Right now the Moonlight Cellar Band has spent some time in the studio. They hoped to have produced a CD by Christmas. Signal Path run by Mark Howard in Nashville is the name of the studio where they have been recording.
When asked about the future of the Moonlight Cellar Band, Chase Lovellette told me, "I've got no idea, it'll probably just cease to be and become a nice memory."
For right now, the band is still going, still playing concerts, and will be with us until the end.
Page prepared for web by William Hildebrand.