Founded and lead by local music legend,
Andy Tolins & featuring Moonshiner Stephen Buckalew on mandolin and fiddle, Haystack Lightnin' is one of the hottest and well seasoned bluegrass bands in the region.
The band Haystack Lightnin', founded over a dozen years ago & once known as the Bluegrass Revue, has remained a mainstay of the local music scene of State College, PA. In fact, it was the one of the first bluegrass bands that Stephen Buckalew played with. And though he has since gone on to star in his own band with the Moonshiners, Stephen remains a full time member of Haystack Lightnin'.
Unlike the Moonshiners, Haystack Lightnin' is a bluegrass band that really plays some bluegrass. And like the Moonshiners, they have a wealth of original material that spans the acoustic globe. They're well versed in the repertoire of classic bluegrass songs and masters of original material rooted in & influenced by some of the greatest songs from the twentieth century.
You can catch Haystack Lightnin' every Wednesday night starting at 10-30pm at
Zeno's Pub in downtown State College, PA.