Since April 1997, All4Hym has been gaining popularity in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, Florida and Tennessee. Of late, the group has gained popularity throughout the United States and overseas in Germany, England, France and The Netherlands. Listener's say that All4Hym has great harmonies a very smooth sound and can really hold a crowd!!! The main focus of the groups music has been Gospel Bluegrass. The group has recently begun performing many traditional bluegrass songs. In 2006, the group plans to begin work ona new project which will consist of mostly traditional bluegrass numbers. The new project will be produced by Mr. J.D. Crowe and will be recorded bySteve Chandler at Hilltop Recording in Nashville, TN.
The group performs at Churches, Bluegrass Festivals, Fairs, Dinner Concerts, Theatre Concerts, Private Gatherings, Weddings and other special events. A few of the venues All4Hym has performed at are Warfordsburg High School, Frederick County Fair, Candy Hill Campground, Waterlick Singing Convention, Everett High School, Haymarket Day, Grantsville America Day, God Bless America Festival, Rolling Acres Gospel Theme Park, Old Schoolhouse Newmarket, Lucketts Community Center, Cabin Fever, Mr. B.'s Bluegrass Park, Fairfax County High, The Arrow Horse, Virginia Folk Music Association Concert, Christopher Run Bluegrass Festival, The Valley Bluegrass Festival, 4th Annual Bluegrass Returns to it's Roots Festival. All4Hym has shared the stage and or has been the opening act for groups such as Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Brothers, Leon Morris, The Yates Brothers, Mark Newton Band, The Scott Brannon Band, The Churchman, The Cherryholmes Family, The Seldom Scene, The Lonesome River Band, The Issaacs, The Nothin Fancy Band, and Rhonda Vincent. All4Hym looks forward this year to sharing the stage with Mountain Heart, Larry Sparks, Randy Waller and The Country Gentlemen, The Stevens Sisters, and IIIrd Tyme Out.
THE KREITZER'S
Chester and Terri Kreitzer make their home in Shenandoah Farms near Front Royal, Virginia. Chester plays guitar and also sings lead/harmony vocals. Chester's rhythm, sincerity and humorous personality are truly a blessing to all that meet him. Terri sings lead/harmony vocals and does a beautiful job. Chester and Terri have two sons, Their oldest son Chad is 21 yrs old and currently works in Northern VA. Chet and Terri's youngest son Cory is 19 yrs old. He has been playing mandolin and singing tenor with the group for the past 5 years. Cory is very charming, and makes friends wherever he goes. Cory and his wife Teresa and their son Tucker make their home in Front Royal, VA. They are expecting a little girl (Amanda Lynn **Mandi) in September 2005.
THE MURPHY'S
Dan Murphy plays bass and sings bass vocals for the group. Dan is a very accomplished and talented musician, who plays other instruments as well. Dan also runs the sound for the group and does a real fine job! Dan is married to Lisa. They have one son, Jonathan 12 years who is MVP on his Football Team this year. They also have one daughter "Little Miss" Catie Jane, 5 years, who already is sporting her daddy's rhythm and is a future singer for the group. Dan and Lisa make their home in Front Royal, Virginia near Chester Gap.
Aaron Murphy is a multi-faceted musician. He and his twin brother, Dan, acquired their love for music from their father and began learning to play guitar and bass when they were 6 years old. He attributes his talent as a gift from God and it has been said that his smooth picking style and intricate melodies are reminiscent of Chet Atkins. Aaron plays lead guitar and dobro and also mixes sound for the group. When All4Hym is not scheduled to perform, Aaron can be found engineering sound for P&H Sound. His mail line of work is an aerospace engineer for Aerojet. He and his wife, Patty, have been married for 26 years. She helps out with sales at All4Hym's music sales booth. They have 1 son, Andrew, who is 20 years old. Andress is the sound techinician for P & H Sound and is also a civil war re-enactor with 13th VA Co. E & I. They make their home in Culpeper, VA.
