CHRIS WARNER
- From Red Lion, Pennsylvania.
- 1966, played banjo with Del McCoury, who was a neighbor at the time.
- 1967-1969, joined Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys. He played on Jimmy’s 1978 album “Greatest Bluegrass Hits.”
- 1969, had his own regional band and filled in with Bob Paisley, The Seldom Scene, The Hot Mud Family, Bill Harrell, Jim and Jesse, others.
- 1974, opened “Warner String Works” repairing and building string instruments; played banjo with the Carroll County Ramblers.
- 1980, played mandolin with Tom Adams and the Double Eagle Band. A year later, played banjo while Tom played guitar.
- 1985-1989, returned to play with Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys.
- 1987, released “All Original” album (Webco).
- 1989, released “Chris Warner and Friends” album (Webco).
- 1989, closed Warner String Works and began filling in with bands like Chief Powhatan, Rhonda Vincent, Johnson Mountain Boys and Red Allen. Also began working for Campbell’s Music Service in York, PA as a luthier and in-house repairman.
- 2003, after a 4-year hiatus, returned to play with Audie Blaylock and Redline, also briefly with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver.
- 2004, released “Back Again” album (Webco).
- 2009, joined Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa.
- 2009, released solo project Goin’ to the Dance
(Patuxent).
- 2020, retired from performing during the Covid shutdown.