Pythagoras

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 (bass), all students in East Tennessee State College’s Bluegrass, Old-time and Roots Music program. They come from various parts of the country but live in east Tennessee.
• They took the name of the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras after viewing a now-classic video clip of Carlton Haney explaining his version of the Pythagorean Theorem (as it relates to bluegrass music) to Jimmy Martin.
• 2024, released first album Theorem (no label).