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Music & Dance News
July/August 2019
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Kris and the Riverbend Dutchmen
release ‘Summer Sounds’
Kris and the River-
bend Dutchmen from
Madison Lake, MN
recently released their
fourth music CD, “Sum-
mer Sounds.”
In a stark departure
from previous albums,
this production contains
some of the band’s rock-
and-roll favorites from
groups including The
Beach Boys, Jimmy Buf-
fett, Chuck Berry, and
The Rivieras.
The album was pro-
fessionally
recorded,
mixed, and engineered
by Barefoot Music Stu-
dios in Madison Lake,
MN.
Other musicians per-
forming on the album
are Greg George, Jim
Kozan, Jeff Grimmer,
and many others.
Bandleader Kris Kelt-
gen explained, “We
wanted to do something
uniquely different than
other polka bands, that
would highlight the
group’s versatility and
diverse musical inter-
ests.”
Keltgen added, “This
album is almost entirely
rock-and-roll. We made
a great effort to keep
the selections as close to
the original recordings
as possible, so it didn’t
sound like a polka band
trying to cover a rock
song.”
“Most everyone in the
band has really diverse
musical interests and we
wanted to do something
fun and out of the ordi-
nary.
“Nothing is more fun
than spending time with
friends in the summer,
so we focused on fun
rock-and-roll songs that
related to that theme.”
For more information
and to order copies of
“Summer Sounds,” visit
www.RiverbendDutch-
men.com, or call 507-
243-3850.
“Summer Sounds” is a collection of beach-themed
rock-and-roll songs.
Kris and the Riverbend Dutchmen band.