The New Christy Minstrels got their first big break in 1962 when they released their debut album ... the group released a CD titled “Nice Time To Be Alive,” which features original songs ...

When the New Christy Minstrels originated, Sparks' group had nine hours of Hollywood studio time to record 15 songs. Time's not an issue in a hotel room in Lodi. Or in Yanceyville, N.C.

The fire still burns in Randy Sparks, whose Grammy Award-winning group the New Christy Minstrels is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The band will perform in a benefit concert at 3 p.m ...

Randy Sparks, a creative impresario whose musical ensemble, the New Christy Minstrels, helped jump-start the folk revival of the early 1960s and launched the careers of performers like John Denver ...

The New Christy Minstrels aren't exactly new. In fact, the group that helped spread folk music to the masses in the 1960s is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

OSAGE | Led by the original founder, Randy Sparks, and including several of the long standing members of the group, The New Christy Minstrels, keep going strong and continue to ...

BURLEY — The New Christy Minstrels are busier than they have ever been, and that is saying a lot. ... Three members of the original group, circa 1961, still perform — Sparks, ...

DEADWOOD — In the 50 years since Randy Sparks invented the big folk group, his New Christy Minstrels has gone through many changes, including the inevitable personnel changes.