MIKE SCOTT

• From Wautaga, Tennessee. Lives in Gallatin, Tennessee.
• 1972-1973, formed his first band at the age of 10, the Rocky Mountain Boys.
• 1974-1977, played with The Tennessee Bluegrass Four.
• 1978-1979, played with The Cumberland Mountain Boys.
• 1980-1982, played with Carl Story and the Rambling Mountaineers.
• 1982-1986, played with Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys.
• 1983, released first album “Classics for Banjo” (CMS).
• 1986, formed Mike Scott and The All American Band.
• 1987-1991, performed part-time with Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass.
• 1995, married Brenda Marshall (formerly of the Marshall Family, a gospel group).
• 2002, joined Ronnie Reno and the Reno Tradition (as well as performing with Jesse McReynolds, Danny Davis and his own band.)
• 2005, recorded several instrumental albums (“Star Spangled Bluegrass,” “Mountain Valley Bluegrass,” and “Applachian Sunday Bluegrass”) for Homestead Music, a Nashville label specializing in the gift shop market.
• He is also an expert woodworker who restores vintage homes.
• Nickname given to him by Bill Monroe: “Mike the Smilin’ Scott.”
• He performs with his own band Mike Scott and the Nashville Band.
• 2012, released Blue Moon of Kentucky: An Instrumental Tribute to Bill Monroe (Rural Rhythm)
• 2012, released gospel album Take Me Lord & Use Me (Rural Rhythm).
• 2013, released Home Sweet Home, an album of civil war era instrumentals (Rural Rhythm).
• 2015, released Foggy Mountain Breakdown album (Green Hill Productions).