APPALACHIAN SMOKE From the region where Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina converge. Formed in 2021 by BJ Taylor (mandolin), Jamie Mason (guitar), Kenneth Rymer (Dobro™/reso-guitar),…
THE ABEELS From Disputanta, Virginia. A family band featuring Jack and Anne Abeel and their two daughters Amanda and Charity. Jack and Anne are graphic…
BARRY ABERNATHY From Georgia. A banjo player with a remarkable ability to play Scruggs-style banjo despite a birth defect which left him with no fingers…
THE ABRAMS BROTHERS From Kingston, Ontario, Canada. John Abrams (born 1990) performs on fiddle, mandolin and guitar. James Abrams (born 1993) performs on fiddle, mandolin…
ACOUSTIC BLUE From Springfield, Massachusetts. Formed in 2003. Band members: Corey Zink (mandolin), T. Shaun Batho (guitar), Larry Neu (banjo), Ray Evans (bass). 2012, released…
ACOUSTIC ENDEAVORS Based in Jonesboro, Tennessee (later Nashville and most recently, Roanoke, Virginia) Formed in 1994 by Warren Amberson (bass) and Kelly Green (guitar). Amberson…
ROY ACUFF (AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN BOYS) From Maynardsville, Tennessee. Known as “The King of Country Music.” Originally called “The King of the Hillbillies.” A…
TINA ADAIR (THE ADAIRS, BLUEGRASS EDITION) From Haleyville, Alabama. Began singing at age 3 in her family band, Bluegrass Edition. They also recorded under the…
BRANDON LEE ADAMS From Charleston, West Virginia. Lives in Webbville, Kentucky. A flat-pick guitarist, singer and songwriter who began playing at age 8 in church.…
TOM ADAMS From Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A civil war buff, he lives in a pre-civil war house. As a teen, played in a family band called…
EDDIE (AND MARTHA) ADCOCK From Scottsville, Virginia. Lives in Lebanon, Tennessee. Full name: Edward Windsor Adcock. A member of the IBMA’s Bluegrass Music Hall of…
DAVE ADKINS From Elkhorn City, Kentucky. Adkins began performing at age 8. 1993-1995, played country music at Dollywood theme park. Fans call him the Ray…
PAUL ADKINS (AND THE BORDERLINE BAND) From Wayne, West Virginia; lives in Middletown MD. 1972, first band: The Bluegrass Gospel Four. 1978, led a West…
AGES PAST From western North Carolina. Formed in the early 1990’s by guitarist Randy Gallion. The group included such musicians as Jason Burleson and Tony…
DAVID AKEMAN (“STRINGBEAN”) Native of Annville, Kentucky. The first banjo player in Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys (1942-1945). Played “clawhammer” style. Was replaced in Bill…
DARIN AND BROOKE ALDRIDGE; See also CIRCUIT RIDERS From Cherryville, North Carolina. Darin is a multi-instrumentalist and music teacher. 1995, Darin played with an Americana…
ALL 4 HYM From Front Royal, Virginia. A family band featuring Chester Kreitzer (guitar), Terri Kreitzer (vocals) and Cory Kreitzer (mandolin). Formed in 1997. Play…
HARLEY ALLEN (THE ALLEN BROTHERS) From Dayton, Ohio. Lived in Nashville. Youngest son of bluegrass Hall 0f Famer Red Allen. 1968, began performing at age…
RED ALLEN (AND THE KENTUCKIANS) From Pigeon Roost, Kentucky. Lived in Dayton, Ohio for most of his career. Given name: Harley Allen. Formed his band…
ALTERNATE ROOTS From Jefferson, North Carolina. Formed in 1997. Members included Scott Freeman (mandolin), Willard Gayheart (guitar), Katy Taylor (lead vocals), Randy Pasley (resophonic guitar),…
TRAVIS ALLTOP From Grafton, Ohio. Lives in Stanford, Kentucky. Began playing guitar at age 6. 1997, released first album “Two Different Worlds” (no label). 1998,…
BOB AMOS (SEE ALSO FRONT RANGE) From St. Johnsbury, Vermont. 1988-2004, fronted a Colorado-based band called Front Range. He recorded 7 albums with this band.…
AMERICAN DRIVE From Ohio/Eastern Kentucky area. Formed in 2012 by former members of J.D.Crowe’s band “The New South” (after Crowe retired.) Original members: Ricky Wasson…
THE AMANDA AND SCOTT ANDERSON BAND From Palatka, Florida. A father-daughter duo. Scott plays bass and banjo; Amanda plays fiddle and sings. 1989, Scott played…
BILL ANDERSON From Columbia, South Carolina (lives in Nashville) Primarily a country singer and songwriter, known to millions as “Whisperin’ Bill.” Has been a member…
LYNN ANDERSON Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Grew up in Sacramento, California. Her mother, Liz Anderson, wrote several hit songs for Merle Haggard. 1967,…
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,…
DAROL ANGER From Oakland, California. Lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. An award-winning, genre-crossing violinist, fiddler and composer. Plays what he calls “Chambergrass.” 1982-1985, won “Best Jazz…
ANTIQUE PERSUASION From Nashville. A project band/vocal trio featuring Brandon Rickman (guitar), Jenee Fleenor (guitar, mandolin, fiddle) and Brennan Leigh (guitar, mandolin). Rickman was a…
APPALACHIAN ROAD SHOW From east Tennessee. Formed in 2018 by Barry Abernathy (banjo) and Darrell Webb (guitar/mandolin). The band includes Jim Van Cleve (fiddle), Todd…
APPALACHIAN TRAIL From Bristol, Virginia. Formed in 1984 by Ricky and Linda Barker. Featuring the lead vocals of Linda Barker, the group eventually became known…
ARKANSAUCE From Fayetteville, Arkansas. Formed in 2010 by Zac Archuleta (guitar) and Ethan Bush (mandolin). Others members: Tom Andersen (bass) and Adams Collins (banjo). They…
JAY ARMSWORTHY (and EASTERN TRADITION) From California, Maryland (south of Washington DC). A guitarist and singer who began his career playing with Ernie Bradley and…
KEITH ARNESON (SEE ALSO COUNTRY CURRENT) From Waldorf, Maryland. 1977, learned guitar and banjo as a teenager and formed his first band called Classic Grass.…
JIMMY ARNOLD From Fries, Virginia. A gifted multi-instumentalist (guitar, banjo, fiddle). Bluegrass Unlimited magazine called him “Don Reno, Bill Keith and Earl Scruggs rolled into…
CARLEY ARROWOOD From Forest City, North Carolina. Learned to play violin (classical) and then fiddle. Formed her own band at age 10 (in 2006). 2011,…
ASH & W From Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A short-lived band (1989-1991) featuring Vernon Allred (bass), Craig Smith (banjo), Scott Huffman (guitar) and Tony Williamson (mandolin).…
ASH BREEZE From Moore County, North Carolina. Formerly known as The Smith Family Band, featuring dad Allen Smith (bass) and his four kids: Nellie (vocals…
BOBBY ATKINS (AND THE COUNTRYMEN) From Summerfield, North Carolina Plays banjo and leads band, “The Countrymen” 1953, worked and recorded with Jim Eanes 1953, 1958,…
MIKE AULDRIDGE From Washington, D.C. One of bluegrass music’s best known and most influential Dobro™ (resophonic guitar) players. Besides his work with the Seldom Scene…
THE AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS From Austin, Texas. Known as the most laughable band in bluegrass, they perform original satirical music in clubs in and around…
AUTHENTIC UNLIMITED From East Tennessee. Formed in 2022. The core of this band was the final configuration of Doyle Lawson’s band Quicksilver when he retired…
JEFF AUTRY From Buford, Georgia. Considered one of the top flatpick guitarists in bluegrass music. As a A-list studio musician and sideman, he has worked…