NEW RIVER BLUEGRASS From upstate South Carolina. Formed in 2004 by Barry Long (banjo), Mike Johnson (guitar), Chuck Price (fiddle), and Dwayne Brown (bass) as…
MIKE NADOLSON From Lake Elsinore, California (LA area). 1980, 1981 won the Four Corners Regional Flatpicking Championship in Wickenburg, Arizona. Has performed with several Southern…
DAVID NANCE From Oak Ridge, North Carolina (lives in Reidsville, NC). Early in his career, he played Dobro™ with his father in a band called…
DAVID NAIDITCH From Los Angeles, California. Has played harmonica around the L.A. area since the 1960’s (he taught harmonica at the famed Ash Grove). 2011,…
NASH STREET (HANALENA) From Starkville, Mississippi. Formed in 1996 as a kid band called The Goat Ropers. The group featured the vocals of sisters Hannah…
THE NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND From Nashville, Tennessee. 1984, the band was formed by Alan O’Bryant (banjo) and Pat Enright (guitar). They put together the band…
TOM NEAL From Hampstead, Maryland. A banjo player who has worked with Del McCoury, Bill Harrell, Cliff Waldron, Gary Ferguson, Leon Morris, and The Carroll…
FRANK NECESSARY From Ruckersville, Virginia. He was born in Boone’s Camp, Kentucky and worked in the Baltimore/Washington DC area as well as in Ohio. Played…
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…
THE NEW COON CREEK GIRLS From Renfro Valley, Kentucky. Formed in 1980 by John Lair of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance to carry on the…
NEW GRANGE From Nashville. An Americana band featuring Tim O’Brien, Mike Marshall, Alison Brown, Darol Anger, Todd Phillips and pianist Philip Aaberg. 1998, the group…
NEW GRASS REVIVAL From Louisville, Kentucky. Formed in 1971 by 19-year-old Sam Bush. Original members: Sam Bush (mandolin), Courtney Johnson (banjo), Curtis Burch (guitar and…
THE NEW QUICKSILVER A short-lived group formed in 1986 featuring Terry Baucom (banjo), Jimmy Haley (guitar), Randy Graham (bass) and Alan Bibey (mandolin). Baucom, Graham…
NEW RIVER LINE From Flatgap, Kentucky. Formed in 2002 by Dave Carroll (guitar) and Ron King (mandolin). Carroll has written songs for the Lonesome River…
NEW ROAD From Knoxville, Tennessee. A gospel group that performed primarily in churches throughout the southeast. Formed in 1995 by Stuart Wyrick (banjo), Randall Massengill…
THE NEW TRADITION From Nashville, Tennessee. Formed in 1988 and won “best band” at the SPBGMA awards show. This led to a record contract with…
NEW VINTAGE From Cary, North Carolina. Formed in 1989 by Russell Johnson (mandolin) and Earl Lewellyn (guitar). 1993, won first place at the Pizza Hut…
NEWFOUND ROAD From Franklin, Ohio. The group formed in 2001 as a gospel group featuring vocalist Tim Shelton who had recorded previously as a solo…
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…
MARK NEWTON Originally from Padukah, Kentucky and lived in Fredericksburg, Virginia for many years. Moved to Nashville in 2004. At age 14, played in his…
NEWTOWN From Lexington, Kentucky Formed originally as the Kati Penn Band. They changed their name to NewTown in 2011. Band members: Kati Penn-Williams (fiddle), Junior…
DARREN NICHOLSON From Western North Carolina. 2007, was a founding member of Balsam Range (playing mandolin). He previously worked with the Alecia Nugent Band, Audie…
NICKEL CREEK From Vista, California (near San Diego). First appearance: 1989 at the San Diego Bluegrass Festival (Lake Henshaw, CA). They also began making regular…
ROSS NICKERSON From Baltimore, Maryland. Also has a home in Tucson, Arizona. Best known as a banjo teacher and writer of banjo instruction books. Own…
NIGHTFLYER From Southwest Ohio. Formed in 2010 by Richard Propps (guitar), Rick Hayes (mandolin), Tony Kakaris (bass), Tim Jackson (Dobro™) and Ronnie Stewart (banjo). Nightflyer’s…
THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND From Los Angeles, California. Also called “The Dirt Band.” Formed in 1966 by John McEuen, Jimmy Fadden, Jeff Hanna, Jimmy…
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…
MICHELLE NIXON AND DRIVE From Goochland, Virginia. Nixon learned to sing in church. Began singing with country bands at age 14. 1989, she and husband…
NO GRASS LIMIT From Minneapolis, Minnesota. Formed in 2011. Members: Chuck and Sandi Millar (fiddle and guitar, husband and wife), Clint Birtzer (guitar), Mike Hedding…
NO ONE YOU KNOW From Jackson County, West Virginia Band members: Don Anderson (bass), Ramie Bennett (banjo), Lance Gainer (guitar), Bruce Jones (Dobro™), Rachel Burge…
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…
THE NOB HILL BOYS From Madison, Wisconsin. Formed in 1998. There is a place called Nob Hill in Madison, but none of the band actually…
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…
NORTHERN LIGHTS From Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1975. Founding members: Taylor Armerding (mandolin), Bill Henry (guitar) and Bob Emery (bass). Alison Brown was a member…
NORTHERN PACIFIC From Woodinville, Washington. Band members: Rich Jones (guitar); Joseph Wilmhoff (bass); Nick Hornbuckle (banjo), John Tubbs (mandolin). Jones previously worked with Kenny Baker…
NOTHIN’ FANCY From Buena Vista, Virginia (Shenandoah Valley). Formed in 1994. Several members of this group were previously in The East Coast Bluegrass Band. Members:…
NU-BLU From Siler City, North Carolina. Formed in 2003 by a husband-wife duo Carolyn and Daniel Routh (bass and guitar). Other band members: Levi Austin…
ALECIA NUGENT From Hickory Grove, Louisiana. 1988, began her professional singing career at age 13 with her family band Southland Bluegrass (AKA The Nugent Family…
JIM NUNALLY From the San Francisco Bay area. A guitarist and vocalist who performs with many bands: John Reischman and the Jaybirds, The David Grisman…
SCOTT NYGAARD From the San Francisco Bay area. Originally from Athens, Ohio. A highly regarded flat-pick guitarist. 1988-1991, worked with Laurie Lewis and Grant Street.…