THE FARIS FAMILY
- From Ozawkie, Kansas.
- Band included Bob and Michelle Faris (banjo, fiddle and bass) and their four sons, James (fiddle and bass), Richard (guitar), Eddie (banjo and fiddle), and John (mandolin).
- Bob Faris (dad) won the Iowa State Fiddle Championship at age 19. Played in numerous country/bluegrass bands including the Reba McIntyre Band. Retired from full time music career in 1991 to become a full-time dad.
- They have won numerous SPBGMA awards including “Entertaining Band of the Year.”
- Performed regularly at their own “Bluegrass Barn Theater” in Ozawkie, Kansas.
- 2008, Eddie Faris joined Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, replacing Darrin Vincent on arch-top guitar. In 2018, he joined the Larry Stephenson Band, playing bass.
- 2009, Rick Faris joined Special Consensus, replacing Ashby Frank on mandolin.
- 2009, the Faris Family officially disbanded (as a performing act).