The NEW EARTH BAND welcomes you to our warm and fuzzy cyber-home.  Check out “On the Docket” for announcements, acknowledgments, and future playing-dates where you can join us for some loose and easy, certified organic, raw-boned Country Gospel music with just a bit of a saw-tooth edge - and a message that’s delivered to your heart in high-definition!   We’re so totally ”down-home” that our zip code is “E-I-E-I-O” !

WANNA   HEAR  A  COUPLE  OF  TRACKS ?

>>> IT’S  BRAND-SPANKIN’  NEW! Click here to get a “sneak-peek” listen to the title track from Little Buford’s brand-new solo CD, “The Last Kamikaze”!   –>   The Last Kamikaze

To hear more audio clips from “The Last Kamikaze”, or to purchase  the  CD, click on this CD Baby link >>> http://cdbaby.com/cd/newearthband3 .

Click here to listen to The NEW EARTH BAND with Markie singing the lead on one of our most popular,  unreleased tracks! –> Supper Time Turn your speakers up!!

Click here to listen to Tim Horst’s remix of “The Jubilee”,  from The NEW EARTH BAND’s  most   recent CD, “Gospel Truth” –> Jubilee Remix

Click here to listen to “That’s Just Not the Gospel”, which is based on Galatians 1:6-9 (please, look it up!),  also from The NEW EARTH BAND’s “Gospel Truth”   CD  –> That’s Just Not the Gospel

Click here to listen to the Gospel Classic “Rock of Ages”, featuring some great instrumental work from fiddler Warren “Mose” Boyer and Markie Miller on the Dobro –>  Rock of Ages

GOD  WHISPERS  IN  YOUR  SOUL AND  SPEAKS  TO  YOUR  MIND.    SOMETIMES  WHEN  YOU  DON’T  TAKE  TIME  TO  LISTEN,  HE  HAS  TO THROW  A  BRICK  AT  YOU.   IT’S  YOUR  CHOICE:  LISTEN  TO  THE  WHISPER  … OR  WAIT FOR THE BRICK!

 EXPLORE THE “PAGES” and CHECK OUT THOSE “LINKS”

To your right, at the top of the page, you’ll find links to “Pages” that  bear an abundance of info about The NEW EARTH BAND members (“About the Band”) and are jam-packed with details on our currently-available hopping-good-music CD’s (“The New Earth Band’s CD’s”).

Over there, you’ll also find the page of our associate in ministry and music, and our solid friend, Dave Reinwald (Dave Reinwald Live!), because The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell accompanies Dave on the bass at many of his engagements.  We’ve uploaded several sample audio tracks of  Dave Reinwald that were recorded at recent live events, and are waiting for you to click and listen – and enjoy!

And directly below Dave Reinwald Live!,  you’ll want to check out Dave Reinwald’s Rocky Mountain Band page, and the fund-raising and benefit work which the band does.   Lee is the original bassist since The Rocky Mountain Band’s inception in early 2005.  And over the years, NEW EARTH BAND members Mark Miller (Dobro and steel guitar) and Rick Guinan (harmonica) also have performed at various fund-raising events with The Rocky Mountain Band.   We have uploaded quite a few of the very best audio tracks from live benefit performances, which eagerly await the click of your mouse.  Give ‘em a listen – this is legitimately good stuff!

Also over there in the “Pages” you’ll discover a variety of articles and sermons for your  amusement, your amazement, and your edification.  Moreover, you are most welcome to read and re-read them, copy and print them, email the links to friends and family, insert those links into your own website, and share the Gospel message.  There’s a truckload of inspiration in that upper-right-hand corner of the screen!

Plus, in that “Pages” menu there are links to the texts of three very powerful, foundational messages that were delivered from local pulpits as well as on the air: “Israel, the Overcomer”, “Knowing God”, and “Our Refuge”.   The first two of these three include links to videos of those presentations, at the top of those texts.  Additional links to those same videos also appear in the “Links” menu, to the right.

Now, if you’re  simply looking for a snicker, a chuckle, a guffaw, or a rolling belly-laugh … you might want to check out “The Time Machine”, which is still under construction  -  but promises to prove worth the pain!

You know, that “Links” section, over there to the right, is absolutely loaded with connections to websites that are guaranteed to scratch you right where you itch – such as our friend, Wally “Famous” Amos’ wonderful “Read It Loud! Foundation” . Please, check that out!  If you’ve got a pulse, there’ something great over there in that “Links” column just for you!

THIS IS THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE  -  YOU CAN SPEND IT ANY WAY YOU WANT …  BUT YOU CAN SPEND IT ONLY ONCE !!

Gospel Music Association members, The NEW EARTH BAND’S initial, self-titled “The New Earth Band” CD, as well as our most recent project, “Gospel Truth” are certified gloom-chasers and blues busters.  You’ll find them locally at both J.O.Y. Book Stores, at Border’s, Zeswitz Music, Penn Avenue Music, Scrolls Book Store at Glad Tidings Assembly of God, and The Adventist Book Center on the campus of Blue Mountain Academy, Hamburg, PA.   And if you’re just too far from the Berks County, Pennsylvania area, please click on   >> www.cdbaby.com for our distributor, the CD Baby Store and then enter “The New Earth Band” in the “SEARCH” box at the top of the page for all three albums, and for the Band’s “Artist Page”.   It’s  soooo easy … a cave man can do it !

To zip directly to a specific CD, this link will take you right to our first, one self-titled “The New Earth Band” >>http://cdbaby.com/cd/newearthband, ;  and this link will bring you to our most recent full-band album,  “Gospel Truth”    >> http://cdbaby.com/cd/newearthband2.  And this little nipper will take you directly to Little Buford’s new solo CD, “The Last Kamikaze”   >> http://cdbaby.com/cd/newearthband3  .   Also, at the bottom left-hand corner of each individual album page, you’ll find a link to the other albums.

OR you may simply click on one specific  - OR ALL ! - of those humongous  CD BABY buttons below to listen FREE to sound clips, or to download tracks, or to purchase our CD’s – please do, as the proceeds from the sale of our CD’s help to support our active and fruitful ministry.  And we’ll be delighted to ship to you anywhere on this planet!   Our fleet of donkeys is standing by in the shipping department, ready to move out!

Our initial CD project is simply self-titled “The New Earth Band”, and features 12 rough and raw, tracks of blue-collar, dirt-road, rural Gospel music, with that sawtooth edge!   It’s available locally at J.O.Y. Book Stores, Border’s, Zeswitz Music, Penn Avenue Music,  the Scrolls Book Store at Glad Tidings Assembly of God, and the Adventist Book Center on the campus of Blue Mountain Academy, Hamburg, PA.   You may punch out the humongous icon directly below, or click here   >>>  http://cdbaby.com/cd/newearthband to listen to audio clips,  download tracks, or to purchase the CD.  Four out of five doctors recommend you do one of the above, for spiritual stability!

The NEW EARTH BAND’s current, full-band CD project, is a 13-track beauty, titled “Gospel Truth”, which you’ll find at CD Baby - thanks to  DiscMakers (www.discmakers.com), our manufacturing partners.   “Gospel Truth” features long-time associate and fiddler-extraordinaire, the late Warren “Cadillac Mose” Boyer, on several outstandlngly “earthy” tracks.    When you get yours (and please, please do that!) we want you to listen particularly for the second track, “The Jubilee“, aptly dubbed “a heavenly hoe-down”, featuring a full, rich, driving sound with an abundance of instrumental lead-work.   “The Jubilee“ is one joyous celebration that will get you excited about living eternally in God’s Kingdom-to-come!  You’ll also want to check out Mose’s gritty fiddle work on “Rock of Ages” , and the hippity-hop he puts into “Tell Me the Story of Jesus”.

“Gospel Truth” also is available locally at both J.O.Y. Book Stores, at Border’s, Zeswitz Music, Penn Avenue Music,  the Scrolls Book Store at Glad Tidings Assembly of God, and the Adventist Book Center on the campus of Blue Mountain Academy, Hamburg, PA.   You may also click on the big, fat CD Baby icon, below, or click here   >>>  http://cdbaby.com/cd/newearthband2 , to access “Gospel Truth”.

“Gospel Truth” has been enjoying a modicum of airplay, as has “The New Earth Band”, primarily by Classic Country WWSM 1510AM, in the Central Pennsylvania area, giving a ride to “No, Not One” and “Gospel Truth”, as well as “The Door”, and “Jesus Never Sang the Blues”, from our first, “The New Earth Band”.  Why not tune in to Pat Garrett’s country icon WWSM  1510AM and then you can be telling  us what’s up!

The most recent release  is a solo project from The NEW EARTH BAND’s “Little Buford”  titled “The Last Kamikaze”, and containing 15 tracks - and that’s a lot of music, Amigos!   There are 12 originals and 3 traditional, old-time Gospel tunes on this new release that became available April 1, 2011.   It’s a slightly different, refreshing sound, as most songs on “The Last Kamikaze”  feature as many as three and four guitar tracks.  You may click on this CD Baby icon, below, or just click the following  link    >>>  http://cdbaby.com/cd/newearthband3 , to access  “The Last Kamikaze” , listen to audio clips, download tracks, or to buy the whole enchilada !

THE  GOSPEL  IS  NEITHER  A  DEBATE,  NOR  A  DISCUSSION.   THE  GOSPEL  IS  AN  ANNOUNCEMENT !

IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN!  But it’s the environmentally-expedient thing to do!  The NEW EARTH BAND is carrying its share in accepting man’s stewardship of this old earth!  The cover packaging of both of our CD’s, “The NEW EARTH BAND” and “GOSPEL TRUTH”, are totally “green”, and seriously-spiffy, forward-thinking,  environmentally-friendly.   We’ve taken a giant step upward from the conventional dinosaur plastic jewel case packaging that cracks and breaks, and clogs the landfills.  Instead, we’ve opted for the new, cutting-edge, bio-degradable, UV-coated, light-weight, recycled craftboard  package from our friends at DiscMakers (www.discmakers.com).  We firmly believe that walking God’s walk includes reducing our carbon footprint on this planet!  Hopefully, many other artists will soon begin to follow the lead of The NEW EARTH BAND !

WHAT YOU WORSHIP DETERMINES WHAT YOU BECOME

The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell has recorded eight station identification and spot announcements for the internet Gospel station Whitedove Radio.  You can tune in and listen to a mix of Contemporary Christion, Southern Gospel, and a dash of Country Gospel on WhiteDove by clicking here >> http://www.whitedoveradio.com,  or on this humongous icon, below, or by selecting “WhiteDove” from the “Links” menu at the right-hand side of this page.   How’s THAT for an “easy” button?

Click on the links below to hear some New Earth Band WhiteDove Radio spots!

           02 2 Station ID with music               04 4 Be Still ID with music

    06 6 Joyful Noise ID with music       08 8 Time of Your Life ID with musi

WHEN THE CROWD STRAYS FROM GOD’S PATH, FOLLOW THE PATH, NOT THE CROWD.

The unique, rough-cut sound of The NEW EARTH BAND is being broadcast by Northern Ireland Country Music station RadioStar Country, a “semi-pirate” (?) station featuring Country and Gospel music from the USA, Canada, and Australia.   RadioStar Country spokesperson Elaine Clarke reports that RadioStar Country is currently airing “The Door” and “Gospel State of Mind” .

We welcome your questions, comments, and feedback – please use the “Comments” box below, or you may click on “Contact Us” link at the  upper right side of this page.

COME, SEE and HEAR The NEW EARTH BAND at these FOLLOWING EVENTS.  WE’LL FILL YOUR TANK and CHARGE YOUR BATTERIES, THEN WE’LL SEND  YOU  OUT WITH A FIRE IN THE BELLY, TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS – BECAUSE GOD CAN’T DRIVE  A PARKED CAR !!!

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WARREN  L. ”Mose” BOYER   (10/11/1927  -  09/13/2011)

With much sadness we announce  the passing of   NEW EARTH BAND  fiddler and bassist Warren “Mose” Boyer on Tuesday, September 13, 2011.  A most earnest, courteous, respectful, gentle man, and a true master musician, “The Moser” was one-of-a-kind,  irreplaceable indeed.  He will be missed by fellow Band members, as well as by the countless numbers of followers who loved “Mose” throughout his astounding, seven-decade musical legacy. 

Services were held Monday, September 19, 2011 at St. John’s (Hain’s) UCC, Wernersville, PA.  

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Thursday, May 24, 2012, 1p – The hills of Fleetwood PA, home of  General Motors’ top-of-the-line Cadillac Fleetwood plant in a bye-gone generation, will ring with loose and easy, good-time, Country Gospel music, as The NEW EARTH BAND  comes to Grand View Manor  (www.gvmanor.com) , 129 Houck Road, Fleetwood PA for a matinee!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 2p -  The call has gone out to round up The NEW EARTH BAND and bring ‘em back to Columbia Cottage (www.columbiacottages.com), 3121 State Hill Road, Wyomissing, PA, for an easy late-Spring afternoon of good-time rural Gospel music for the residents.

Thursday, June 14, 2012, 10:20a - The NEW EARTH BAND  turns back the clock with a bouncing-good mix of Country Gospel music at the Lititz Senior Center, 201 East Market Street, Lititz, PA (lititzseniorcenter@dejazzd.com).

Friday, June 15, 2012, 2p – Director Deb Liney, of the Memory Care Unit of Keystone Villa at Douglassville, 1152 Ben Franklin Highway East, in Douglassville PA (www.keystonevillaatdouglassville.com), has invited The NEW EARTH BAND  to bring in a whole hay-wagon of bouncing-good, rural Gospel music for the Fathers’ Day Weekend Celebration - in particular, for special guest and former country singer Paul Faranda, a long-time associate of local music icon Shorty Long, songwriter Johnny Speca, and producer Pat Ferrara.

Friday, June 22, 2012, 2p - The invitation has gone out forThe NEW EARTH BAND  to return to Keystone Villa at Douglassville, 1152 Ben Franklin Highway East, Douglassville PA (www.keystonevillaatdouglassville.com), for a hopping-good-Country Gospel Matinee for the Assisted Living residents and staff.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 6p - The NEW EARTH BAND  returns to the beautifulVilla St. Elizabeth, 1201 Museum Road, Reading, PA 19611 (www.villapa.com), for a pre-Independence Day evening of Country Gospel Music. 

Friday, August 10, 2012, 2p -  Activities Director Sandra Breneman  wants more of that good old Country Gospel Music for the residents of The Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, 2499 Zerbe Road, Narvon, PA (www.zerbesisters.com), so the bugle has sounded once more, summoning The NEW EARTH BAND to answer the call !

Saturday, August 18, 2012, 3p -  It’ll be that rag-tag bunch of old geezers, The NEW EARTH BAND at Zion’s Spies Evangelical Reformed Church, 318 Spies Church Road, Reading, PA 19606 (www.zionspieser.org), for a mid-summer matinee of loose-and-easy, hopping-good-time, Country Gospel Music in the Spies Pavilion, just across the road!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 6p - Loose and easy, rural Gospel music will ring through the richly-paneled walls of The Villa St. Elizabeth, 1201 Museum Road, Reading, PA 19611 (www.villapa.com), as The NEW EARTH BAND  returns for one more late-Summer evening serenade. 

Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 1:30p - The invitation has gone out from Beverly Young, of the West Lawn Seniors, summoning Dave Reinwald Live! and his bassist, The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell  to supply an hour of musical favorites from the songbooks of John Denver, Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks, George Strait,and Willie Nelson, for their monthly business meeting.

Friday, September 14, 2012, 10a – The NEW EARTH BAND  returns to the scene of the good-time with an hour of hopping-good-time country Gospel music for the members of  the Cocalico Senior Center, 156 W Main Street, Reinholds, PA 17569-9704  (http://www.cocalicocommunitycenter.com/cocalico-senior-center.php).

Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 6:30p -  The Wyomissing Club Senior Apartments (http://www.phoebe.org/communities/berks-county/the-senior-apartments-at-the-wyomissing-club), 501 Walnut Street, Reading, PA  will resound with good-time singing and really corny jokes, as Dave Reinwald Live!, accompanied by his grey-geezer bass player, The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell, make a return visit to the scene of last April’s Oldies and DooWop night.  As always, look for a rich topping of good-time Gospel music!

Saturday, September 29, 2012, 6p – The residents and staff of Elmcroft Assisted Living , 9 Colin Court, in Exeter Township, Reading PA, (www.elmcroftal.com), will be tapping toes and singing along with The NEW EARTH BAND  as we deliver an evening of easy, good-time Country Gospel music!

September 30 thru October 8, 2012 - The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell  will be a participant in the joyous 8-day Feast of Tabernacles camp-meeting celebration, hosted by Bible Explorations (www.BibleExplorations.com), in Terra Bella, CA., bringing with him some of that original, home-grown Country Gospel music.   Bible Explorations streams conservative, Biblically-grounded Christian programming on its  www.BibleExplorations.com website, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  Simply log on, click on the “Schedule” icon, then select “Watch BETV” at the upper-right.  Bible Explorations also broadcasts free-to-air, 24/7, via the GloryStar satellite system, on Channel 126.   For information on how you can receive the BETV satellite signal, you may inquire by email to john1844@bibleexplorations.info.  To learn how you can be a part of the incredible ”taste of Heaven” experience with saints from far and near at this Spring’s Passover celebration, log onto the Bible Explorations website and follow the prompts.  

Saturday, October 20, 2012, 8p - The NEW EARTH BAND has received a warm invitation from James Harvey to pack up its liveliest and best Country Gospel Music and bring it to The Holy Grounds Cafe, located at the Hope Valley Church, 501 Graber Alley, Red Hill, PA 18076, for an evening of down-home, fire-in-the-belly Gospel Music.

Thursday, November 15, 2012, 2:30p - Activities Director Lana Fick has summoned The NEW EARTH BAND  to a return engagement at Manor Care, 425 Buttonwood Street, West Reading, PA (www.hcr-manorcare.com) for a ‘rousing Country Gospel Matinee Concert for the residents and staff.   Special invited guests will be former NEW EARTH BAND vocalist Maureen Henry and former Bobby Rydell  backup singer Jackie Starke.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 6:30p - Who says lightning doesn’t strike four times in the same place?  The conventional “Family Night” will morph into The Grand Ole Opry at the beautiful Hearthstone at Maidencreek (www.hearthstonehealthgroup.com) , 105 Dries Road, Reading PA , as The NEW EARTH BAND, once more disguised as the infamous, yet endearing, Little Buford and The Hicks  brings with them a wagonload of their good-time Country and Gospel mix.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 2p -  The Thanksgiving festivities are over, the dishes have been washed and put away, but the “turkeys” are headed back to The Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, 2499 Zerbe Road, Narvon, PA (www.zerbesisters.com).  At the beckoning of Activities Director Sandra Breneman, The NEW EARTH BAND revisits the Zerbe diggs for just one more round of hopping-good-time rural Gospel music, to delight the residents and staff.

Saturday, December 8, 2012, 2p -  The NEW EARTH BAND  has accepted the invitation of the Bally Seniors to truck in to their Christmas Luncheon a sleigh-ful of loose and easy, hopping-good-time Country Gospel Music, with a generous topping of Christmas cheer, at the Bally Mennonite Church http://www.ballymc.org/ballymc), 1481 Route 100, Bally PA.

Thursday, December 20, 2012, 2p - It’s “deja-vu, all over again … again“!  as Activities Director Bonnie Payne, of ManorCare (www.hcr-manorcare.com), 3000 Windmill Road, Sinking Spring PA has placed her stamp of approval on the return of The NEW ERTH BAND  for an encore of last year’s mid-afternoon Country Gospel Fest, with a touch of  Christmas.

Monday, December 31, 2012, 9p to 12:30a - The New Year will come in with a roar … of laughter and Oldies-But-Goodies and Doo-Wop, that is, at The Wyomissing Club Senior Apartments (http://www.phoebe.org/communities/berks-county/the-senior-apartments-at-the-wyomissing-club), 501 Walnut Street, Reading, PA, courtesy of Dave Reinwald Live!, along with that old, grey-geezer on the bass, The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell.  As is their custom, you can expect a sprinkling of good-time Gospel music before the evening is through!

Friday, January 4, 2013, 2:30p -  From activities guru Sandy Speltz has come the invitation to The NEW EARTH BAND  for an encore of last May’s hoppin’-good-time rural Gospel music at The Berkshire Center (http://www.genesishcc.com/index.cfm?facility_id=9&page_id=3).

Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 1:30p - The New Year begins with a bang as Dave Reinwald Live!  and his accomplice, bassist Lee Schappell, from The NEW EARTH BAND, return to the St. John’s Prime Timers (http://www.catholic-church.org/baptist-delasalle/), at St. John Baptist de la Salle Church, Kerrick Road and Mitti Road, Shillington PA, for an early-afternoon mix of Oldies and DooWop, with a likely topping of good-time Gospel!

Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 1p – That happy bunch of UGI Seniors has invited The NEW EARTH BAND  to bring in a truckload of loose and easy, good-time Country Gospel music to their monthly meeting at St. John’s Reformed Church, , 4001 Penn Avenue, Sinking Spring, PA, 19608 (www.stjohnsss.org)

April  2013 - The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell  is making plans to participate in the joyous 8-day Passover camp-meeting celebration, hosted by Bible Explorations (www.BibleExplorations.com), in Terra Bella, CA., bringing with him some of that original, home-grown Country Gospel music.   Bible Explorations streams conservative, Biblically-grounded Christian programming on its  www.BibleExplorations.com website, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  Simply log on, click on the “Schedule”  icon, then select “Watch BETV” at the upper-right.  Bible Explorations also broadcasts free-to-air, 24/7, via the GloryStar satellite system, on Channel 126.   For information on how you can receive the BETV satellite signal, you may inquire by email to john1844@bibleexplorations.info.  To learn how you can be a part of the incredible ”taste of Heaven” experience with saints from far and near at this coming Spring’s Passover celebration, log onto the Bible Explorations website and follow the prompts.  

 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, SALUTES and THANK-YOU’s :

CRAIG  WESLEY  FISHER  (02/21/1938 – 09/21/2011)

Our hearts are heavy as we announce the passing of a solid friend and music icon, “Mr. Entertainment”, Craig Wes Fisher.  Known and loved by all, Craig leaves a hole that will not be filled until we are reunited with him at that great open-jam that will assuredly  follow dessert at the Marriage Feast of the Lamb!

What a great time we had with the saints at the Cocalico Senior Center, 156 W Main Street, Reinholds, PA 17569-9704  (http://www.cocalicocommunitycenter.com/cocalico-senior-center.php), Friday, May 11, 2012, as The NEW EARTH BAND brought in a whole wagon-load of easy, hoppin’-good Country Gospel Music for the members.  God bless you, Harold!

What an awesome privilege and honor it was for The NEW EARTH BAND  to provide an hour of gentle, easy, rural Gospel music during the morning worship hour, Sunday, May 6, 2012, for the North Heidelberg Church (www.uccnhc.org), 211 Sheidy Road, Robesonia, PA 19551.  This was Pastor Folk’s final Sundaybefore entering his retirement.

Genuine thanks to the good folks at Zion’s Spies Evangelical Reformed Church, 318 Spies Church Road, Reading PA 19606  (www.zionspieser.org), for the the pleasure of rolling out an evening of good-time, Coountry Gospel music, following Zion Spies’ Annual Banquet at the Fleetwood Grange, 2864 Moselem Springs Road (Rt 662), Fleetwood PA. (www.fleetwoodgrange.org).  See you again at your August 18 outing!

Thank you, Ladies!  to those classy belles of the St. Lawrence Women’s Club for their warmth and hospitality, as Dave Reinwald Live!, along with his sidekick bassist, The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell, delivered a soiree of Oldies But Goodies, with a side order of ’50′s DooWop, and a small pinch of lousy humor – but a good time, just the same!  It all shook out at Giannotti’s Country Manor, 3118 Pricetown Road, Fleetwood, PA (http://giannottis.vpweb.com/) 

Our deepest condolences go out to the family and many friends of  Marilyn “June” Ravel, loyal supporter of The NEW EARTH BAND, who passed away unexpectedly Monday, November 21, 2011.  June loved her  St. Lawrence Women’s Club, of which she was a past president and fiercely loyal member.

Thanks in a huge way to Joann Rowell, and to the residents and staff of  the beautiful Villa St. Elizabeth, 1201 Museum Road, Reading PA  (www.villapa.com) for their warmth and genuine response during our tasty, Tuesday, May 1, 2012,  after-dinner Gospel Music concert.   We will greatly miss Joann’s, smile and friendly ways, as she has now officially retired from full-time duty to concentrate on the Ministry of the Gospel.

Our genuine thanks go out to Activities Director Kendra Master, her on-the-ball staff, and those bubbling-with-joy residents at Keystone Villa at Fleetwood  (www.keystonevillaatfleetwood.com), 501 Hoch Road, Blandon PA,  for a great time Sunday, April 29 2012,  and for the opportunity to lift some spirits while sharing the great news of the Gospel in our music!

A huge ”Danke Schoen”  to Maria Shedleski and the Activities Staff of Ephrata Manor (http://www.wellness.com/dir/2502664/nursing-home/pa/ephrata/ephrata-manor), 99 Bethany Road, Ephrata, and to the full-house of residents who attended The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Saturday, April 28, 2012 afternoon Country Gospel concert!

Thank you, Amigos!  The Wyomissing Club Senior Apartments, 501 Walnut Street, Reading, PA (http://www.phoebe.org/communities/berks-county/the-senior-apartments-at-the-wyomissing-club) were the scene of singing and laughter, as  Dave Reinwald Live!, with that grey-geezer bassist, The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell, came roaring in for a Spring evening of Oldies and DooWop, with a sprinkling of good-time Gospel music.

A raucus “Thank you”  to Activities personnel Todd Cramer and Alison, of  Spruce Manor (www.extendicareus.com/sprucemanor), 220 South 4th Avenue, West Reading PA , and to those dear residents who love to sing along, for a most memorable time at our Wednesday, April 18, 20121, Gospel Music Matinee.  The NEW EARTH BAND sends its blessing and best wishes to our  good friend and ally, retiring Activities Director Lorraine Hubiak, after 17  faithful years of service!

It was a classic replay of  The Grand Ole Opry at the beautiful Hearthstone at Maidencreek (www.hearthstonehealthgroup.com) , 105 Dries Road, Reading PA , on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, as The NEW EARTH BAND, cleverly disguised as the notorious Little Buford and The Hicks trucked in a delightful mix of throwback Classic Country and Old-Time Rural Gospel Music.

What a time!   Great fun at Keystone Villa at Douglassville, 1152 Ben Franklin Highway East, in Douglassville PA (www.keystonevillaatdouglassville.com),  Friday, March 23, 2012, as The NEW EARTH BAND saluted their special guest Paul Faranda,  former country singer and associate of local icons, musician Shorty Long, songwriter Johnny Speca, and record producerPat Ferrara.

 Sincere thanks to Pastor Mike McCabe, of the Kenhorst Boulevard SDA Church, (www.kenhorstchurch.com)  333 Kenhorst Boulevard, Reading PA, for entrusting the pulpit to The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell  for his message at the worship hour, titled “Knowing God”, Sabbath, March 17, 2012.

A loud and raucus shout-out to the “Over-50″ group of St. Luke’s Evangelical Congregational Church (www.stlukesshillington.com) , 315, W. Broad St., Shillington, PA, for an absolutely delightful reception and participation in The NEW EARTH BAND’s mid-day, hopping-good-time, rural Gospel concert, Tuesday, March 13, 2012..

Thanks a million to Activities Director Kathy Marabella, the residents, and staff of Berkshire Commons (www.genesishcc.com), 5485 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading PA, for a genuinely warm reception and for their participation in our Thursday, February 23, 2012 Matinee Gospel Jamboree.

Zowee!  What a time!  as Dave Reinwald Live!, accompanied by his gray-geezer side-kick, The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell on bass, brought a slate of Oldies, Doo-Wop, and a topping of Good-time Gospel Music to the UGI Seniors’ meeting at St. John’s Reformed Church (www.stjohnsss.org), 4001 Penn Avenue, Sinking Spring, PA, 19608  (610-678-1446).

A great time it was, and for a most worthy cause!  The locally-based Holly Heilman Cancer Fund (http://hollyheilmancancerfund.org) held its annual Benefit Dinner and Concert, Saturday evening, February 18, 2012, at  Kissinger’s Lutheran Church (www.kissingerslc.org), 715 Berkshire Blvd, Wyomissing PA, with music courtesy of Dave Reinwald Live! accompanied byThe NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell  on bass.  All of the proceeds were donated to the unique ministry of  The Holly Heilman Cancer Fund, which will be featured on the BCTV spotlight program,  “Good News People”, Tuesday evening, February 28, at 7:30p, hosted by Pastor David L. Reinwald.   BCTV broadcasts on channel 13 on the Comcast Cable system, and channel 19 with Service Electric Cable.  IF YOU MISS IT, or would like to SEE IT AGAIN, you can view  “Good News People” encore programs at your convenience by visiting the BCTV website at www.bctv.org  and keying into the SEARCH BOX  “Good News People”, and then selecting the date of the program you want to view.  It’s so easy, a cave man can do it!

Our heartfelt thanks to Rick Knerr and the residents of Manor at Market Square (www.manoratms.com), 803 Penn Street, Reading, PA, for the privilege of delivering the message of the morning, “He Will Share His Throne With You”, at the Saturday, February 18, 2012 worship service, punctuated by a short slate of country-flavored Gospel music.

We salute y’all  -  saaaaa-loot!!  to the residents and staff of HearthStone at Amity (www.hearthstonehealthgroup.com), 139 Old Swede Road, Douglassville, PA for their exceptional warmth and genuine response to our Wednesday, February 2, 2012, afternoon Gospel concert.

A rowdy “Thank you”, as The NEW EARTH BAND  were once more the guests of  Activities Director Cheryl Anderson and those first-class residents of  the exquisitely-beautiful  Heritage at Green Hills (www.heritageofgreenhills.com), 200 Tranquility Lane, Reading PA,  for a mid-morning Country GospelFest, Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

What a great time we had at  The Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, 2499 Zerbe Road, Narvon, PA (www.zerbesisters.com) on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, as The NEW EARTH BAND  presented a bouncing-good matinee of hoppin’-good  Country Gospel music for the Zerbe  residents and staff!   Our sincere thanks to Activities Director Sandra Breneman  and her first-class crew !

DUE TO A QUARANTINE CONDITION on Friday, January 13, 2012,  The NEW EARTH BAND ’s  mid-winter matinee concert at Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (www.wyomissingnursing.com), 1000 East Wyomissing Boulevard, Reading PA, was postponed.   We’re hoping to reschedule the event and will post details when we’ve succeeded.

New Year’s Eve will never be the same!  Saturday, December 31, 2011 began quite normally – that was until the door blew open and in shuffled the Dave Reinwald Live!  gang, consisting of singer-songwriter Dave Reinwald, his lovely wife, Jackie, and that old, gray geezer again, bassist Lee Schappell.   Following dinner, it was the Dave Reinwald Live!  show at The Sencit Townhouse, 20 South Summit Avenue, Shillington PA, with Oldies galore, Doo-Wop, and a touch of Gospel, till well into the New Year!

A hearty “Saaaa-lute!” to  Activities Director Bonnie Payne, her staff, and residents of  ManorCare (www.hcr-manorcare.com), 3000 Windmill Road, Sinking Spring PA,  for a great time, and for their lively sing-along response as  The NEW EARTH BAND  returned Thursday, December 22, 2011 for a Country Gospel and Rural Christmas mix!

A rousing Thank-you from The NEW EARTH BAND  to the members of the Blandon Senior Citizens  for their welcome invitation to provide a mix 0f Country Gospel and Christmas Music following their Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Christmas Dinner and Meeting, at the Fleetwood Grange Hall, Fleetwood PA.

The rafters were ringing, Saturday evening, December 10, 2011,  at Kissinger’s Lutheran Church (www.kissingerslc.org), 715 Berkshire Boulevard, Wyomissing PA PA, as The NEW EARTH BAND  delivered a truckload of  hopping-good Country Gospel and Christmas music mix.  They were joined up front by Dave Reinwald, for the concluding, energy-packed, five-song set, which featured strong renditions of Gospel standards “Long Black Train” and “The Unclouded Day”.

Thanks to Rick Knerr and his friendly staff of the Manor at Market Square (www.manoratms.com), 803 Penn Street, Reading, PA,  a warm “Thank-You” for the opportunity to conduct the morning worship service and provide some easy Country Gospel music, with lots of singing and genuine response to the message, “He Will Come For Me”, on December 10, 2011. 

A most lively evening  we had at Providence House, 800 Court Street, in downtown Reading PA  (www.providence-house.com),  Thursday, December 8, 2011, with an evening of “Oldies But Goodies”, a dash of “DooWop”, and a generous topping of good-old Gospel delivered by Dave Reinwald Live!, accompanied by The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell on bass.

A most warm-and-fuzzy “Thank-you” to the lovely ladies of the  St. Lawrence Women’s Club  for their kindness and genuine Holiday-style response as Dave Reinwald Live! and The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Little Buford delivered  a lively evening of  Gospel and Christmas Music at the Reading Country Club, off Route 422, in Exeter Township  (http://www.exetertownship.com/rcc/Pages/Home.aspx), Friday, December 2, 2011.  

A standing ovation goes out to the Kissinger’s Lutheran Church family (www.kissingerslc.org), 715 Berkshire Boulevard, Wyomissing PA, and to all the kind folks from the general community who came together on Sunday, November 13, 2011 for The Rocky Mountain Band’s  concert for the benefit of  The Holly Heilman Cancer Fund (http://hollyheilmancancerfund.org).    To listen to audio tracks from previous live  performances, please click on the “Pages”  link for Dave Reinwald’s Rocky Mountain Band  in the upper-right-hand corner of this page, and select from any or all of the six songs listed.  Please allow 15 to 30 seconds for the mp3 file to cue up, and turn up your speakers!

A genuine “thank-you”  to Lana Fick, the staff, and the residents at Manor Care , 425 Buttonwood Street, West Reading, PA (www.hcr-manorcare.com), for their customary warmth and enthusiastic participation – particularly former Band vocalist Maureen Henry –  in The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Country Gospel Matinee concert, Thursday, November 10, 2011.

Our gratitude  to the dear congregation of the Romanian Community Christian Church, 5th and Chestnut Streets, Reading PA, as The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell  had the distinct privilege of delivering the main message for the Sabbath morning worship hour, “Israel The Overcomer”, on Saturday, October 29, 2011, which was punctuated, fore and aft, with several precious, old-style, rural Gospel tunes.

Once more,  gratitude and blessings  to  Evangelist John VanDenburgh and his  most delightful wife, Clara, for their invitation and inclusion of The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell  in BETV’s  joyous 8-day Feast of Tabernacles camp-meeting celebration, hosted by Bible Explorations  (www.BibleExplorations.com), in Terra Bella, CA.   Bible Explorations streams conservative, Biblically-grounded Christian programming on its  www.BibleExplorations.com website, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  Simply log on and select “Streaming Channel” from the menu.  Bible Explorations also broadcasts free-to-air, 24/7, via the GloryStar satellite system, on Channel 126.   For information on how you can receive the BETV satellite signal, you may inquire by email to john1844@bibleexplorations.info.  To learn how you can be a part of the incredible ”taste of Heaven” experience with saints from far and near at this Spring’s Passover celebration, log onto the Bible Explorations website and follow the prompts.  

Danke Schoen!  to the residents and staff of Elmcroft Assisted Living , 9 Colin Court, in Exeter Township, Reading PA, (www.elmcroftal.com), for their customary warm welcome and enthusiastic response to our Saturday evening, October 1, 2011 GospelFest!

Congratulations to the congregation of the Community United Church of Christ, 3330  St. Lawrence Avenue, in St. Lawrence, Reading PA, on their Sixtieth Anniversary, and a rousing “ThankYou” for the warmest of receptions as Dave Reinwald Live!  accompanied by the Old Gray Geezer, The NEW EARTH BAND’s Lee Schappell  provided two hours of Oldies, Doo-Wop, and Gospel, on Sunday, September 18, 2011.  And then, there was that great dinner following the celebration!   Blessings and thanks!

Muchos gracias!  to Activities Gurus Cathy and Mary, of the Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center,  (www.wyomissingnursing.com), 1000 East Wyomissing Boulevard, Reading, PA, for their customary welcome and warm accommodation as The NEW EARTH BAND  brought an hour of mid-afternoon Gospel joy to the residents, staff, and guests, Friday, September 9, 2011. 

A tumultuous shout-out to Becky Richards  of the  Berks County Parks & Recreation Department  (parks@countyofberks.com) on behalf of The ROCKY MOUNTAIN BAND, and particularly The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell and Markie Miller, for the Department’s kind invitation and wonderful opportunity to be a part of their 2011 Summer Concert Series, Thursday evening, August 4, 2011, at the beautiful Kaercher Creek Park, Hamburg PA.

Thanks a great big bunch to Jen  and  Lisa at Elmcroft Assisted Living (www.elmcroftal.com),  9 Colin Court, in Exeter Township, Reading PA, for the opportunity to once more lighten the hearts of the residents and staff with our hopping-good-time Country Gospel Music, Saturday, July 30, 2011.

We wish to thank  the folks up at  Blue Rocks Campground, 341 Sousley Road, Lenhartsville, PA.  (www.bluerockscampground.com) for the wonderful opportunity to bring a metric ton of our music to their Father’s Day,  Sunday, June 19, 2011, worship service – before the service, during the service, and at the conclusion!

Many thanks to you,  Activities Director Sandy Speltz, and your smiling residents at Berkshire Center (http://www.genesishcc.com/index.cfm?facility_id=9&page_id=3) ,5501 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading PA, for a superb welcome and lots of singing seniors, during The NEW EARTH BAND’s  afternoon of easy, organic, Country Gospel Music, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

Merci beaucoup to Blue Rocks Campground, 341 Sousley Road, Lenhartsville, PA, (www.bluerockscampground.com), for the opportunity to provide a short slate of easy rural Gospel music, and then deliver the message “Knowing God”  for the morning worship hour, Sunday, May 8, 2011.

Gratitude and God’s blessing to Evangelist John VanDenburgh  and his terrific wife, Clara,  for their “extra-mile” hospitality as The NEW EARTH BAND’s  Lee Schappell  was entrusted with the opportunity to speak twice and share a wagonload of easy, rural Gospel music during their joyous 8-day Feast of Passover camp-meeting celebration at Bible Explorations, in Terra Bella, CA  (www.BibleExplorations.com), April 18 through April 25, 2011 .    Bible Explorations streams its Biblically-grounded, conservative Christian programming on its  www.BibleExplorations.com website, 24 hours a day, seven days a week - with a new program each and every hour.  Bible Explorations also broadcasts free-to-air, 24/7, via the GloryStar satellite system, on Channel 126.  For information as to how you too can be a part of an incredible ”taste of Heaven” experience with saints from far and near, at next Spring’s  Passover & Unleavened Bread  celebration campmeeting, log onto the Bible Explorations website and follow the prompts.   And to view their 24/7 programming, select “Streaming Channel” from the menus.

One huge “Grazie!” goes out to Ed Kurtz  and the faithful at  The TORCH Community Center (www.torchcc.com), in the ClockTower Plaza, at the intersection of Routes 23/10 and 176, in Morgantown, PA, for such a down-home welcome and warm response as The NEW EARTH BAND ’s Lee Schappell, a.k.a. “Little Buford”,  presented an evening of easy rural-flavored Gospel music laced with beyond-honest personal testimony on Sunday evening, April 10, 2011.

Thanks a truckload  to Rachel Hefner and Vanessa for bringing The NEW EARTH BAND  back once more to The Villa at Morlatton (www.villaatmorlatton.com), 1152 Ben Franklin Highway East, in Douglassville PA, on Friday, April 8, 2011, for a reprise of our lively July 2010 afternoon Gospel-fest.

A great big “Saaaaa-lute!”   to Heather Settley, her staff, and the residents of  Rittenhouse Senior Living (www.rittenhousesl.com), 2900 Lawn Terrace, Reading PA, for a ‘rousing good time at our Thursday, April 7, 2011 matinee Country Gospel concert!

Gracias, Amigos!  to that delightful Young-at-Heart group at The Bridge Church, 3561 Old Route 22, PO Box 422, Hamburg 19526  www.hamburgbridge.com/, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, for sharing a great lunch with us prior to our sharing with them the Good News in our hoppin’-good-time rural Gospel music.

Both of The NEW EARTH BAND’s CD projects are absolutely certified ”blues-busters” and ”gloom-chasers”.   They”ll perk you right up again, even after you’ve been marinating your brain in the evening news.  Four out of five doctors recommend  The NEW EARTH BAND’s music for bright eyes and bushy tails.

Our debut, 12-track album of raw-boned, throwback Country Gospel music is self-titled simply “The NEW EARTH BAND”, and contains seven original tunes along with 5 old-time Gospel favorites.  Our second project, “Gospel Truth”, likewise contains seven original songs, along with 6 traditional Gospel classics.  Both efforts deliver a full, rich sound  that  feels just about as comfortable as an old shoe!

Moreover, both CD’s feature great-looking cover packages, , which are  totally green and environmentally-friendly.   Both are light-weight and bio-degradable, made from recycled materials – and stunning to behold !! – just like the four sod-busters who comprise The Band!   These two projects feature such astoundingly dramatic and colorful graphics that you might just want extra copies to hang on your favorite wall, purely for aesthetics!

Thanks go out to SuperD One-Stop (www.sdcd.com/), of Irvine CA for recently re-stocking both of our titles.  SuperD is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of music, movies and games.  If you can’t find it at SuperD, it just might not exist.

Pat Garrett’s Central Pennsylvania’s Classic Country Music 1510-AM WWSM (www.wwsm.us) is giving The New Earth Band some appreciable airplay.  WWSM Public Relations Director Suzie Sheetz says of the debut album, “You’ve got a winner here … The Door and Gospel Shoes are kickers, but it’s Jesus Never Sang the Blues that knocked us upside the head with Thy Holy Two-by-Four … it rides like a Caddy … the lyrics are catchy and it sounds like we could be onto a real crowd-pleaser … This is goooood stuff, as Andy Griffith used to say … ”

East Side Dave Kline, of Reading PA’s WEEU 830 AM, (www.weeu.com) has picked up on “The New Earth Band” and featured the track “The Unclouded Day” on his “Mountain Folk” (www.mountainfolk.com) organic classics show, which airs each Sunday from 9:00 to 10:00a.

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania’s WEEO 1480 AM and 93.9 FM, and Carlisle, Pennsylvania radio station WIOO 1000 AM, all strictly Classic Country stations, have been airing The NEW EARTH BAND’s music on their Sunday Country Gospel music program.  According to GM Flo Fisher, her Program Director exclaimed, after giving our work an honest ear, “Hey, this is pretty good!”   Flo also listens to our music  at home.  Hallelujah!  Stay tuned!

The NEW EARTH BAND’s music is available locally at J.O.Y. Books, in Sinking Spring (http://directory.the570.com/Joy+Book+Store/327671.4215509.home.html) and also at the non-affiliated  J.O.Y. Books in Schaefferstown, PA  (www.openlist.com/schaefferstown-pa_joybook-store/247313944).  You will also find it prominently displayed in the Adventist Book Center, on the campus of Blue Mountain Academy  (www.adventistbookcenter.com) in Hamburg;  Zeswitz Music (www.zeswitzmusicpa.com)  in Exeter;  at Border’s (www.borders.com)  in Wyomissing;  at Penn Avenue Music (www.pennavenuemusic.com), 2610 Penn Avenue, West Lawn, and now in the new “Scrolls” book and music store, situated in the concourse at the immense and beautiful Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church, also in West Lawn.

Out of town?  Out of State?   Out of the loop?  Listen to sound clips, download, or make a physical purchase of The New Earth Band’s music at CD Baby  (CLICK THIS LINK >> www.cdbaby.com ) and we’ll take you right to CD Baby’s kitchen!   Then, enter “The New Earth Band” in the “SEARCH” box at the top of the page, and voila!  You’re in!

You may also click either – OR BOTH !! -  CD Baby icon buttons, below.  Once at CD Baby, you can have a free listen to any or all the tracks, then buy the actual CD’s - Oh PLEASE DO! -or download the tracks you want directly to your device.  At the lower left-hand corner of each album’s page is a link to our other album.  These make GREAT GIFTS!!

BEST OPTION YET … If you are able to attend one of our live events, you can always pick up your very own CD’s in person for $5 each – dirt cheap!    Watch  ”ON THE DOCKET” for our personal appearance schedule.