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.