Jerry Schickling: News
Annual Christmas Concert - December 6, 2007
Come join Jerry, Brenda, Mark, and Murph for Jerry's annual Christmas Concert at the CAST Theatre. Bring in a non-perishable food item to be donated to the local food bank, and have a chance at winning some cool prizes!
Click the "Show Dates" tab above for more information.
Click the "Show Dates" tab above for more information.
back from nashville! - July 27, 2007
Jerry is back from his recent trip to Nashville and the current CD project is underway!
You can click on the "Music/Video" link at the top of the page to listen to clips of the new tunes!
Another trip coming soon.......
You can click on the "Music/Video" link at the top of the page to listen to clips of the new tunes!
Another trip coming soon.......
finally ~ the new cd begins! - July 20, 2007
Jerry will be hitting the studio in Nashville July 23 & 24 to begin recording songs for his new CD!
Stay tuned for updates, and make sure you sign up on the email list to get inside info on what's happenin' and special promotions!
Stay tuned for updates, and make sure you sign up on the email list to get inside info on what's happenin' and special promotions!
Jerry voted The Starliners 2006 Indie Artist Of The Year Award! - July 2, 2007
After the smoke cleared, and country music fans voted for their favorite Indie artist on the Starliners.eu website, Jerry rose to the top of the field of 10 great nominated artists, and was awarded the 2006 Starliners Indie Artist Of The Year on December 11th!
"To be nominated in the first place was incredible" said Jerry, "but to actually win is unbelievably humbling, and it lets me know that I have THE greatest fans in the world! I want to thank The Starliners (http://www.starliners.eu) for nominating me and my song 'It's A Good Thing', and for all the friends and fans that voted for me. There were some truly awesome artists and songs nominated, so to actually win is a great honor!".
Congratulations Jerry!
"To be nominated in the first place was incredible" said Jerry, "but to actually win is unbelievably humbling, and it lets me know that I have THE greatest fans in the world! I want to thank The Starliners (http://www.starliners.eu) for nominating me and my song 'It's A Good Thing', and for all the friends and fans that voted for me. There were some truly awesome artists and songs nominated, so to actually win is a great honor!".
Congratulations Jerry! Summer Concert Dates - May 30, 2007
Hey Y'all!
Make sure you click the "show dates" tab at the top to see where Jerry and North Country will be playing this summer.
The next show is Saturday June 2nd at the Wagon Wheel Ampitheatre in Philipsburg, Pa., and also performing will be special guest Deby Kelley!
See y'all there!!!
Make sure you click the "show dates" tab at the top to see where Jerry and North Country will be playing this summer.
The next show is Saturday June 2nd at the Wagon Wheel Ampitheatre in Philipsburg, Pa., and also performing will be special guest Deby Kelley!
See y'all there!!!
news from nashville! - March 3, 2007
WOW! What a trip to Nashville! Not only did we get a lot accomplished, we met a lot of great people!
*The Tracy Byrd show Wednesday night was fabulous! Nothing like
having front row, center seats for the evening! Watching and listening
to Tracy sing hit after hit helped me remember why I love to sing his songs, and why he's considered a superstar in the country music world!
*The time in the studio Thursday with my producer Tom Paden was cool.
We got some pre-session stuff done, and we had the opportunity to meet one of Tom's best friends in Nashville Eddie Kilgallon. Eddie is an exceptional singer/songwriter and actually was a co-writer on George Strait's #1 hit song "One Night At A Time" (which stayed at the top of
the charts for 5 weeks!). Beyond the fact that Eddie has those incredible talents, he's also the keyboard/piano player for country mega-stars Montgomery Gentry! I will be recording a song or two of Eddie's on my next CD.
*Friday was kick-back time (or at least we thought) and we spent the day in downtown Nashville visiting the Country Music Hall of Fame and various honky tonks in town. It's a pretty cool deal when you're
touring the Hall of Fame, minding your own business, and someone recognizes you from the MySpace site! I guess that's a step in the
right direction! We grabbed a beer and took in a few of the live music venues in town, and somehow I got called to the stage at the world famous Nashville
place Tootsie's(www.tootsies.net) to do a couple of songs. It was
awesome (we kicked butt!), and I don't think I payed for another drink the rest of the night (even the bartenders bought some rounds)!!
We've got some pictures posted here at the website
(http://www.jerryschickling.com/photos.html) from the trip, so I hope you enjoy them.
*I'll actually be hitting the studio in April or May, and we expect to have the CD produced, mastered, and ready to go by late May or the beginning of June!
*The Tracy Byrd show Wednesday night was fabulous! Nothing like
having front row, center seats for the evening! Watching and listening
to Tracy sing hit after hit helped me remember why I love to sing his songs, and why he's considered a superstar in the country music world!
*The time in the studio Thursday with my producer Tom Paden was cool.
We got some pre-session stuff done, and we had the opportunity to meet one of Tom's best friends in Nashville Eddie Kilgallon. Eddie is an exceptional singer/songwriter and actually was a co-writer on George Strait's #1 hit song "One Night At A Time" (which stayed at the top of
the charts for 5 weeks!). Beyond the fact that Eddie has those incredible talents, he's also the keyboard/piano player for country mega-stars Montgomery Gentry! I will be recording a song or two of Eddie's on my next CD.
*Friday was kick-back time (or at least we thought) and we spent the day in downtown Nashville visiting the Country Music Hall of Fame and various honky tonks in town. It's a pretty cool deal when you're
touring the Hall of Fame, minding your own business, and someone recognizes you from the MySpace site! I guess that's a step in the
right direction! We grabbed a beer and took in a few of the live music venues in town, and somehow I got called to the stage at the world famous Nashville
place Tootsie's(www.tootsies.net) to do a couple of songs. It was
awesome (we kicked butt!), and I don't think I payed for another drink the rest of the night (even the bartenders bought some rounds)!!
We've got some pictures posted here at the website
(http://www.jerryschickling.com/photos.html) from the trip, so I hope you enjoy them.
*I'll actually be hitting the studio in April or May, and we expect to have the CD produced, mastered, and ready to go by late May or the beginning of June!
5th Annual CAST Concert April 14th! - March 1, 2007
Jerry and North Country preparing for a great night of country music Saturday April 14th at the Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre (CAST)!!
*First, once again this year Tom Bezilla will open the
show. Those of you who were at the concert last year know what a fantastic singer/guitar player/performer Tom is! Everyone was thrilled with Tom's performance, and we're excited to have him back again this year!
*Next, this will be the first time that Jerry's had the whole band at the CAST Theatre. The theme for this years show will be built around lots of his new songs that he'll be recording in Nashville for his new CD. Jerry and the band are looking forward to playing many of the new tunes, as well as lots of the country music favorites y'all love!
Also in the planning is an abbreviated pre-view of Jerry's new song/video "Unknown Soldier". If you'd still like to help out with the video, you can email pictures to
photos@jerryschickling.com. Feel free to email us if you have any questions about mailing them to us.
*Also this year Jerry's working with a charity named "Catch-A-Dream Foundation". Catch-A-Dream was founded in late 2000 to provide consumptive use outdoor experiences to fill the "gap" created when the Make-A-Wish Foundation established national policy that precludes granting a child a wish that involves hunting or use of "...firearms, hunting bows, or other hunting or sport-shooting equipment."
Catch-A-Dream grants once-in-a-lifetime outdoor experiences to children 18 years old or younger who have a life-threatening illness.
Catch-A-Dream has touched over 140 families to date. They have granted outdoor adventures for children from 43 states, and hope to have touched lives in all of the 50 states and Canada in the very near future.
A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to Catch-A-Dream! You can get more info about this great charity at
http://www.catchadream.org.
*The ticket price for the show is $7.00/person. You can order them in advance by calling the CAST Theatre at (814)765-4474. They will also be available at the door the night of the show.
Door will open at 7:00 p.m. and Tom will kick the show off at 7:30.
You can also click this link:
http://lone-pineoutfitters.com/CAST%20Poster.pdf to view the Show Poster.
*First, once again this year Tom Bezilla will open the
show. Those of you who were at the concert last year know what a fantastic singer/guitar player/performer Tom is! Everyone was thrilled with Tom's performance, and we're excited to have him back again this year!
*Next, this will be the first time that Jerry's had the whole band at the CAST Theatre. The theme for this years show will be built around lots of his new songs that he'll be recording in Nashville for his new CD. Jerry and the band are looking forward to playing many of the new tunes, as well as lots of the country music favorites y'all love!
Also in the planning is an abbreviated pre-view of Jerry's new song/video "Unknown Soldier". If you'd still like to help out with the video, you can email pictures to
photos@jerryschickling.com. Feel free to email us if you have any questions about mailing them to us.
*Also this year Jerry's working with a charity named "Catch-A-Dream Foundation". Catch-A-Dream was founded in late 2000 to provide consumptive use outdoor experiences to fill the "gap" created when the Make-A-Wish Foundation established national policy that precludes granting a child a wish that involves hunting or use of "...firearms, hunting bows, or other hunting or sport-shooting equipment."
Catch-A-Dream grants once-in-a-lifetime outdoor experiences to children 18 years old or younger who have a life-threatening illness.
Catch-A-Dream has touched over 140 families to date. They have granted outdoor adventures for children from 43 states, and hope to have touched lives in all of the 50 states and Canada in the very near future.
A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to Catch-A-Dream! You can get more info about this great charity at
http://www.catchadream.org.
*The ticket price for the show is $7.00/person. You can order them in advance by calling the CAST Theatre at (814)765-4474. They will also be available at the door the night of the show.
Door will open at 7:00 p.m. and Tom will kick the show off at 7:30.
You can also click this link:
http://lone-pineoutfitters.com/CAST%20Poster.pdf to view the Show Poster.
New Video! - January 21, 2007
Jerry and North Country performed 4 new songs at the Pennsylvania State Fair Convention Showcase in Hershey, Pa.
It was the first time they performed "Say Hello To My Heart" for a live audience, and you can click this video link to see it!
Look for the song on Jerry's upcoming CD!
It was the first time they performed "Say Hello To My Heart" for a live audience, and you can click this video link to see it!
Look for the song on Jerry's upcoming CD!
Recent feedback from around the world! - December 11, 2006
"For independent artists, getting airplay on broadcast radio stations is less likely today than at any time in the past. Realizing that there are thousands of quality groups/acts looking for your ears is one reason we've taken to highlighting the better ones here.
Jerry Schickling's "It's a Good Thing" has sing-along-simple lyrics and a bouncy melody. He's one of many indie artists featured at RRadio Music" ~ Ken Dardis, RRadio Music
"Different intro to norm. Good lyrics. Good use of vocals. Not the
normal flat song. Good crisp recording..." ~ Ken Randall, Radio Great Southern Australia 1422 am
"Great song "It's A Good Thing". Good voice Jerry.
I am writing you from Romania. I am the owner of Country Do Club Romania and my
company produces
syndicated radio shows with country music for 12 radio stations across
Romania including National R3 Romania station
"www.Radio3net.ro". I am a Sterling Member of CMA,the only one in Eastern Europe(#503088)" ~ Dorin Marincas, Transylvania Cowboy
" I wanted to share something with you. A very nice elderly lady who
listens to my Internet radio station emailed me awhile back to let me know
she loves your song "It's A Good Thing". She said "the song makes me feel
young again and it was so nice to hear positive music such as this".
You are doing something right when people feel your music. Thanks again
for giving us the opportunity to share your music with our listeners." ~
Steven Carter, Eagle Country Radio
"Jerry, your website looks great! It always a great pleasure to get the opportunity to work with talented artists such as yourself, Keep up the great work!" ~ Mark Trail M-T-M Nashville
"Jerry, saw your show at Ringgold last night. Great show! Was there with my wife, beautiful young lady with the cowboy hat on. I was the old man with the Yankee hat on. We sat in the middle of the band up front on lawn chairs for the first set. We stood behind the bleechers in the center for the second set. We had a great time! Drove 2 hours to get there!"
email from Tony & Kim, Beech Creek, Pa.
Jerry Schickling's "It's a Good Thing" has sing-along-simple lyrics and a bouncy melody. He's one of many indie artists featured at RRadio Music" ~ Ken Dardis, RRadio Music
"Different intro to norm. Good lyrics. Good use of vocals. Not the
normal flat song. Good crisp recording..." ~ Ken Randall, Radio Great Southern Australia 1422 am
"Great song "It's A Good Thing". Good voice Jerry.
I am writing you from Romania. I am the owner of Country Do Club Romania and my
company produces
syndicated radio shows with country music for 12 radio stations across
Romania including National R3 Romania station
"www.Radio3net.ro". I am a Sterling Member of CMA,the only one in Eastern Europe(#503088)" ~ Dorin Marincas, Transylvania Cowboy
" I wanted to share something with you. A very nice elderly lady who
listens to my Internet radio station emailed me awhile back to let me know
she loves your song "It's A Good Thing". She said "the song makes me feel
young again and it was so nice to hear positive music such as this".
You are doing something right when people feel your music. Thanks again
for giving us the opportunity to share your music with our listeners." ~
Steven Carter, Eagle Country Radio
"Jerry, your website looks great! It always a great pleasure to get the opportunity to work with talented artists such as yourself, Keep up the great work!" ~ Mark Trail M-T-M Nashville
"Jerry, saw your show at Ringgold last night. Great show! Was there with my wife, beautiful young lady with the cowboy hat on. I was the old man with the Yankee hat on. We sat in the middle of the band up front on lawn chairs for the first set. We stood behind the bleechers in the center for the second set. We had a great time! Drove 2 hours to get there!"email from Tony & Kim, Beech Creek, Pa.
Merry Country Christmas concert 2006 - October 19, 2006
It won't be long 'til Christmas, and again this year Jerry will be joined by Brenda Weber for the 2nd annual Merry Country Christmas concert at the CAST Building on December 16th at 8:00 p.m. Jerry has once again teamed up with 97.5 "The Hound" to collect toys for children who will be hospitalized over the Christmas season. Come on out, enjoy a great show. There will be lots of fun and surprises, and you can help bring some Christmas cheer to needy kids! Click the "Show Dates" tab for info and tickets.
tikki lounge interview link
tikki lounge interview link
Hear Jerry's live interview at the Country Jamin' The Valley with DJ Steve Martin. Just click the Tikki Lounge link , scroll to the "J" list and click Jerry's name.
Also, for those of you who are MySpace fans, you can visit Jerry's MySpace site and join the friends list and pass the word!
Also, for those of you who are MySpace fans, you can visit Jerry's MySpace site and join the friends list and pass the word!
new website address and show announcement - September 11, 2006
We're excited to announce a new web address for Jerry. To help simplify things for folks who don't know how to spell Jerry's last name, you can now go to www.jerrycountry.com and access all the same great music and updates for Jerry and North Country! We hope this will make it easier to remember, and also a better way for you to send your friends to Jerry's website! JerrySchickling.com will still be working, but now there's two addresses for people to use.
Also, due to an emergency, Jerry and North Country will be performing Saturday Sept. 16 at the Red Bank Peanut Butter Festival in New Bethlehem, Pa. You can go to the SHOW DATES link at the top for details.
Hope to see y'all at a show soon, and God Bless America on 9-11!
Also, due to an emergency, Jerry and North Country will be performing Saturday Sept. 16 at the Red Bank Peanut Butter Festival in New Bethlehem, Pa. You can go to the SHOW DATES link at the top for details.
Hope to see y'all at a show soon, and God Bless America on 9-11!
great summer so far.... - August 29, 2006
It's been a busy summer season for Jerry and North Country! The Clearfield County Fair was awesome! Then Jerry and Mark were in Ontario, Canada for 2 benefit concerts the following weekend. As a result of the trip to Canada, a promotion/distribution firm, Microstar, has contacted Jerry to sign him to their artist roster. The deal is in the works!
Then Jerry and North Country performed for the first time at the Ringgold Firemen's Festival and had a truly wonderful time!
After a live radio performance/interview on 105.9 "Joe" FM today, Jerry and the band will be at the Centre County Grange Fair on Thursday, August 31! Hope to see y'all at the fair!!!!
Then Jerry and North Country performed for the first time at the Ringgold Firemen's Festival and had a truly wonderful time!
After a live radio performance/interview on 105.9 "Joe" FM today, Jerry and the band will be at the Centre County Grange Fair on Thursday, August 31! Hope to see y'all at the fair!!!!
Concert In The Park - July 19, 2006
It's only a few days until the Concert In The Park show this coming
Sunday (July 23) at 7:00 pm at Lower Witmer Park in Clearfield. It's going to be
about an hour show, and will be a preview of Jerry's show at the Clearfield County Fair
coming the following week.
The weather looks great, so bring your lawn chairs and enjoy some good ol' country
music along the banks of the West Branch Susquehanna River!
More news and updates coming soon...........
Hope to see ya Sunday!
Sunday (July 23) at 7:00 pm at Lower Witmer Park in Clearfield. It's going to be
about an hour show, and will be a preview of Jerry's show at the Clearfield County Fair
coming the following week.
The weather looks great, so bring your lawn chairs and enjoy some good ol' country
music along the banks of the West Branch Susquehanna River!
More news and updates coming soon...........
Hope to see ya Sunday!
jerry now on myspace! - July 3, 2006
For those of you who are MySpace fans, you can visit Jerry's MySpace site and join the friends list and pass the word!
Also, July has two great local shows coming up, Lower Witmer Park, and the Clearfield County Fair.
Check the "show dates" link for all the details!
Also, July has two great local shows coming up, Lower Witmer Park, and the Clearfield County Fair.
Check the "show dates" link for all the details!
new "classics" cd released! - May 27, 2006
Jerry's new CD, "Classics" is now available! It's a collection of classic country music songs most requested by you, the fans, at his shows. It includes songs like He'll Have To Go, He Stopped Loving her Today, Workin' Man Blues, etc.......
Click the "music" tab at the top of the page to listen to a song from the CD, and click the "store" tab to buy a copy!!!!
WARNING:THIS CD CONTAINS CLASSIC HONKY TONK COUNTRY MUSIC!!!
Click the "music" tab at the top of the page to listen to a song from the CD, and click the "store" tab to buy a copy!!!!
WARNING:THIS CD CONTAINS CLASSIC HONKY TONK COUNTRY MUSIC!!!
listen to the "country jamin the valley" concert live!! - May 27, 2006
You can listen to the Memorial Day Weekend "Country Jamin' The Valley" 2 day concert live as it happens on Always Country.net!!
To listen in, just click http://www.loudcity.net/tabid/88/ctl/viewStation/mid/407/StationID/98/Default.aspx, pick the player you choose to listen with, and enjoy 2 days packed full of great country music, live from the Clearfield county Fairgrounds!
Murph and Turk will be on stage at 1:00 pm on Saturday, and Jerry and North Country will be on at 5:00 pm!!
To listen in, just click http://www.loudcity.net/tabid/88/ctl/viewStation/mid/407/StationID/98/Default.aspx, pick the player you choose to listen with, and enjoy 2 days packed full of great country music, live from the Clearfield county Fairgrounds!
Murph and Turk will be on stage at 1:00 pm on Saturday, and Jerry and North Country will be on at 5:00 pm!!
rehearsal at Over The Mountain - May 16, 2006
Thursday May 18, Jerry and North Country will be doing a live rehearsal for the upcoming Country Jamin' The Valley Memorial Day concert at Over The Mountain in Rockton. Murph & Turk will be doing an awesome set to open the evening, starting around 7:00 pm, then Jerry and NC will kick in a set around 9:00 pm.
It's all FREE ~ Come enjoy the fun!
Also, there's a new website covering the news and "what's happening" in Jerry's hometown of Clearfield, PA. Click www.gantdaily.com to check it out! It's also listed on our "links" page.
It's all FREE ~ Come enjoy the fun!
Also, there's a new website covering the news and "what's happening" in Jerry's hometown of Clearfield, PA. Click www.gantdaily.com to check it out! It's also listed on our "links" page.
Promotional giveaway! - May 8, 2006
Here's a quick "heads-up" on a promotional giveaway for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend Country Jamin' The Valley concert.
If you're near your computer tomorrow (Tuesday, May 9) in the neighborhood of 3 - 5 pm, go to: http://www.alwayscountry.net Once you're there, about 1/3 of the way down the page you'll see "Click Here To Tune In" in red letters.
If you click that link you'll then have the option of choosing the media player
(iTunes, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, etc.) that you use, as well hi or low speed connection.
Always Country has been a great supporter of Jerry's, and they'll be broadcasting
"live" from the Country Jamin' The Valley concert. DJ Dave will be giving away one of Jerry's T shirts, a CD, and an autographed 8X10 to a listener. Tune in for a chance to win!!
Also, as mentioned, Always Country will be broadcasting live from the CJITV show, so if you aren't able to be in Clearfield for the show, you still have the chance to listen to all the great music at the "Jam"!
Also, Jerry got the vocal tracks cut for the "Classics" CD on Saturday. It was a good
session, and it's now in the mixdown and mastering process. Should have things to
press soon.
If you're near your computer tomorrow (Tuesday, May 9) in the neighborhood of 3 - 5 pm, go to: http://www.alwayscountry.net Once you're there, about 1/3 of the way down the page you'll see "Click Here To Tune In" in red letters.
If you click that link you'll then have the option of choosing the media player
(iTunes, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, etc.) that you use, as well hi or low speed connection.
Always Country has been a great supporter of Jerry's, and they'll be broadcasting
"live" from the Country Jamin' The Valley concert. DJ Dave will be giving away one of Jerry's T shirts, a CD, and an autographed 8X10 to a listener. Tune in for a chance to win!!
Also, as mentioned, Always Country will be broadcasting live from the CJITV show, so if you aren't able to be in Clearfield for the show, you still have the chance to listen to all the great music at the "Jam"!
Also, Jerry got the vocal tracks cut for the "Classics" CD on Saturday. It was a good
session, and it's now in the mixdown and mastering process. Should have things to
press soon.
Murph and Turk join North Country! - May 1, 2006
We're very excited and proud to announce that Gordon "Murph" Martell and Don "Turk" Schnars have become a part of North Country!
They've been taking the local music scene by storm the past few years as "Murph and Turk", and are extremely talented musicians/singers!
They bring a great sound to the band, and we're sure you're going to love the "new and improved" North Country!
You can click the "bios" link at the top to learn more, and get some quotes from the guys.
Welcome aboard Murph and Turk!!
They've been taking the local music scene by storm the past few years as "Murph and Turk", and are extremely talented musicians/singers!
They bring a great sound to the band, and we're sure you're going to love the "new and improved" North Country!
You can click the "bios" link at the top to learn more, and get some quotes from the guys.
Welcome aboard Murph and Turk!!
CAST show a big success! - April 10, 2006
WOW! Once again the CAST show was a big success! We want to thank everyone who came out for the evening.
Jerry surprised (and excited) the crowd with his announcement that he's in the process of booking a tour for our Military troops overseas!
Mark and Brenda have also volunteered to go.
The process is in the beginning stages, so check back, or even better, sign up on the email list, for updates!
Jerry surprised (and excited) the crowd with his announcement that he's in the process of booking a tour for our Military troops overseas!
Mark and Brenda have also volunteered to go.
The process is in the beginning stages, so check back, or even better, sign up on the email list, for updates!
CAST show April 8th - March 28, 2006
Make plans to join Jerry along with Brenda Weber and North Country lead guitarist Mark Kos for a night of great classic country music!
This year Jerry has invited singer/guitarist Tom Bezilla to open the show.
Click the "Show Dates" tab at the top of the page for more details.
It's gonna be a GREAT night!!
This year Jerry has invited singer/guitarist Tom Bezilla to open the show.
Click the "Show Dates" tab at the top of the page for more details.
It's gonna be a GREAT night!!
wild bill returns! - March 28, 2006
Jerry's drummer "Wild" Bill Kohut is on the mend from his broken ankle, and North Country is back in the rehearsal studio! They'll be back for bigger and better shows this summer (more changes yet to come), so stay tuned............
"It's A Good Thing" released - January 29, 2006
Jerry's first release on the Lone Pine Records label "It's A Good Thing" was released last week to over 600 radio stations world wide!
The song is being promoted by Nashville promoter Mark Trail.
You can visit Mark's site and see the details of the current release at Mark Trail Music.com
The song is being promoted by Nashville promoter Mark Trail.
You can visit Mark's site and see the details of the current release at Mark Trail Music.com