Sawtooth Mountain Boys, The

THE SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN BOYS

  • From Monmouth (Willamette Valley), Oregon.
  • Oregon’s “original bluegrass band.”
  • Formed in 1970 by Steve Waller (mandolin) and Mike Eisler (banjo). Before then, the two had a group called the Sawtooth Mountain Volunteers. They were both students at Oregon State University at the time.
  • The band was named after a mountain range in Idaho.
  • Waller died in June, 2015.