Traditional Heights "The Band"

Traditional Heights - is a National Award-Winning Bluegrass Band taking "Traditional" Bluegrass to present day - futuristic "Heights" keping it true to it's roots while captivating audience's of all ages.

Brian Gelina -    Mandolin/Lead, baritone - Born and raised in Massachuscetts, Brian now makes his home in the Gardiner, Maine area.  Although he is well known for his excellent guitar skills in the country music field and has been playing the guitar since the age of 8, he has always enjoyed bluegrass music and most recently enlightened us with his mandolin capabilities.  Brian has been performing in Country Music bands since the age of sixteen across all of New England and in the last several years has been following the bluegrass circuit.  He adds some versatility with both lead and harmony vocals and some lead guitar work.  He has performed or recorded with some bluegrass musicians such as Fiddlin' Tim Farrell, Al Hawkes, Fred Lantz and The Shiloh Mountain Boys.

Lois Gelina - Bass/Lead, tenor -   Born in Virginia and grew up in Connecticut and Maine, Lois now makes her home in the Gardiner, Maine area.  She has been around Bluegrass and Country music since her childhood and a major influence was her father, Jim Savage, who helped pass down the family tradition of strong lead and harmony vocals.  Another vocal influence was a friend (and her female vocal idol), the late Earlene Pike from The Pike Family Band.  Lois started out playing in a family band known as "Blinnhill Travelers", and went on to form a band called "Blinnhill Bluegrass".  In 1983 Lois joined Stan and Dan Tyminski in a well-known Vermont based band lnown as "Green Mountain Bluegrass" which toured throughout the Northeast.

Ed Cooper - Guitar/Lead, tenor -   He started performing Bluegrass music in 1991 while in the Navy, when he met veteran banjo player of 20 yrs- Bill Paul of San Diego, CA.  Ed and Bill were sent prematurely to Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf War, thus their first band was called "Taken By Storm".  They performed throughout Southern California until 1994, at which time Ed formed a new band known as "Turnaround" and continued to tour the west coast until he retired from the Navy in 1997.  Some of Ed's influences have been "Lonesome Standard Time", "New Grass Revival", and "The Bluegrass Cardinals".  Although Ed recently returned to Maine from California, he's actually also a native of Gardiner, Maine and has made bluegrass a big part of his life.  Ed provides powerful lead and tenor vocals which consists of a versatile blend of traditional and contemporary songs.