Warburton, Marty

MARTY WARBURTON

  • From Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Plays banjo and guitar. Was a member of Dry & Dusty (with Butch Baldassari) and Sagegrass.
  • Former president of the Southern Nevada Bluegrass Music Society; also hosted a radio program on KNPR, Las Vegas.
  • 1996, the Marty Warburton band won the Pizza Hut International Bluegrass Showdown in Louisville.
  • 1996, recorded first album Headin’ Home (Pinecastle).
  • 2016, formed a band called Home Girls featuring his daughters.
  • He is well-known as one of the top bluegrass festival emcees in the Southwest.