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),…
JONATHAN KAHN From Hollywood, California. He also goes by the name Jon David Kahn. He is not the same John Kahn who played bass with…
THE RAILROADERS From the Virginia-North Carolina-Kentucky-Maryland region. Formed in 2016 by four bluegrass music veterans: Shayne Bartley (mandolin), Darren Beachley (bass), Greg Luck (guitar) and…
BACKLINE From Spartanburg, South Carolina. Formed in 2016 by Katelyn Ingardia (guitar/lead vocals), Travis Tucker (Dobro™), Louise Hughes (mandolin), Zachary Carter (banjo) and Jason Belue…
JACKSON HOLLOW From British Columbia (Canada). A band featuring the lead vocals of Tianna Lefebvre. Other members of the group include Mike Sanyshyn (fiddle, mandolin),…
CALEB BAILEY From Grottoes, Virginia (Shenandoah Valley) Mid-2000’s, played in a band called Allegheny Blue. Grew up in a musical family. His great uncle played…
SALT AND LIGHT From Graham, North Carolina. A family band (the Moore Family) featuring siblings Kyndal (mandolin), Morgan (guitar), Parker (banjo), Daniel (fiddle), Norah (fiddle)…
MAGNOLIA DRIVE From Hattiesburg, Mississippi Formed in 2010 by Don Robinson (banjo/guitar), Steve Nowell (bass), Mike Nowell (guitar) and Cory Burton (mandolin). Their name comes…
LAKESIDE From Madisonville, Tennessee. Began as a family band in 1995 called The Gospel Bluegrass Boys. In 2007, after some band member changes, the name…
THE JACKTOWN RAMBLERS From Morganton, North Carolina. Formed in 2019 by Gabriel Wiseman (mandolin), Shanon Leasure (Guitar), Brett Setzer (banjo) and Mike Ramsey (bass). They…
JAKE LEG From Lyons, Colorado. Formed in the fall of 2021 by Eric Wiggs (vocals/guitar), Dylan McCarthy (mandolin/vocals), Justin Hoffenberg (fiddle) and Troy Robey (bass).…
EAST NASH GRASS From Nashville, Tennessee. Formed in 2017 as a pick-up band to play dates at Nashville’s Station Inn and eventually became a full-time…
EDDIE SANDERS From McAlester, Oklahoma. A singer/songwriter, he played guitar for many years with a band called Signal Mountain. Bandmates included Shawn Camp, Tim and…
MICKEY GALYEAN AND CULLEN’S BRIDGE From Low Gap, North Carolina. Galyean (pronouned Galleon, like the ship) is the son of Cullen Galyean, a legendary bluegrass…
BEN JAMES From North Carolina; resides in Nashville. 2019, joined Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, singing high tenor vocals until Doyle’s retirement. 2021, joined Dailey &…
CANE MILL ROAD From Deep Gap, North Carolina. Formed in 2015 by teens Liam Purcell (mandolin) and Tray Wellington (banjo) who are both from Deep…
MAN ABOUT A HORSE From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2014 by Matt Thomas (bass) and Matt “Roy” Royles (guitar). Other band members: Dan Whitener (banjo),…
CANEY CREEK From Ohio. Formed in 2008 by Stacy Wilcox (banjo), Chris Smith (guitar) and Dave Prater (mandolin). In 2014, Joe Robinson (bass) joined the…
MANDOLIN ORANGE (WATCHHOUSE) From Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Formed in 2009 by Andrew Marlin (mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily Frantz (fiddle, guitar). They are married.…
MARTY FALLE From Nashville. He has lived in Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia and South Carolina. He owns a farm in Kentucky. His name is pronounced “Falley”…
COREY ZINK (ZINK & COMPANY) From Massachusetts; now lives in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. 2003-2012, played mandolin with a Massachusetts band called Acoustic Blue. Left to…
CHAD DAROU From Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Began playing music at age 8. He is an elite Dobro™ (resonator guitar) player, but he plays all the bluegrass…
RAY CARDWELL AND TENNESSEE MOON From Springfield, Missouri. 1975, began singing with his family band The Cardwell Family (with his sisters Nancy and Susan). Nancy…
THE CALEB DAUGHERTY BAND From Connersville, Indiana. Began singing and playing guitar at age 7. 2016, appeared with Rhonda Vincent on the Grand Ole Opry.…
CAROLINA BLUE From Brevard, North Carolina. Formed in 2007 after the release of the album “Nothing So Blue” (no label) by Bobby Powell (guitar) and…
THE DAUPHINAIS BROTHERS From Asheville, North Carolina. Originally from New Hampshire. Brothers Nick and Lucas Dauphinais (pronounced DAH-FIN-AE) are of French ancestry. Nick plays guitar,…
HAMILTON COUNTY RAMBLERS From Chattanooga, Tennessee (which is in Hamilton County). Members: James Boulware (fiddle), James Kee (mandolin), Josh Hixson (bass), Roy Curry (guitar), Jim…
GANGSTAGRASS From Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 2006 by record-producer and guitarist Rench (Oscar Owens) who combined bluegrass with hip-hop to record the theme song…
OFF THE RAILS From Nashville, Tennessee. Formed in 2023 by Cory Chubb (guitar), Ben Hill (mandolin), Taylor Gerber (bass), Lucas White (guitar), Cody Bauer (fiddle),…
EDDY RAVEN From LaFayette, Louisiana. Real name: Edward Garvin Futch. In 1962 he changed his name to Eddy Raven when he released his first single…
RICK FARIS Grew up in Arkansas (the Ozarks) and Kansas. Began playing music professionally at age 7 with his family band The Faris Family (1998).…
DAVID BENEDICT From Cambridge, Massachusetts (originally from Clemson, South Carolina). 2013, graduated from Bryan College (Chattanooga, TN) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mandolin…
JOE K. WALSH From Portland, Maine. A mandolinist who has worked with The Gibson Brothers, Joy Kills Sorrow, Mr. Sun, Jonathan Edwards, Darol Anger, Scott…
RED CAMEL COLLECTIVE From Walnut Cove, North Carolina. Formed in 2023 by Tony Mabe (banjo), Heather Berry Mabe (guitar/lead vocals), Johnathan Dillon (mandolin) and Curt…
PERT NEAR SANDSTONE From Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Formed in 2004 along the sandstone bluffs of St. Paul, Minnesota by Justin Bruhn (bass), Kevin Kniebel (banjo),…
CHRIS DAVIS From Fairborn, Ohio. Lives in Russell, Kentucky. Learned to play and sing bluegrass in his family band featuring his father, his grandfather and…
CHAIN STATION From Denver, Colorado Formed in 2006 by Alex Thoele (guitar) and Jon Pickett (guitar) in Estes Park, Colorado. They were later joined by…
FAST TRACK From Nashville. Formed in 2019 upon the retirement of David Parmley. His band Cardinal Tradition continued on without him, taking the new name…
NICK CHANDLER AND DELIVERED From Weaverville, North Carolina. 2003, played mandolin in a band with Bobby Hicks (shortly after Bobby left Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky…
CHRISTIAN DAVIS From Nashville, Tennessee. He is primarily known as a bass singer, perhaps the first full-time bass singer in bluegrass music. 1998, began singing…
CARSON PETERS (AND IRON MOUNTAIN) From Piney Flats, Tennessee. Began playing fiddle at age 3. 2011, at age 8 made an appearance on The Tonight…
SECTION HOUSE From Nashville. A project band featuring top session musicians Gavin Largent (Dobro™), Aaron Ramsey (mandolin), Cory Walker (banjo), Bryan McDowell (fiddle), Jake Stargell…
SARAH CHAPMAN From Northeast Alabama. Began singing as a young teen, received her first guitar at age 16. 2018, moved to Nashville at age 20.…
JEREMY GARRETT From Idaho. Began his musical career playing fiddle with his father Glen (guitar) in a group called The Grasshoppers. Honi Deaton (then Honi…
LINDA LAY (AND SPRINGFIELD EXIT) From Stephens City, Virginia. 1984-2001, she was lead singer and bassist with the group Appalachian Trail. She also performed under…
DALTON HARPER From Bunker, Missouri. He is a singer, guitarist and songwriter who grew up performing with his family group The Harper Family. 2019, joined…
CHARM CITY JUNCTION From Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore’s nickname is “Charm City.” The band consists of a bluegrass fiddler, an old time banjo picker, a Celtic…
FERGUSON AND FERGUSON From Fredericksburg, Virginia and Littlestown, Pennsylvania. Both members of this duo are named Gary Ferguson. They are not related. Gary Ferguson (Virginia)…
TENNESSEE BLUEGRASS BAND From east Tennessee. Formed in 2020 by Aynsley Porchak (fiddle), Lincoln Hensley (banjo), John Meador (guitar), Gracie Meador (bass) and Tim Laughlin…
SERENE GREEN From Pennsylvania. Formed in 2017 by Quentin Fisher (mandolin), Michael Johnson (guitar), Shane McGeehan (bass), and Steve Leonard (banjo). They play traditional bluegrass…
THE DAVID MAYFIELD PARADE From Kent/Akron, Ohio. Grew up playing bass in his family bluegrass band. He also plays guitar and mandolin. He is a…
TREVOR WATSON From southwest Virginia. Plays banjo with Shannon Slaughter. After graduating from Virginia Tech, he became a cast member at the Carolina Opry (Myrtle…
THE ALEX LEACH BAND From Knoxville, Tennessee. Alex is not only a musician (he plays all the bluegrass instruments well) but he is also a…
IDA CLARE From Louisville, Kentucky. Formed in 2014 by Lea Cockrell (guitar/vocals) at her coffee shop, calling themselves “Total Strangers.” Other members: Robin Thixton (banjo),…
WE BANJO 3 From Galway, Ireland. Formed in 2011 by two sets of brothers: Enda Scahil (banjo) and Fergal Scahil (banjo, fiddle, viola, dobro, percussion,…
JIMMY YEARY From Hillsboro, Ohio; lives in Nashville. 1994, moved to Nashville after signing a record deal with Atlantic Records in 1994 but due to…
CHE APALACHE From Buenos Aires, Argentina Band members are from Argentina, Mexico and the USA. They call their music “latin-grass.” Formed in 2013 by North…
ROD MCCORMACK From Australia (New South Wales, Central Coast). He is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, studio musician and producer. He owns his own recording studio called…
JAKE EDDY From Parkersburg, West Virginia. Plays all the bluegrass instruments but his specialty is flat-pick and gypsy-jazz style guitar. 2014, while in middle school,…
NEFESH MOUNTAIN From New Jersey. A husband-wife duo: Eric Lindberg (banjo, mandolin, guitar) and Doni Zasloff (vocals). Their band has included Alan Grubner (fiddle), Tim…
REMEDY TREE From St. Augustine, Florida. Formed in 2015 by husband and wife Gabriel (guitar/fiddle) and Abigail Acevedo (bass). Also in the band: Bryce Griffin…
DWIGHT YOAKAM From Pikeville, Kentucky. Was raised in Columbus, Ohio. 1977, moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. 1985, released his debut…
TRAY WELLINGTON From Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Given name: Trajan Wellington. Began playing banjo at age 13. He grew up on Flint Hill Road. 2015, formed…
GREGG WELTY From Raleigh, North Carolina. Grew up in Western New York; lives in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a banjo player, son of Eric Welty,…
MARK WHITT (AND TRUE BLUEGRASS) From Xenia, Ohio (near Dayton) with roots in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Plays guitar and mandolin; sings and writes traditional bluegrass…
JERRY WICENTOWSKI From Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Grew up in New York City. A singer, guitarist and orthodox Jew, his group Lucky Break performs bluegrass interpretations of…
JUNIOR WILLIAMS From Irvine, Kentucky Plays banjo and guitar. 2001-2013, played banjo with Newfound Road. 2011-2019, formed NewTown with fiddler Katie Penn, whom he married.…
WILSON BANJO COMPANY From Westminster, South Carolina. They are a band rather than a banjo making business, although founder and banjo-player Steve Wilson has experience…
WOLFPEN BRANCH From Louisville, Kentucky. Formed in 2019-2020 by Arthur Hancock IV (guitar) and Chris Shouse (mandolin). They were later joined by Roddy Puckett (bass),…
WOOD BOX HEROES From Nashville. Formed in 2022 by Barry Bales (bass), Jenee Fleenor (fiddle), Seth Taylor (mandolin), Matt Menefee (banjo), and Josh Martin (guitar).…
THE WOOKS From Lexington, Kentucky. The Urban Dictionary defines a wook as: “a hippie without any ambition, motivation, or drive other than drugs and image.…
JAKE WORKMAN From Draper, Utah. 2001, began playing guitar at age 13, when his parents gave him a guitar for Christmas. Formed a rock band…
CURTIS WRIGHT From Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. A singer, songwriter and guitarist, he began his career in a band called Country Generation. He also worked with Vern…
STUART WYRICK From Luttrell, Tennessee (“Tater Valley”) Began performing at age 8. 1995-2009, played banjo with the gospel group New Road. He also has a…
VICKIE VAUGHN (THE VICKIE VAUGHN BAND) From Padukah, Kentucky 2014, joined High Fidelity, playing bass. 2015, after graduating from Belmont University, formed the Vickie Vaughn…
MASON VIA From Danbury, North Carolina. Via is pronounced “Vie” (as in “die” or “sky”). A multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. 2016, released solo project Up,…
JACOB UNDERWOOD From Illinois. Plays banjo with Bluegrass Express, a group that includes his father and grandfather, Gary and Greg. He began playing piano at…
THEO & BRENNA From Winchester, Kentucky. Theo (guitar) and Brenna (banjo) MacMillan are brother and sister, two of ten siblings in their family. They both…
ILYA TOSHINSKIY From Moscow, Russia. Lives in Nashville. Pronounced “Eel-ee-yuh Toe-shin-skee.” Was a founding member of the Russian bluegrass/country band Bering Strait (also known as…
ZACH TOP From Eastern Washington. Lives in Nashville. Began playing guitar at age five. He is a singer/songwriter and bandleader. At age seven, he and…
THE TRAVELING MCCOURYS From Nashville, Tennessee. Formed in 2009. A progressive spin-off of the Del McCoury band featuring everyone in the band except Del: Ronnie…
TUGALO HOLLER From Westminster, South Carolina. Tugalo is pronounced “Two-ga-lou.” The Tugalo is a river near Westminster, SC. Formed in 2001 by Stephen Hudson (Lead…
MOLLY TUTTLE From Palo Alto, California. She is a guitarist, banjoist, vocalist and songwriter who began performing at age 11 with her family band The…
TWISTED PINE From Boston, MA. Formed in 2013 by Berklee College of Music students: Kathleen Parks (fiddle), Dan Bui (mandolin), Ricky Mier (banjo), Chris Sartori…
STURGILL SIMPSON From Jackson, Kentucky; grew up in Lexington. Lives in Nashville. 2004, after serving in the U.S. Navy, he formed a country-rock band in…
SISTER SADIE From Nashville and various locations in the bluegrass heartland. A all-female band that formed in 2012 after an impromptu jam session at the…
SCOTT SLAY (AND THE RAIL) From Denver Colorado. Originally from Pensacola, Florida. 2012, was in a band with Sammy Shelor (of the Lonesome River Band)…
JESSE SMATHERS From Eden, North Carolina. Lives in Floyd, VA. 2009, won the guitar championship from the Virginia Folk Music Association. 2010, after graduation from…
GERALD SMITH From Statesboro, Georgia. Has lived in Nashville since 1986. He is a singer/songwriter with several number one songs to his credit including “What…
SOUTHERN RAISED From Crane, Missouri. A family band featuring four siblings: Lindsay Reith (bass), Sarah Reith (banjo), Emily Reith (fiddle/mandolin) and Matthew Reith (guitar). They…
THE FAMILY SOWELL From Knoxville, Tennessee. Pronounced “Sow-(as in “cow”)-ell” A family band featuring the Sowell siblings: Jacob (banjo), Joshua (guitar), Naomi (bass), Abigail (mandolin),…
SPILLWATER DRIVE From Arkansas/Missouri (the Ozarks). Formed in 2017 by Adam Ash (banjo), Samuel Cobb (mandolin), Gary Cook (bass) and Jake Stogdill (guitar). Stogdill is…
ROGER SPRUNG From Newtown, Connecticut. He was originally from New York City. His father was a Manhattan lawyer. Began playing banjo in the early days…
KRISTI STANLEY From Pikeville, Kentucky. She is the wife of Ralph Stanley II. She began singing as a teenager and performed with a country band…
STARLETT & BIG JOHN From Southampton County, Virginia (Big John) and Ruffin, North Carolina (Starlett). Starlett Boswell Austin grew up in Cascade, Virginia and began…
STILLHOUSE JUNKIES From Durango, Colorado. Formed in 2017 by Alissa Wolf (fiddle), Cody Tinnin (bass) and Fred Kosak (mandolin/guitar). Tinnen was later replaced by Matt…
MARK STOFFEL From Munich, Germany. Since 2001, has lived in Southern Illinois. 1979, asked his parents for a ukelele and was given a mandolin instead.…
BRADY STOGDILL From Heltonville, Indiana (originally from Bedford, Indiana). 1993, he was a member of the original “Bluegrass Youth All-Star Band” that performed at the…
STONEY CREEK From Martinsburg, West Virginia. Formed in the early 2000’s. 2015 lineup: Libby Files (bass), Brett Smeltzer (mandolin), Kenton Catlett (guitar), and Troy Stangle…
See MOUNTAIN FAITH From Sylva, North Carolina. They are a brother-sister duo, Summer Brooke McMahon and Braydon McMahon, formerly performing in their family band Mountain…
SWIFT CREEK From Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2010 by Kevin Brown (guitar, lead vocals), Casey Elder (mandolin), Dennis Hoyle (bass), Ashley Kovacs (fiddle) and…
REMINGTON RYDE From McClure, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2005 by Ryan Frankhouser (guitar, vocals). Other band members: Billy Lee Cox (banjo), Warren Blair (fiddle), Richard Egolf…
RETRO 78 From Inman, South Carolina. Band members: Hunter Motts (banjo), Jacob Jackson (mandolin), Bill Turnbill (fiddle), Clint Groves (guitar), Brad Kaylor (bass), and Aaron…
SHANNON LEIGH REYNOLDS From Washington DC; originally from Georgia. She is a singer/songwriter/guitarist who performs bluegrass, classic country, and other folk styles of music. 2017,…
RIVERBEND From St. Louis, Missouri. Formed in 2015 by Aaron Muskopf (guitar), Andy Novara (mandolin), Will Miskall (bass), Kris Shewmake (banjo), Blake Korte (Dobro™). They…
CHRIS ROBERTS From Montana. He has also lived in New York City. He is a singer/songwriter now living in Nashville. He has appeared in several…
JAELEE ROBERTS From Nashville, Tennessee. She grew up around bluegrass music; her father is Danny Roberts (of the Grascals) and her mother is Andrea Roberts…
ROCK HEARTS From New England (Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Connecticut/New York). Formed in 2013 by Alex McLeod (guitar), Billy Thibodeau (mandolin), Joe Deetz (banjo), Danny Musher (fiddle) and…
THE ROE FAMILY SINGERS From Kirkwood Hollow, Minnesota. Formed in 2005 by husband and wife duo Kim Roe (autoharp) and Quillan Roe (banjo/guitar). Other members…
TONY ROOK From North Carolina. Currently lives in Minnesota. Started playing rock music as a teenager, then turned to folk music. In his early 20’s…
ROUTE 3 From Purdy, Missouri. Formed in 2018 by Jason Jordan (guitar), Doug Clifton (bass), Gaylon Harper (banjo) and Roy Bond (mandolin). They chose their…
ROXBORO CONNECTION From Roxboro, North Carolina. Formed in 2021 by Ricky Stroud (mandolin), Cliff Waddell (guitar), Ronald Smith (banjo), David Nance (Dobro™) and Adam Poindexter…
RUN BOY RUN From Tucson, Arizona. Band members include brother and sister Matt Rolland (fiddle, guitar) and Grace Rolland (cello, vocals) and sisters Bekah Sandoval…
MO PITNEY From Cherry Valley, Illinois. Lives in Nashville. Real name: Morgan Daniel Pitney. As a teenager, he played in a bluegrass band with his…
THE PLATE SCRAPERS From Virginia and Western Maryland. Formed in 2014 by Derek Kretzer (banjo), Andrew Jordan (guitar), Brett Kretzer (mandolin), Jody Mosser (dobro, lap…
WOODY PLATT From Brevard, North Carolina. 1998-2022, played guitar and sang lead vocals for the Steep Canyon Rangers. As a member of that group, he…
PO’ RAMBLIN’ BOYS From Sevierville, Tennessee. Formed in 2014 by C.J. Lewandowski (mandolin), Josh Rinkel (guitar), Jereme Brown (banjo) and Jasper Lorentzen (bass). Lewandowski (mandolin)…
PRAIRIE WILDFIRE (SAGE AND PRAIRIE WILDFIRE) From Buffalo, Wyoming. Formed in 2015 by Morgan Blaney (bass), Sage Palser (mandolin) and Tessa Taylor (banjo, guitar). 2023,…
MICHAEL PREWITT From Williamsburg, Kentucky. A vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, specializing in mandolin. 2021-2024, played mandolin with Special Consensus. 2024, released two solo projects, The Peerless…
THE PRICE SISTERS From Sardis (Monroe County), Ohio. A duo featuring twin sisters Lauren Price (mandolin) and Leanna Price (fiddle). They began singing at the…
THE PRIMITIVE QUARTET From Candler, North Carolina. They perform bluegrass and Southern gospel music in churches and other gospel-music venues. Formed in 1973 by two…
OLD GROWTH QUARTET From the Pacific Northwest (Seattle, Washington and Sisters, Oregon). Formed in 2017 by Dale Adkins (guitar, banjo, mandolin), Paul Elliott (fiddle), Don…
OLD SALT UNION From Belleville, IL (a suburb of St. Louis, MO). Formed in 2012 by Ryan Murphey (banjo) and Dustin Eiskant (guitar). Other members:…
OLIVIA JO From Stuart, Virginia. Began singing as a youngster and released her first two bluegrass albums before the age of 12. At age 16,…
LAURA ORSHAW From northeastern Pennsylvania. Now lives in Nashville. Grew up in a musical family. Her father Mark Orshaw played guitar in a bluegrass band…
THE GARRETT NEWTON BAND From Benson, North Carolina. Began playing the banjo at age 10. Took lessons from Steve Dilling. 2016, at age 16 formed…
NIXON, BLEVINS AND GAGE From Raleigh, North Carolina. An acoustic trio featuring Larry Nixon (guitar), David Blevins (guitar) and Steven Gage (bass). Nixon is an…
NO TIME FLATT From Humboldt, Tennesee (between Nashville and Memphis). Formed in 2015 by Patrick Cupples (bass), Steve Moore (banjo,guitar), Kevin Wright (guitar), Becky Weaver…
HOLLY NORMAN From Powell, Tennessee (near Knoxville). A singer/songwriter who performed for many years as a cast member at Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge,…
THE KODY NORRIS SHOW From Mountain City, Tennessee. Band members: Kody Norris (guitar), Mary Rachel Nalley (fiddle), Josiah Tyree (banjo) and Charlie Lowman (bass). Formed…
ADAM MCINTOSH From Lebanon, Ohio. Began performing at age 18 with various bluegrass bands. While he is primarily known as a guitarist, he plays all…
MEADOW MOUNTAIN From Denver, Colorado. Formed in 2015 by Summers Baker (guitar), Jack Dunlevie (mandolin), Ian Parker (fiddle), George Guthrie (banjo) and Wilson Luallen (bass).…
SHELBY MEANS Grew up in Wyoming; lives in Charleston, South Carolina. 2012, joined Della Mae, playing bass. She and her husband Joel Timmons perform together…
DAN MENZONE From Dudley, Massachusetts. A banjo player who spent 19 years with Traver Hollow (1983-2002). He refers to his banjo style as “crackling banjo.”…
MERLE MONROE / THE TIM RAYBON BAND From Nashville. Formed in 2018 by Tim Raybon (guitar) and Daniel Grindstaff (banjo). Band members include: Jayd Raines…
MEYER BAND (JOHNNY MEYER) From Sheldon, Missouri (near Joplin); moved to Nashville in 2014. A family band featuring four siblings, Johnny (banjo), David (guitar), Mary…
MIDNIGHT SKYRACER From England and Northern Ireland. An Anglo-Irish, all-female band formed in 2017 by Leanne Thorose (mandolin), Charlotte Carrivick (guitar), Laura Carrivick (fiddle and…
MIGHTY POPLAR From Nashville & other locations. A band formed in 2020 by Noam Pikelny (banjo), Chris Eldridge (guitar), Greg Garrison (bass), Andrew Marlin (mandolin)…
THE MILBILLIES From Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Formed in 2018 by Joe Wais (fiddle), Eben Flood (guitar), Matt Brey (mandolin), Dan Shaw (banjo) and Pat Zimmer (bass.)…
MILE TWELVE From Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2014 by Evan Murphy (guitar), Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle), Nate Sabat (bass), BB Bowness (banjo) and David Benedict (mandolin).…
JOSH MILLER From Spring City, Tennessee. A multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter who has worked with several bands and as a solo artist. 2004-2005, played banjo…
THE MISTY MOUNTAIN STRING BAND From Louisville, Kentucky. Formed in 2012. An old-time string band featuring Neal Green (fiddle), Derek Harris (bass, vocals), Paul Martin…
MIKE MITCHELL From Floyd, Virginia; He was born in Canada. He is a singer, songwriter and music teacher who performs as a solo artist and…
LUKE MORRIS From Galax, Virginia. Plays mandolin with a group called Shadowgrass. Has been a student in the bluegrass music program at East Tennessee State…
DARYL MOSLEY From Waverly, Tennessee. A singer/songwriter whose songs have been recorded by many bluegrass and country artists. 1988-2000, was a founding member of The…
SETH MULDER (AND MIDNIGHT RUN) From East Tennessee. Mulder is originally from Hillsboro, North Dakota. 2011, graduated from the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional…
DAMIAN MULLER From Richmond, Virginia. He is a singer/songwriter whose songs have been recorded by a variety of bluegrass bands including Southern Rail. He specializes…
A. J. LEE (AND BLUE SUMMIT) From Tracy, California. 2005, she began performing at age seven with the Tuttles, a family band that featured Jack…
NATE LEE From Ovilla, Texas. Now living in Nashville. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known as a mandolin player. He also plays fiddle, guitar and…
THE LIL’ SMOKIES From Missoula, Montana. Formed in 2010. Band members: Andy Dunnigan (dobro), Scott Parker (upright bass), Matt Cornette (banjo), Jake Simpson (fiddle) and…
LINDLEY CREEK From Buffalo, Missouri (about 30 miles north of Springfield). A family band, formerly known as the Greer Family. Formed in 2005 by John…
THE LONELY HEARTSTRING BAND From Boston, Massachusetts. Members: George Clements (guitar, lead vocals), Patrick M’Gonigle (fiddle), Matt Witler (mandolin), Gabe Hirshfeld (banjo) and Charles Clements…
REBEKAH LONG (SPEER) From Lincolnton, Georgia. She is the twin sister to Lizzy Long. 2002-2009, played bass with Lizzy Long and Little Roy Lewis. 2008,…
ANDY LOWE From Apex, North Carolina. He has performed with a number of bands including the Rockford Express, the Loose Cannons, and the Jeannette Williams…
JOHN LOWELL From Livingston, Montana. He is a singer/songwriter who has been a member of numerous bands: Medicine Wheel, Wheel Hoss, Deep River, Kane’s River,…
CHRIS LUQUETTE From Seattle, Washington. Lives in Brooklyn, NY. A multi-instrumentalist who plays all the bluegrass instruments. He is best known for his guitar playing.…
BRONWYN KEITH-HYNES From Charlottesville, Virginia. Lives in Nashville. Began playing fiddle at age 3. 2014, won the National Fiddle Championship at Winfield, Kansas. 2014, was…
KENTUCKY JUST US From Glasgow, Kentucky. A family band including brother and sister Kacey and Caleb O’Neal (fiddle/mandolin), mom Shelane O’Neal (bass) and dad Terry…
THE KING JAMES BOYS From Cowpens, South Carolina (near Spartanburg). Formed in 1994 at their home church, Mountain View Baptist Church. They became known as…
LORI KING (AND JUNCTION 63) From Bloomfield, Iowa. 1993, began performing (singing and playing bass) with a group called Bluegrass Addiction. Her husband Joe was…
JIGJAM From Central Ireland (Tullamore, which is about halfway between Dublin on the east coast and Galway on the west coast). Formed in 2013 by…
BILLIE RENEE’ JOHNSON From Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. She grew up singing with her family gospel group. 1996, graduated from college with a degree in criminology.…
DANNY JOINES From Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Lives and works in Nashville. 1992, won the Kentucky State Harmonica Championship. He also has won numerous fiddle contests…
JOHN JORGENSON From Redlands, California. Began playing bass as a youngster, then gravitated to mandolin and guitar. He is well-known as one of the top…
THOMM JUTZ From Buehl, Germany. Lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Jutz is pronounced “Yootz.” He learned guitar as a teenager and began performing country music in…
INDIGO ROOTS From Nashville. A family band (siblings) featuring Bethany (fiddle), Victoria (mandolin), and Daniel (bass) Kelley. They previously performed and recorded under other names:…
HAYDE BLUEGRASS ORCHESTRA From Oslo, Norway. Formed in 2013 after hearing music from the Oscar-nominated Belgian movie “The Broken Circle Breakdown.” They began rehearsing and…
JIMMY HEFFERNAN From Haddon Heights, New Jersey. Lived in Nashville for many years. Best known as a sideman specializing in Dobro™ (reso guitar). 1974, played…
HEIDI & RYAN From Somerset, Kentucky. A husband and wife duo, Heidi & Ryan Greer. Features the lead vocals of Heidi Greer. They specialize in…
COREY HENSLEY From Sod, West Virginia. He is a tenor singer and bass player (although he can play all the bluegrass instruments). Worked with Doyle…
HIGH FIDELITY From Nashville, Tennessee. Formed in 2014 by Jeremy Stephens (banjo/guitar), Corrina Rose Logston (fiddle), Kurt Stephenson (banjo), Vickie Vaughn (bass) and Daniel Amick…
THE HIGHLAND TRAVELERS From Johnson City, Tennessee, Citico, Tennessee & Galax, Virginia. Formed in January, 2018 by Adam Steffey (mandolin), Keith Garrett (guitar), Gary Hultman…
BYRON HILL From Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Moved to Nashville in 1978. He is best known as a songwriter with more than 900 songs recorded and…
HINDSIGHT BLUEGRASS From central North Carolina. Band members: Scott Hancock (guitar), Stan Brown (banjo), Al McCanless (fiddle), Jim Boren (Dobro™) and Julie Brown (bass). The…
BILLY GILMAN From Hope Valley, Rhode Island. Began singing when he was seven years old. He was discovered by Ray Benson of Asleep at the…
JOE HOTT From Winchester, Virginia. Grew up in Augusta, West Virginia. Moved to Nashville in 2017. Began performing as a child after hearing the Lewis…
ANTHONY HOWELL From Zama, Mississippi. Began playing mandolin at age 11. Since then, he has learned to play all the bluegrass instruments. 2015, played banjo…
BRAD HUDSON From Seymour, Tennessee. Grew up in eastern North Carolina. A multi-instrumentalist and singer who has performed with The Larkins, Randy Parton, Lorraine Jordan…
THE GOODFELLERS From Pinnacle, North Carolina. Formed in 2011 by Ralph McGee (mandolin) and Teddy Barneycastle (guitar). Other members have included Hersie McMillan (banjo), Tim…
THE GOODWIN BROTHERS From East Kentucky A trio featuring brothers Jonathan (banjo/guitar) and William (mandolin) Goodwin with vocalist Kenneth Chase Bush and other backing musicians.…
THE GOSPEL PLOWBOYS From Salisbury, North Carolina. A gospel bluegrass band formed in 2012 by David Murph (mandolin). Other members: John Goodson (banjo), Michael Jenkins…
THE GRASSIFIEDS From Walkertown, North Carolina. Formed in 2006 by Jim Grubbs (mandolin) and brothers Greg (guitar) and Joel Barnett (banjo). Other members of the…
GREEN RIVER REVUE From Nashville. Formed in 2021 by Kelsey Crews (banjo), David Mansfield III (fiddle), James Seliga (banjo), David Freeman (mandolin), and Landy Ewing…
GREENWOOD RYE From Nashville, Tennessee. A “modern jam-grass” band formed in 2021 as the house band for the Nashville bluegrass supper club Jane’s Hideaway. Members…
FIRESIDE COLLECTIVE From Asheville, NC. Formed in 2014 by Jesse Iaquinto (mandolin). Band members: Tommy Maher (Dobro™), Carson White (bass) and Joe Cicero (guitar). They…
FLASHBACK From Tennessee/Kentucky. Formed in 2015 as a 20-year reunion of the version of J.D. Crowe and his New South band that recorded the album…
40 HORSE MULE From Nashville, Tennessee. Formed in 2016, the brainchild of Bennie Boling (bass). Also in the band: Billy Troy (guitar and vocals) and…
AARON “FROSTY” FOSTER From Wells Bridge, New York. Now lives in Tennessee. Began playing guitar at age 10. 2010, while studying business at ETSU, he…
ROBBIE FULKS From York, Pennsylvania. Grew up in the Blue Ridge of Virginia. 1983, moved to Chicago and joined Special Consensus, playing guitar. 1984-1992, taught…
LARRY EFAW AND THE BLUEGRASS MOUNTAINEERS From New Franklin, Ohio (near Akron). Began playing mandolin at age 7 and performed with his father’s band The…
RUDI EKSTEIN From Asheville, NC. He was born in Kansas and lived most of his life in southern California (Los Angeles). The son of Austian…
WYATT ELLIS From Maryville, Tennessee. He began playing mandolin at age 10. 2020 (age 11), he was selected for a Tennessee Folklife apprenticeship under the…
TROY ENGLE (AND SOUTHERN SKIES) From Glen Rock, Pennsylvania He is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has worked as a sideman with Patty Loveless, Buddy…
THE DEAD SOUTH From Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Formed in 2012 by Nate Hilts (guitar), Scott Pringle (mandolin), Danny Kenyon (cello) and Colton Crawford (banjo). They…
DEEPER SHADE OF BLUE From Charlotte, North Carolina. Formed in 2000 by Jim Fraley (banjo), Jason Fraley (mandolin) and Brian Hinson (bass). Jim and Jason…
DEER CREEK BOYS From Amherst, Virginia. Formed in 1999 by brothers Justin Tomlin (guitar) and Jason “Tater” Tomlin (bass) and their childhood friend Cason Ogden…
MADDIE DENTON From Murfreesboro, Tennessee She began playing the fiddle at age 5. She is a member of several bands including the Dan Tyminski Band,…
FULL CORD From Grand Haven, Michigan. Formed in 2008 by Eric Langejans (guitar) and Todd Kirchner (bass). Other members: Grant Flick (fiddle), Brian Oberlin (mandolin)…
THE DOWDY BROTHERS From Catawba, Virginia. Formed in 2019 by Steven Dowdy (bass) and Donald Dowdy (mandolin). Their father Victor Dowdy was one half of…
BILLY DROZE From LaFayette, Louisiana. Grew up in Alabama. Currently lives in Nashville. He is the 10th of 12 children, son of country singer Bob…
MARIJA DROZE From Lithuania. Lives in Nashville. Her name is pronounced MAR-EE-A (the “j” is silent). 2009, met singer Billy Droze at a music festival…
NICK DUMAS From Brier, Washington. Lives in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. At age 12, played fiddle in his family band The Three Generations, which included his…
DUNLAP & MABE From the Washington DC area. Formed in 2021 by Jack Dunlap (guitar) and Robert Mabe (banjo). Other band members: Alex Kimble (bass),…
CHICKEN WIRE EMPIRE From Milwaukee, Wisconsin Formed in 2016 by Jordan Kroger (bass), Ernest Brusubardis IV (fiddle) Jon Peik (banjo), Ryan Ogburn (mandolin) Greg Brundage…
CHOPPED LIVER BLUEGRASS BAND From Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 2018 by Andrew Ivens (guitar), Adam Vrankulj (bass) and Victor Vrankulj (banjo). 2020, released first…
CHOSEN ROAD From Princeton, West Virginia. A bluegrass gospel group formed in 2009 by Jonathan Buckner (guitar). The band is sometimes billed as Jonathan Buckner…
CIRCUS NO. 9 From East Tennessee. A progressive bluegrass band described as “John Hartford meets John Coltrane.” Formed in 2016 by Matthew Davis (banjo), Thomas…
WILL CLARK From Pickens, South Carolina. Plays all the bluegrass instruments but focuses primarily on mandolin. 2012, joined the James King Band. He also worked…
CLAYBANK From West Jefferson, North Carolina. Formed in 2015 by 15-year old Zack Arnold (mandolin), 17-year old Jacob Greer (guitar), Tyler Thompson (banjo) and Gary…
COALTOWN DIXIE From east Kentucky. Described as “High Heeled Bluegrass,” they were formed in 2009 by Kris Bailey Preston (mandolin), Kalyn Bradford (guitar), Stephanie May…
THE CODY SISTERS From Parker, Colorado A group featuring sisters Megan Cody (guitar, mandolin, age 15 in 2018) and Maddie Cody (guitar, banjo, age 13…
COLEBROOK ROAD From Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2008 by Jesse Eisenbise (guitar, lead vocals) and Wade Yankey (mandolin). Other members: Jeff Campbell (bass), Mark Rast…
GINA FURTADO From Winchester, Virginia. Began playing piano as a child but switched to banjo at age 11. Took lessons from Murphy Henry and Mike…
COMMONWEALTH BLUEGRASS BAND From Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 2013 by Randy Cook (mandolin), Malcolm Pulley (banjo), Jason Owens (guitar), Lance Seal (bass), and Wally Hughes…
AMANDA COOK From Pace, Florida (near Pensacola on the Gulf Coast). 2007, formed a bluegrass group with her banjo-playing father called High Cotton. 2013, released…
THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN SHOW From Washington, D.C. area. Formed in 2005 as Bill Yates and Friends by Bill Yates, a 20-year member of the Country…
DANIEL CRABTREE From Greenbriar, Tennessee. Learned to play guitar and sing at age 15. Formed a group at his church called the Lights Chapel Boys,…
PAUL CRAFT From Nashville. Originally from Memphis. Best known as a songwriter. His songs were recorded by many top artists, including Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles,…
CRANDALL CREEK From Moundsville, West Virginia Formed in 2015 by Jerry Andrews (guitar). Kathy Wigman Lesnock (guitar), Dustin Terpenning (mandolin/banjo). Other band members: Lilli Gadd…
ANDREW CRAWFORD From Greenfield, South Carolina. A singer, songwriter, guitarist (also plays banjo), instructor and recording artist. He often records with his wife Brandi Colt.…
CREEK BEND From Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1978 by Ted Lambert. Original members: Ted Lambert (banjo), Ted Lambert Sr. (bass) and Rich Schaefer (guitar).…
CRICKET TELL THE WEATHER From Brooklyn, New York. A string band featuring fiddler and songwriter Andrea Asprelli, originally from Colorado. A classical violinist, she discovered…
TIM CROUCH From Batesville, Arkansas He began playing fiddle and mandolin at the age of 7. Tim grew up playing in a bluegrass trio with…
CRYING UNCLE BLUEGRASS BAND From Alameda, California. Formed in 2016 as the Crying Uncle Duo by brothers Miles Quale (fiddle) and Teo Quale (mandolin), who…
CARL BENTLEY Originally from McDowell, Ky. Currently lives in Indiana. Started singing in church at age 5. Learned guitar and wrote first song at age…
AARON BIBELHAUSER (THE BIBELHAUSER BROTHERS) From Louisville, Kentucky. Name is pronounced “Bee-bull-how-zer.” A singer/songwriter/guitarist who has written songs recorded by Balsam Range, Del McCoury, Michael…
THE BLUEGRASS OUTLAWS From Sevierville, Tennessee. Formed in 2016 by Chris Monk (banjo) and his wife Becky Webb Monk (bass). Becky is sister to Darrell…
THE BLUEGRASS MARTINS From Jefferson City, Missouri. A family band featuring the Martin siblings Anne (bass), Dale (guitar), Janice (banjo), Lee (mandolin), Jeana (fiddle) and…
DAN BONER From Elizabethton, Tennessee. He is originally from New Jersey. At age 11, he performed with a group called “The Strings of Gospel.” A…
BOONE & FOSTER From east Tennessee. A duo featuring Troy Boone (mandolin) and Aaron “Frosty” Foster (guitar). They began playing together at the Ole Smokey…
BORROWED TYME From Indiana (south of Indianapolis). Formed in 2015 by Roger Brown (Mandolin), Josh Woods (Banjo), Caleb Garrett (Bass) and Joey Coppage (Guitar). Garrett…
BOWREGARD From Boulder, Colorado. Formed in 2018 by Max Kabat (guitar), James Armington (banjo), Colleen Heine (fiddle) and Zachary Smith (bass). Justin Konrad (Dobro™) joined…
BRANDED BLUEGRASS From Kokomo, Indiana. Formed in 1986. Band members: Larry Norfleet (guitar and mandolin), Tristen Norfleet (mandolin, bass, guitar), Jesse Norfleet (dobro, banjo), Derek…
DEWEY AND LESLIE BROWN (AND THE CAROLINA GENTLEMEN) From Burlington, North Carolina. A husband and wife duo. They were married in 2007. Dewey Brown was…
JEFF BROWN (AND STILL LONESOME) From Cedar Bluff, Virginia. Guitarist and vocalist Brown began playing as a youngster in a band with his brother called…
STEVE BRUCE From LaFollette, Tennessee. He is pastor of the Faith Way Assembly Of God Church (since 1991). He also plays the banjo and has…
AARON BURDETT From Saluda, North Carolina. A singer/songwriter who blends Americana, country, blues, bluegrass, and folk. He has won numerous songwriting competitions and was listed…
THE BURNETT SISTERS BAND From Boone, North Carolina A family band featuring sisters Kathleen (guitar), Anissa (fiddle), Anneli (fiddle/mandolin) and Sophia (bass) Burnett. Multi-instrumentalist Colin…
EDDIE RAY BUZZINI From Mooresville, North Carolina. His given name is Ettore Buzzini. Born in 2007 into a multi-lingual family. His father is Swiss-Italian and…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
BILLY SWINSON From Richlands, North Carolina. Lives in Jacksonville, FL. At age 15 (early 90’s), began playing mandolin with several regional North Carolina bands. 1996…
CAROLINE OWENS (AND NEW COMPANY) From Denton, North Carolina. Began singing at the age of 2. Decided to become a bluegrass singer at age 13.…
EZRA From Oberlin, Ohio. Founded by multi-instrumentalist Jesse Jones (guitar/piano). Also Jacob Joliff (mandolin), Max Allard (banj0) and Craig Butterfield (bass). They describe themselves as…
PYTHAGORAS From Johnson City, Tennessee Formed in 2023 by Grant Dresnok (guitar), Gracie Mae Grossman (fiddle), Joe Henson (mandolin), Gabriel Hebert (banjo) and Lexi Wagnitz…