Martie and Emily Erwin start violin lessons in grade school. Robin Lynn Macy teaches math and plays bluegrass around Dallas with Danger in the Air. Laura Lynch plays traditional Western-style country music in Japan.
Sony Official Bio (from 1999)
- 1969
- Martie Erwin Seidel born
- 1972
- Emily Erwin born
- 1974
- Natalie Maines Tarabay born, the daughter of noted steel guitarist Lloyd Maines (of The Maines Brothers Band); Martie begins playing violin at age 5;
- 1979
- Emily begins playing violin at age 7, then banjo, with dobro, mandolin and other acoustic instruments to follow
- 1983
- Natalie turns 9; Maines Brothers Band scores the first of its 6 chart hits (1983-86)
- 1984
- Emily & Martie perform in the teen bluegrass group Blue Night Express (1984-89)
- 1987
- Martie wins 2nd place at the national Old Time Fiddlers Convention
Music
- Robin Lynn Macy, a 6th grade private school math teacher, plays in a Dallas bluegrass band called Danger in the Air. This local band, with Robin on lead vocals and four guys on strings, played frequently at Uncle Calvin's Coffeehouse, a well-known and still active North Texas folk venue. They issued two self-published cassette releases, in 1988 and 1990... you'll find the details here and nowhere else.
- Laura Lynch, along with Dave Peters (mandolin on Thank Heavens For Dale Evans) and fiddle player Marvin Gruenbaum, spent a season in Japan playing as the "Texas Rangers".
Festivals and other notable appearances
- Martie (then known as Martha) and Emily's band, "Blue Night Express", played the Walnut Valley Festival in 1985. The other members of the all-teen band were siblings Sharon and Troy Gilcrist.