Our Lineup
Check back often to get the most up-to-date information about our lineup. Click on their names and photos to link to band websites with more information and clips of their music.
If you're interested in playing at the 2010 festival, please visit our Booking Information page.
**Please note that this is only a partial list of the bands that will be playing this year. We'll post information as soon as it becomes available.
Seldom Scene
Audie Blaylock & Redline
John Reischman & the Jaybirds
Dixie Beeliners
Freighthoppers
Todd's Musical Petting Zoo
Tweeners
The Seldom Scene
Founding member, banjo player Ben Eldridge has been with The Seldom Scene since 1971, and still performs with the same fire and enthusiasm that characterized the band's early days as a progressive group that took bluegrass music to new heights. Dudley Connell plays a masterful guitar and provides powerful lead vocals and musical virtuosity. Audiences delight in Connell's renditions of traditional songs like "Old Train", folk ballads such as "Blue Diamond Mine", and blues songs like "Rollin' and Tumblin'". Dobro player Fred Travers is also an accomplished vocalist who brings solid lead and harmony to the band. Ronnie Simpkins plays rock-steady bass for the group and provides the bass vocals as well. Lou Reid plays mandolin and provides tenor vocals, and is a former member of Ricky Skaggs band, Quicksilver. Whether on lead, providing harmony, Reid's vocals are the epitome of the powerful, "high, lonesome" tenor that is the signature of bluegrass music.
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Audie Blaylock & Redline
Audie Blaylock continues to wow audiences by bringing the energy of the early days of bluegrass to every show. Blaylock is joined by Redline: Jason Johnson on mandolin and vocals, Matthew Wallace on bass and vocals, Evan Ward on banjo and vocals, and Patrick McAvinue on fiddle. Born in El Paso, Texas into a family whose roots go back to the hills of Virginia and Tennessee, Audie learned to play guitar and sing with his parents and siblings, and went on to play locally in the Lansing, Michigan area where he grew up. In 1982, at age 19, Audie Blaylock joined Jimmy Martin and The Sunny Mountain Boys and spent nine years on the road learning the craft of bluegrass from one of the music's first-generation legends.
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John Reishman & the Jaybirds
John Reischman and the Jaybirds deliver a fresh blend of original songs and instrumentals, old-time heritage, and bluegrass power. As one of the acoustic world’s top-ranked mandolin players and composers, veteran artist John Reischman is renowned for his exquisite taste, tone and impeccable musicianship. Jim Nunally is a San Francisco Bay-area veteran of several decades as a leading guitarist, songwriter and high, lonesome singer. Jim is also a producer and session stalwart, and plays select dates with David Grisman. Chilliwack, B.C.-based Trisha Gagnon anchors gorgeous three-part harmonies. Her singing and heart-felt songwriting is complemented by her right-on-the-money bass rhythm. Nanaimo, B.C.-based Nick Hornbuckle has developed his own voice on the five-string banjo, a unique sound with a two-finger roll unlike other contemporary banjo players. Spokane, WA-based Greg Spatz is hailed as a "world-class bluegrass fiddler" by Fiddler magazine. His wide-ranging chops have made him a popular West Coast player for years.
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Dixie Beeliners
Known equally for her golden pipes and lead foot, Brandi Hart grew up singing and playing music in Southern Baptist church choirs. Her thoughtfully penned originals cover a surprisingly broad range, from hard-driving bluesy scorchers to ancient-toned instrumentals. She plays rhythm guitar, Nashville guitar, fiddle, and mountain dulcimer. Bluegrass veteran Buddy Woodward is also a gifted songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, playing the mandolin, guitar, banjo, bass, and (*gasp!*) drums. Rachel Renee Johnson is fiddler and vocalist, and a protegé of Becky Buller's. Robin Davis is lead guitarist and mandolin player. Originally from Pagosa Springs, Colorado, Robin relocated to Nashville to join The Dixie Bee-Liners in 2009. Double-bassist Jeremy Darrow came back to his bluegrass roots after formal jazz studies. Banjo picker Casey Henry joined The Bee-Liners in August 2009. She rounds out the sextet with her signature Scruggs-tone punch. All these dynamic improvisational styles add jaw-dropping grit, humor, and emotion to the band’s live performances.
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The Freight Hoppers
During the 1990s, The Freight Hoppers became the most popular modern day old time music string band in the world. They recorded two critically acclaimed albums that climbed into the top 20 of Billboard’s Americana music charts. They toured extensively in the U.S., Canada and Europe, appeared on Garrison Keillor's " A Prairie Home Companion,” and elevated the popularity of old time music all over the world. The original band ceased touring in 2002, but re-formed in 2007 with original members David Bass (fiddle) and Frank Lee (banjo/vocals) and new members Isaac Deal (guitar/vocals) and Bradley Adams (bass).
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Todd's Musical Petting Zoo
Ever play a balalaika or balafon? Ever blown into a didgeridoo or shofar? Ever strummed an autoharp or plucked a psaltery? All of these traditional folk instruments, are part of Todd's Musical Petting Zoo, a fully interactive and hands-on exhibition and the work of Todd Crowley. Children, young and old, along with musicians, novice to professional, enjoy the Zoo Experience.
Tweeners
Entertainment between main stage acts are provided by our “tweener” acts. We hope you enjoy these short sets; please show these artists your appreciation. Check back shortly before the festival for a comlete list of tweener performers.
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