After years of playing on Pat and Rosemary's porch, at festival jams, and an occasional gig, Jillian nagged enough for Pat to cave in and put a band together. Coincidentally, this happened shortly after Dave arrived on the scene and Pat realized how much fun he was to pick with. CCE spends their band time together picking at Pat's house, mostly because Rosemary is the best hostess in the world and feeds them well.

The trio has been picking up steam with more festival bookings every year. They recently released their first CD titled Welcome To Coal County. It has been received well and is being played on local community access radio stations.

Pat
	Pat McGeehan is located in Summit Hill, PA, and began playing musical instruments when he was just a boy. As one of 8 children in a musical family, he took up the banjo first and later also learned to play guitar, harmonica, mandolin, and bass. He has played in many configurations, but mainly as a solo performer. Pat and his wife Rosemary have a teenage son, Shane (guitar, drums, piano), who hopes someday to outplay his father. He's making headway.
Dave
	Dave Lucas is located in West Lawn, PA, and also began playing guitar as a youngster. Dave has worked in country, rock, and bluegrass bands, and has also played as a solo performer for many years. He has added dobro and bass to his list of instruments, and is presently learning to play banjo.
Jillian
	Jillian Lucas is located in West Lawn, PA and started singing as a child. Her microphones were sponsored by Goodie Hairbrushes, and she covered Bonnie Raitt tunes with her sisters. She learned to play the bass in 1996 when her band at the time couldn't find a bass player. As Coal County Express is only her second band, she's the musical newbie of the trio. Jillian has two children: Chelsea (guitar) and Mason (drums, bass, beginner mandolin).

2012 Bookings:

• April

  28
  Ricky's Rock and Race
  5pm - 11pm, Summit Hill Community Center
• June

  2
  Opening for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at Penns Peak in Jim Thorpe, PA
  For tickets ($24) call Pat McGeehan at 570-645-9493
• Aug

  3
  AFBA in Windgap, PA
  Bluegrass Festival
• Sept

  15
  Heritage Fest
  Mauch Chunk Lake Park Heritage Fest. Jim Thorpe, PA