Hot Rize From Denver, Colorado, USA. The Drifting Ramblers I (1977) Tim O'Brien - mandolin/fiddle/vocals Charles Sawtelle - guitar Pete Wernick - banjo The Drifting Ramblers II(1977 - 1978) Tim O'Brien - mandolin/fiddle/vocals Charles Sawtelle - guitar Pete Wernick - banjo Nick Forster - guitar Group disbands. Hot Rize (1978 - May 1, 1990) Tim O'Brien - mandolin/fiddle/vocals Charles Sawtelle - guitar Pete Wernick - banjo Nick Forster - guitar Albums: "Hot Rize" (1979) "Radio Boogie" (1981) "Hot Rize Presents Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers" (1982) "In Concert" (live) (1984) "Red Knuckles / Hot Rize: Live" (1984) - reissue of "Hot Rize Presents Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers" and "In Concert". "Traditional Ties" (1985) "Untold Stories" (1987) "Hot Rize Presents Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers: Shades of the Past" (1989) "Take It Home" (1990) Group disbands. Hot Rize (1996) (reunion) Tim O'Brien - mandolin/fiddle/vocals Charles Sawtelle - guitar Pete Wernick - banjo Nick Forster - guitar Links: Hot Rize Web Page at banjo.com Take me back to the Index... Last Revised:  March 9, 2000