Hackensaw Boys, The
THE HACKENSAW BOYS From Charlottesville, Virginia. Formed in 1999, playing at the Blue Moon Diner in Charlottesville. A young jamgrass band that performs all-original bluegrass/country/folk music with a cast of players that sometime runs a
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Psychograss
PSYCHOGRASS A project band featuring Darol Anger (fiddle), David Grier (guitar), Mike Marshall (mandolin), Todd Phillips (bass), and Tony Trischka (banjo). 1993, released Psychograss album (Windham Hill). 1996, released Like Minds album (Suga
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Boyd, Kathy (and Phoenix Rising)
KATHY BOYD AND PHOENIX RISING From Taulatin, Oregon. Features Kathy Boyd (bass, lead vocals), Tim Crosby (mandolin, fiddle, and guitar), Tom Tower (banjo and Dobro™) and Dennis Nelson (guitar.) 2009, released Walk Humbly album (no label).
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Andes, Mike
MIKE ANDES From Timberville, Virginia. Lives in Pataskala, Ohio. Began playing mandolin and singing at age 14. 1983, joined the East Coast Bluegrass Band. 1994, founded the group Nothin’ Fancy, singing lead and harmony vocals, playing mand
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Chapmans, The
THE CHAPMANS From Springfield, Missouri. (Originally from Denver, Colorado) Formed in 1989 by Bill and Patti Chapman (dad and mom) and three sons, John, Jeremy and Jason. 1994, moved to Missouri and were regulars at Silver Dollar City, nea
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Spring Creek
SPRING CREEK From Lyons, Colorado 2004, formed at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas where they studied music under Alan Munde and Joe Carr. Members: Taylor Sims (guitar), Jessica Smith (bass), Chris Elliott (banjo), Alex Johnstone (man
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MacKenzie, Kate
KATE MACKENZIE From Minneapolis, Minnesota. Born in Mason City, Iowa. Grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin. 1981-1995, performed with her band Stoney Lonesome. She made frequent appearances on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” (PBS) bo
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Davis, Brad
BRAD DAVIS From Fort Worth, Texas. Began playing classical guitar at age 5. 1978, he and his brother formed a bluegrass band called Ten Degrees. 1986, moved to Nashville and worked as a fiddle/guitar player at Opryland USA. Later that year,
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Stecher, Jody
JODY STECHER (AND KATE BRISLIN) A husband-wife duo from the San Francisco area. Stecher plays mandolin, guitar, fiddle, banjo and other instruments. He is originally from Brooklyn, New York, but moved to San Francisco in 1960 to study Indian mu
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This web site contains short profiles of the best-known bluegrass artists and bands.
- Use the Search Band or Artist function located at the top of the sidebar on the right to find an artist by name.
- Or, utilize the Artist List drop-down below the search function in the right sidebar to search by the first letter of their last name if an individual – or – the first letter of a band name.
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Appalachian Trail
APPALACHIAN TRAIL From Bristol, Virginia. Formed in 1984 by Ricky...
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Chandler, Bubba
BUBBA CHANDLER Grew up in Alabama and Missouri, then moved...
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Shiflett,Karl
KARL SHIFLETT (AND BIG COUNTRY SHOW) From Longview, Texas. First...
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Programming Suggestions
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Some Background
A great big howdy to ya, I’m Wayne Rice, a bluegrass radio programmer from San Diego, California. I began compiling this material in 1988 for DJ’s like myself who want to at least sound knowledgeable about bluegrass music on the air. Originally I published Bluegrass Bios® in a three-ring binder and sold it to DJs around the country … but now it’s here on the web and it’s free! Use it for your show prep, or just enjoy learning more about the amazing artists who play and sing bluegrass music. If you find errors or wish to make a suggestion, please contact me. Thanks!
