| Barb's CD, Sooner or Later, features 13 of Barb's original songs. Bluegrass Unlimited says, "solid bluegrass... selections reflect emotional themes of love, grief, humor, and joy... establishes Barb Diederich as a significant composer in the world of bluegrass music". Sooner or Later was nominated for a WAMMIE (Washington Area Music Association Annual Music Award) in the Bluegrass Recording of the Year category. For more information or to order Sooner or Later, click here. |
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Over 3000 bluegrass-related links!

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The Abagadasset String Band - a bluegrass, old time country, originals, jazz, and western swing trio from Maine
The Abbott Hill Ramblers - a youth band located in Central Maine playing bluegrass and american roots music
The Abeels
Barry Abernathy
Abrams Brothers - bluegrass gospel music, from Canada
R.G. Absher - southern Appalachian, bluegrass and celtic music
Acoustic Blue - from western Massachusetts
Acoustic Endeavors - original bluegrass and acoustic music, from Virginia
Acoustic Syndicate
The Adairs - formerly known as "Bluegrass Edition," from Alabama
Tom Adams
Eddie and Martha Adcock
The Adobe Brothers - country/rock/bluegrass from Gainesville, Florida
Aimless Pursuit - bluegrass, old time, country blues, western swing and contemporary bluegrass from South East Pennsylvania
Alhambra Valley Band - from the San Fransisco area
Alive 'n' Pickin' - from Wisconsin
All Thumbs Bluegrass - traditional bluegrass and old time music, from Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire
All4Hym Bluegrass Band - gospel bluegrass music from Virginia, featuring vocalist Terri Kreitzer
Mike Allen
American Flyer - from New Hampshire
Bob Amos - an extraordinary songwriter, singer and guitarist whose music combines unforgettable melodies and beautifully crafted lyrics with an intimate and captivating performing style
Joyce Andersen - fiddler from Maine
Harold and Ovaline Andrews and Up The Creek
Darol Anger
Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition - traditional and contemporary bluegrass music, from Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition -
Appalachian Express
Appalachian Grass - a hard-driving bluegrass group with a long and colorful history, from Cincinnati, Ohio
Appalachian Spitfire
Mike Armistead - guitarist for the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band
Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition
Athens Grass - improvisational bluegrass from Athens, GA
Atlanta Mandolins - Atlanta Mandolin Orchestra and Atlanta Mandolin Society, Inc.
- Resophonic and Dobro Guitar Instruction Center
Austin Lounge Lizards - "the most laughable band in show business"
Austin Lounge Lizards -
Avery County - committed to the sound and image of old school "Baltimore Barroom" bluegrass with original and obscure material and in your face kick you in the teeth stage shows
Avett Brothers
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Back Eddy Bluegrass - one of the premier performing bands on the New England bluegrass scene
Back to Basics - a very popular award-winning band based in the mid coast Maine area
The Bactrakers - old-time traditional bluegrass music, from Tennessee
Bad Livers - original banjo/fiddle music from Austin, Texas
Bad Livers - another Web page
The Bag Boys - quintet playing brand new old time music, from Boston, Massachusetts
Kenny Baker
Balsam Range - acoustic "mountain entertainment"...songs that "get you"...stories that connect...and lightening speed pickin' that'll make you dizzy, from North Carolina
Bandana - Bluegrass, Newgrass & Country, from Spain
BanjerDan - Dan Mazer, a solo acoustic performer based in Washington, DC, playing styles "from bluegrass and beyond"
BanjerDan
Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys - from the northern Appalachians of Vermont
Banjomania - consisting of three banjos and a bass, they have performed all over the world
Junior Barber
Jeff Barbra & Sarah Pirkle - acoustic music seasoned with flavors of American roots music: bluegrass, classic country, old-time, and folk
Russ Barenberg
Mike Barnett - fiddle, mandolin, performer, teacher, from New England
Barney Barnwell and the Plum Hollow Band - bridging high energy bluegrass with rock and roll, from South Carolina
Randy Barrett - soulful bluegrass/folk vocalist and award-winning songwriter, from Virginia
Randy Barrett - top shelf songwriter, award-winning vocalist, and stellar instrumental prowess on guitar and banjo, from Virginia
Rudy Barrett and his Smoky Mountain Banjo - nice traditional sound, from Tennessee
Darren Beachley & The Maryland Line - from Maryland
Bean Hill Bluegrass Band - traditional bluegrass music from Central New Hampshire
Beard Bros Bluegrass Band - blend of traditional, modern and original bluegrass
Beartracks - Roots Country, Bluegrass and Americana music
The Berge Family - bluegrass gospel music from northern Minnesota
Byron Berline - fiddlin' up a storm with his new Fiddle Shop and the up-coming International Bluegrass Festival
Heather Berry and the Berry Pickers
Alan Bibey - one of the most creative and technically gifted mandolinists in bluegrass and acoustic music
Big Apple'achia - great bluegrass and old time mountain music, from New York City
Big Country Bluegrass
Big Wooden Radio - a roots-based acoustic band featuring tight harmony vocals. Their eclectic sets are highlighted by original compositions as well as unique arrangements of traditional and contemporary songs
The Billy Pilgrims - "swingin' bluegrass & classic country", from Colorado
Biscuit Burners - fiery mountain music, from North Carolina
Bitter Creek
Bob Black
Black-Tie Banjo - a classic banjo and piano duo
The Blackfoot Brothers - high energy acoustic music from England
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Band - a wealthy amount of talent and experience, from Massachusetts
The Blades of Grass - acoustic bluegrass, from Pennsylvania
Dallas Blair Trio - swing, bluegrass, C&W, honky tonk, singer-songwriter, blues, rock, folk, Hawaiian, alt. country, ballads and twang, from Maryland
Norman Blake
Norman Blake - by Henry Horenstein
Norman and Nancy Blake
Audie Blaylock & Redline - a top of the line performer who knows how to work an audience
Lloyd Blevins & Ramblin' Mountain - traditional bluegrass from north east Ohio
Blistered Fingers - fast moving traditional bluegrass from central Maine
Blistered Fingers Fan Club
Ron Block
Blue Daze - a unique sound from a mix of traditional and contemporary bluegrass, including numerous original songs, from the central Maryland area located between Baltimore and Washington, DC
Blue Drifters - 4 piece bluegrass band
Blue Grass Boys - a tribute to Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys
The Blue Grass Revue
The Blue Grassy Knoll - Australia's most famous Bluegrass punk cabaret band!
Blue Highway
Blue Hill - from Olympia, Washington
Blue Line Bluegrass Band - featuring tight vocal harmonies and intricate instrumentals, from Baltimore, Maryland
Blue Moon Rising - nominated for the 2006 International Bluegrass Music Association Emerging Artist of the Year Award
Blue Northern - a five piece band playing traditional, original, and contemporary acoustic music, from Maine
Blue Northern - a Northern California bluegrass band
Blue Northern - Americana / Bluegrass / Country, from Maine
Blue Northern -
Blue Persuasion - a four-member bluegrass and bluegrass gospel family band from Hartselle, AL
Blue Railroad Train - "Kick-ass Bluegrass", from Paris, France
Blue Railroad Train - "Kick-Ass Bluegrass from Paris to the USA!"
The Blue River Sound - bluegrass and bluegrass gospel band from Durant, Oklahoma
Blue Roots - dedicated to the traditions that have been steeped in bluegrass music yet has an approach that listeners in and outside the genre can appreciate, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Blue Sky Boys - by Henry Horenstein
Blue Union - straight ahead soulful bluegrass with lots of drive from central New England
The Bluefields - new Appalachian acoustic/bluegrass music from North Carolina
The Bluefields - another entry point
The Bluefields -
The Bluefields -
- another entry point
BlueGrace - bluegrass gospel from Wisconsin
Bluegrass Amendment - from Maine and New Hampshire
Bluegrass Breakdown - from Germany (in German)
Bluegrass Breakdown - from Berlin, Germany
The Bluegrass Brothers
A Bluegrass Company - from Oulu, Finland
Bluegrass Etc. - John Moore, Dennis Caplinger, and Wally Barnick, three of the finest "super pickers" in the business
Bluegrass Gospel Project - classic and original gospel-inspired songs with impeccable instrumentation and sublime vocal harmonies, from New England
The Bluegrass Intentions
Bluegrass Invitation Review - a group of experienced acoustic bluegrass performers who have come together from different backgrounds to play bluegrass mostly in the Southern New England region (Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts)
Bluegrass Missourians - a quality family-oriented performance, from Missouri
Bluegrass Mountaineers - from Ohio
Bluegrass On Rye - Pittsburgh's most persistent bluegrass band
Bluegrass 101 - "a prerequisite to Bluegrass Music", from Kentucky
The Bluegrass Patriots - from Fort Collins, Colorado
The Bluegrass Sessions - with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Tony Rice, Mark Schatz (and special guests)
The Bluegrass Strangers
BlueRidge
Bluestone - an innovative approach to acoustic music which is firmly grounded in traditional bluegrass and incorporates gospel, country, blues, swing, and folk influences as well, from MD/PA area
Bogus Family - sweet harmonies and hot pickin' from New Hampshire
Jamey Booher - from Tennessee
The Boohers - heartfelt harmonies and good picking from northeast Tennessee
The Boohers - from Tennessee
The Boohers -
Bow Junction - folk rhythm and bluegrass in the American style, from central New Hampshire
Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe
Ronnie Bowman
Furman Boyce and The Harmony Express
Kathy Boyd and Phoenix Rising - hard driving bluegrass and Americana music, from Oregon
Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising - from Oregon
Dale Ann Bradley - her voice is "gentle as a mountain Song Bird"
Chris Brashear
Breakaway - red-hot picking, stunning three-part harmonies and uncompromising original songwriting, from Vermont
Alvin Breeden and the Virginia Cutups - have performed traditional bluegrass music for more than 20 years
Gary Brewer and the Kentucky Ramblers
Paul Brewster
Briar Hollow - from Southern PA
Rick Briggs - banjo picker in Pennsylvania
The Bristol Boys - their shows are guaranteed good, from New England
Bristol Brothers - a show based deep in the roots of bluegrass
The Gena Britt Band
David Bromberg
Alison Brown - a unique voice on the 5-string banjo
Alison Brown Band
Rolly Brown
Rolly Brown
Dix Bruce and Jim Nunally - Grammy award winning acoustic flatpick guitarists who perform and teach traditional American, bluegrass, folk, and country music
BrushFire - from Georgia
Mike Bub - Grammy Award Winner, 5 Time IBMA Bass Player of the Year and 4 Time SPBGMA Bass Player of the Year
Jim Buchanan System - a high energy, acoustic bluegrass band featuring fiddle legend Jim Buchanan
Buckeye Creek - traditional, newgrass and original music from Illinois/Missouri
The Buckhorn Mountain Boys - Idaho's premier bluegrass band
Becky Buller
Burnt Toast - strong singing, top songwriting and dazzling musicianship from the Northeast
Buzz Busby Discography
Sam Bush
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The Cabin Fever Band - crowd pleasing performances with music that stirs emotions and songs that touch the heart, from upstate New York
Cadillac Sky - a different kind of bluegrass band - one wrapped in tradition, but not bound by it, from Texas
Cadillac Sky
Canaan Bound - a gospel-bluegrass band from Statham, Georgia
Canaan Bound -
Canadian Grass Unit - "Bluegrass from the Roots UP"
Candlewyck - "Picks up where New Grass Revival left off and presents a genre busting, rock-and-roll energy that might appeal to fans of, say, Nickel Creek." --
Magazine
Candlewyck -
Melonie Cannon
Captain Fiddle - fiddling and folk music from New Hampshire with performer, author, and teacher Ryan J Thomson
John Carlini
Sweet Eddie Carlton
The Carolina Rebels - since 1979, the Carolina Rebels have been performing bluegrass music in a manner that has redefined the phrase "South Carolina Style Bluegrass"
The Carolina Road
Carolina Sonshine - an all acoustic, bluegrass style, gospel music group
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Joe Carr - guitar with Country Gazette
Carroll County Ramblers - fine traditional & original bluegrass music, from Maryland
Carroll County Ramblers -
The Carter Brothers
Mother Maybelle Carter - by Henry Horenstein
Casey & Chris and The Two Stringers - hard-driving traditional bluegrass with a youthful point of view and an emphasis on original material, from Nashville, Tennessee
Banjo Man Frank Cassel - folk music for children and kids too, from Washington, DC
Banjo Man Frank Cassel - lively and engaging folk, bluegrass and original music for all audiences including kids and seniors
Catch & Release - a mix of traditional, progressive and gospel bluegrass with a unique sound borne of a variety of musical influences, from Central Washington state
Cedar Hill - home of the Dazzling Duckwavers, bluegrass music's most offbeat bunch
Cedar Hill - 2004
nominee for Emerging Artist of the Year
Chairback Gap - "Bluegrass straight from the heart of Maine!!"
Travers Chandler - mandolin, guitar, banjo, and bass player from Richmond, Virginia
The Chapmans - among the best and brightest in a new century of American bluegrass
Charter Oak Bluegrass - a traditional band from Connecticut
Charter Oak Bluegrass - a hard-driving, take no prisoners bluegrass band from Connecticut
Chatham County Line - from North Carolina
Cherokee Wind - based in Northwest Georgia
Chester River Runoff - Chesapeake newgrass, from Maryland
Chester River Runoff - bluegrass / country / psychobilly, from Maryland
Kathy Chiavola
The Chicago Bluegrass Band - bluegrass / country / roots music, from Illinois
Chill Factor - new acoustic music from Alaska
The Churchmen - an established bluegrass gospel group from Southern Virginia
The Circuit Riders - these gentlemen, long term veterans of the national bluegrass scene, having ridden the circuit in bands at the highest level of performance, have recently joined forces to create the newest bluegrass supergroup
The Circuit Riders - from North Carolina
CityFarm - a 6 piece acoustic music ensemble from the Washington, DC area
Roy Clark - one of the great entertainers of our time
Yodeling Slim Clark - from ME
Greg Clarke - old-time & bluegrass music, from Portland, Oregon
Clearwater Crossing - a bluegrass band based in Mexico, IN
Vassar Clements
Vassar Clements -
Michael Cleveland
Bill Clifton
Curley Ray Cline - by Henry Horenstein
The Cluster Pluckers
The Cobblestones - old time popular music from Ohio
Code Blue
The Josh Cole Band - high energy, hard driving bluegrass, from Portland, Oregon
The Beth Coleman Band - love of bluegrass music and performing in the traditional ways, from New Jersey
Collecting Consort - a gentle blend of Celtic harp, hammered dulcimer, flutes, and whistles expressed through folk, classical and contemporary music
Columbia - bluegrass from the great northwest
The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars - hot pickersand soulful singers from Cincinnati, Ohio
CommonTyme - a high-energy sound that is blazing new trails in the Oklahoma Bluegrass scene
The Company Store
Cara Cooke - a fiddle-style harmonica player living in Austin, Texas
Gary Cooper & High Noon
Copperline Bluegrass Band - with the rhythmic drive and emotion that is at the heart of the bluegrass tradition, from California
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time - a hit songwriter and an award-winning artist
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time -
Cordwood - traditional bluegrass, folk and swing, from New Hampshire
Cordwood - a Northern New England Style "Bluegrass Band"
Cordwood
Cordwood - an acoustic, country folk and bluegrass band out of south eastern New Hampshire
Cork n' Bottle String Band - bringing big new Bluegrass to town!
Corning Grassworks
Sharon Cort & New River Ranch
Cotton Ginnee - fiddle player, singer, from Texas
Cotton Ginnee & Windy Mills - Jammin' with the Cream of the Crop, an album recorded with Josh Graves, Kenny Baker, Joe Stuart, Emmitt Sullivan, and Frank Evans
Cotton Ginnee & Windy Mills -
Country Current Band - the United States Navy Band's country-bluegrass group, it is the Navy's premier country music ensemble
John Cowan
Cowboy Legends - bluegrass, folk, old-timey, country and cowboy songs from Phoenix, Arizona
The Cox Family
The Cox Family - tightness of blood harmony with down-home charm and porch-swing humor
The Cox Family
CrabGrass - a 5 piece traditional bluegrass band from Cape Cod, Massachusetts
The Crabgrass Cowboys - a country/bluegrass band out of Tampa Bay, Florida
Dan Crary
Shawn Craver
Creek Bend - quality bluegrass entertainment served up just the way today's audience likes it, from Buffalo, NY
Valerie and Walter Crockett - walking the fine line between folk and bluegrass, from Worcester, Massachusetts
Crooked Jades - a eclectic melange of bluegrass, old-time, and whatever
Cross Creek - from Virginia
Cross Creek
The Crossfire Bluegrass Band - a variety of traditional bluegrass music, from Massachusetts
CrossRoads String Quartet - A Jazz Quartet (yep, that's 4 people) that stay on the move
J. D. Crowe & The New South
J.D. Crowe
J.D. Crowe and the New South
Crucial Smith
Michelle Cupit - born in Arkansas and raised in Texas, she grew up with a love for the fiddle and artists like Patty Loveless, Ricky Scaggs, and The Whites
Curly Maple Band
Cuttin Grass
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Pam Daley - an eclectic mixture of acoustic songs (original and traditional) ranging in style from Americana, folk, gospel bluegrass and beyond, from Tennessee
Dark Hollow Bluegrass Band - from San Francisco, California
David Davis and the Warrior River Boys - southern soul bluegrass music
David Davis & the Warrior River Boys - from Alabama
Daybreak
- original and traditional old-time, bluegrass, southern gospel, and country blues from Washington, DC
- "old-time, bluegrass, gospel, and tight harmonies, from Virginia"
Deadly Nightshade Family Singers - Modern Acoustic Parlor Music
Honi Deaton & Dream
Delnero Family - bluegrass mandolin
James Delnero and Lost Mountain - the finest in authentic, old-time bluegrass, from Massaschusetts
- Not Your Father's Bluegrass Band, based in Maryland
Adam Dewey & Crazy Creek - traditional and original bluegrass from Massachusetts
Adam Dewey & Crazy Creek -
Diamond Rio
Diamondback Rattlers
Hazel Dickens - a great traditional singer whose songs are powered by important social issues
Barb Diederich - Bluegrass singer, songwriter, bassist, from the Washington, D.C. area
Barb Diederich
The Dillards - one of the most influential bluegrass acts in America, the group that appeared on the Andy Griffith show as the Darlin' Family
The Dillards - one of the biggest influences on music in this country
Steve and Stephanie Dilling - Steve Dilling of IIIrd Tyme Out and Stephanie Dilling, who is the Teen Scene columnist for
Dirty River - an eclectic mix of traditional and progressive bluegrass, folk, country-rock, and blues, from Washington, DC
The Dixie Bee-Liners - high-octane harmonies and stunningly beautiful original songs, from Virginia
Dixie Butterhounds - an old-time string band from Massachusetts
Dixie Butterhounds -
Dixie Cannonballs - a five-piece hard-driving bluegrass band from the D.C. area
Dixie Darlin's - an all-girl, oldtime string band straight from the heart of the Arkansas Ozarks!
The Dixie Dawn Band - today's top country songs as well as classic country, gospel, bluegrass, and 50's rock and roll, from North Carolina
Doerfel Family - a bluegrass family with 10 kids, from New York
Donna the Buffalo
Dough Bite - Swedish bluegrass band plays it hard drivin' loud 'n' dirty
Jerry Douglas - reinventor of the Dobro
Jerry Douglas
Christy Dowell
Down Home Gospel Music Ministry - bluegrass gospel group
Frank Drake - mandolin - guitar - upright bass, from Massachusetts
Casey Driessen
Zach Driscoll & Three Quarter Time - an attempt to push bluegrass into the future, while remaining mindful of the rich legacy upon which they build, from Oregon
Druha Trava - new-acoustic world music with bluegrass influences
Lilly Drumeva - European bluegrass sensation
Dry and Dusty - from Portugal
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Dry Branch Fire Squad - aggressively traditional music... incomparably entertaining humor
Ducktown Station - exciting and energetic bluegrass music from Ducktown, Tennessee
Due West - California based bluegrass band of award winning musicians who add a touch of Bakersfield to traditional bluegrass and acoustic country music
John Duffey - by Henry Horenstein
John Duffey - our humble, heartfelt tribute to the man many call 'the Father of DC Bluegrass'
Stuart Duncan
The Duttons - internationally touring family of musicians that residing in Branson, MO
Bob Dylan
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
The Earl Brothers - fine old music
The Earl Brothers - "hillbilly goth", from California
The Earl Brothers - 'honky-tonk bluegrass' or 'hillbilly gothic' or 'neo-traditional'
The Earl Brothers
Steve Earle - the Original Unofficial (but sanctioned by Steve) Site
Eastbound - bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music from Lexington, Kentucky
Steve "Rabbit" Easter - gospel country/bluegrass, from Alabama
Craig Eastman - fiddler
Eastman String Band - from Maryland
Tom Eaton & Pick 3 - a lively mix of bluegrass, country, blues and Celtic music, from Massachusetts
Jonathan Edwards
Elk Creek Family Band - Old Time music
Dennis Elliott
Bill Emerson
Empty Pockets Bluegrass - from Massachusetts
Troy Engle
Kenny Epps
Eric & Mia - a traditional/contemporary folk group, with a focus on celtic, old time and bluegrass styles and a great mix of traditional and original songs and instrumentals, from Massachusetts
Estes Boys
Etched in Grass - from Rhode Island
Bill Evans - a unique niche in the banjo world: celebrated worldwide for his traditional and progressive bluegrass banjo styles as well as his outstanding original compositions, he also enjoys a reputation as an outstanding instructor
Gerald Evans & Paradise
Evergreen - Maine's premier acoustic American roots ensemble
Except-2 - a Country Folk Bluegrass Cajun band from Holland
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz - "Not Yer Daddy's Bluegrass", from Louisiana
The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz
Mark Fain
Fair Mountain - old bluegrass and a little old country, from Northern Maryland
Fair to Middlin' - bringing mountain music to the bayou, from Lafayette, LA
Faris Family - the fresh sound of tradition, from Kansas
Faris Family
Vince Farsetta - singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and two-time National Old-Time Banjo Champion
Fastest Grass Alive - "destined to become a favorite in bluegrass music"
Peter Feldmann & The Pea Patch Quintet - a bluegrass tribute to the music of Uncle Dave Macon
Gary Ferguson - singer-songwriter, from Pennsylvania
Gary Ferguson & Sally Love
Heather Ferris - bluegrass singer-songwriter, from British Columbia
Fiasco Brothers - Traditional and Bluegrass Band
Fiddle For Fun - rising young talents in bluegrass music from York, Pennsylvania
Fiddlegrass - mixing traditional fiddle tunes with traditional bluegrass and then add in a little of everything else including down home humor and entertainment to spice up the mixture and create their own brand of music, from Hood River, Oregon
Fiddlers Philharmonic - a select group of high school musicians, dedicated to preserving and performing American folk fiddling music
Tim Finch - a multi-instrumentalist, salesman, and charismatic performer
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - exceptional performers who have carved out a niche for themselves at the forefront of folk and country music
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
The Anita Fisher Band
The Anita Fisher Band with Ray Deaton - from Georgia
Tim FitzPatrick - powerful singing and solid rhythm guitar playing, from Massachusetts
Five for the Gospel - high energy bluegrasss gospel group from Eastern Kentucky
Flapp, Scratch & Go - traditional bluegrass tunes, country swing, novelty numbers, old-time gospel, breakdowns, and cowboy songs from California
The Flatland Bluegrass Band - an exciting Central Virginia Bluegrass Band based in the Richmond area
The Flatland Bluegrass Band -
Lester Flatt - by Henry Horenstein
Bela Fleck
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Flexibility Bluegrass Band - Dutch bluegrass/folk
Matt Flinner
Flint Hollow - traditional bluegrass music, from Virginia
Flying Blind Bluegrass - traditional and contemporary bluegrass and originals, from the Washington D.C. area
Flying Cunninghams
The Flying Garbanzos - a four-piece fiddle and dance band from western Massachusetts who play original, contemporary and traditional instrumental tunes, generally of Irish, French-Canadian and Appalachian origin
Forbes Family
Scott Fore
Forest View Express - a local bluegrass band from the south side, just outside of Chicago, playing traditional bluegrass, along with some modern songs converted to a bluegrass style since 1991
Nick Forster
4everBlue - traditional & contemporary bluegrass music
The Fox Family - tight, driving, intense energy, perfect sibling harmony blends and phrasing, and award-winning songwriting from upstate New York
Fox River Bluegrass Band
Fox Tower Bluegrass Band - from Germany
Fox Tower Bluegrass Band - from Germany
Fox Tower Bluegrass Band -
- from Germany
The Fox Valley Grass - a bluegrass band in the western suburbs of Chicago along the Fox river
Foxes on the Run - a young traditional bluegrass band
- driving contemporary bluegrass in the style of Southwestern Virginia and North Carolina
- Hard drivin', contemporary Bluegrass! Three part harmonies and "on fire" instrumentation
Freight Hoppers
The Fritts Family - from Tennessee
Front Range
Jackie Frost Trio
Full Moon Rising - A Colorado Bluegrass Band
Tony Furtado - drawing inspiration from such influences as blues, old-time, Celtic, and bluegrass
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Pam Gadd
Pam Gadd - artists' bios
Pam Gadd - vanguardrecords artists
Pam Gadd - Julie's Country & Bluegrass Views
Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters - from Connecticut
The Galoots - high energy, progressive bluegrass from Louisville Kentucky
Beppe Gambetta
Beppe Gambetta
Jeremy Garrett
Jimmy Gaudreau / Orrin Star Duo - great picking, sweet singing, dry humor, and a repertoire that ranges from bluegrass standards to original instrumentals, little-known folk gems to choice mandolin duets
Dave Geddes Band - the sounds of bluegrass music from the 1940's-1970's, from New Hampshire
Alice Gerrard - "a haunting and distinctive voice"
Alice Gerrard -
Gibson Brothers - bluegrass and old time country at its finest: close knit harmony, compelling vocals, gifted songwriting, and accomplished musicianship
Vince Gill - High Lonesome Sound
Vince Gill
Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen - the very best in contemporary and traditional folk music
Ira Gitlin
Matt Glaser
Matt Glaser - teacher at the Berklee School of Music and author of a couple books on jazz violin, he also records jazz and fiddle music
Josh Goforth
Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain
Golden Harvest - an exciting new bluegrass band from Omaha, Nebraska
Art Gomperz - New Age Bluegrass, Swing Rockabilly, Alternative Acoustic
The Good Deale Bluegrass Band - the premiere bluegrass band in Southern Maryland, featuring Mike Auldridge
Good Medicine
Goose Creek General Store - gospel, bluegrass, folk, popular and 50's music from Texas
Gopher-Broke Bluegrass - traditional and original bluegrass from New Hampshire
The Gordons - "warm, glowing vocal harmonies and impeccably clean and uncluttered picking", from Illinois
The Gordons
Skip Gorman - bringing back to life the workaday world of the cowboys of the American West, from New Hampshire
The Gospel Vixens
Graesset Gror (Grass is Growing) - a great mixture of bluegrass, banjo tunes, quiet country songs and cowboy swing, from Denmark
Granite Grass - contemporary bluegrass from New Hampshire
Granite Grass -
The Grascals - an appreciation for the innovative mingling of bluegrass and country music
Grass - from the Hudson Valley, New York
The Grass Cats - nationally recognized, award winning bluegrass
The Grass Cats
The Grass Is Greener - Richard Greene, David Grier, Butch Baldassari, Tony Trischka, Buell Neidlinger make instrumental bluegrass
Grass Menagerie - from South S.F. Bay
The Grass Reflection
Grassahol - a high energy bluegrass band that plays old standards as well as originals
The Grasshoppers - featuring some of the most talented bluegrass instrumentalists and vocalists of the Northwest
Grasstowne - Steve Gulley, Alan Bibey, Phil Leadbetter, Jason Davis, and Lee Sawyer
Grasstowne - from Knoxville, Tennessee
Tim Graves & Cherokee
Gravy Train
Greasy Beans - one of Asheville, NC's premiere acoustic bands
Jim Green
Greenblatt & Seay - traditional and original music, from Nebraska
Richard Greene
Richard Greene and The Grass Is Greener
Adie Grey - singer/songwriter/performer of southern roots music: bluegrass and blues, country and folk
The Grey Eagles
Greystone Ramblers
David Grier
Julie Griffin - member of the Dixie Dawn Band
The Grillbillies - that infamous group of bluegrass musicians and fans from NJ, PA, NY, DE, CT, MD, RI, VA, MA, TN, and the rest of the nearby galaxy
David Grisman
David Grisman
David Grisman Quintet - Dawg music
GrooveGrass
Le Gros Willy - bluegrass music from Bar le Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France
Steve Gulley
Steve Gulley - guitarist, vocalist, songwriter
Bill and Pam Gurley
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
The Hackensaw Boys
Andy Hall
Danny Haller & Driving Blind - Pedestrians you're safe! Hard driving banjo is the only kind of driving Danny Haller will ever do.
The Hammer Sisters - what traditional music should be, from southwest Missouri
Lorraine & Bennett Hammond - transcending the apparent limitations of the Appalachian dulcimer
Caitlin Hanford
Hankenstein and the Stony Run Boys
Joe Hannabach
Tom Hanway - one of NYC's and the Northeast's most solid and creative banjo players
Hard Ryde - five extraordinary musicians together make one of Canada's top bluegrass bands
The Hard Travelers - dedicated to finding ways to use their music as a vehicle to make a difference in the world
Bull Harman & Bull's Eye - 2007 SPBGMA Midwest Guitar Player of the Year
Mitch Harrell & South River Express
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris - by Henry Horenstein
Emmylou Harris - another Web page
Emmylou Harris
The Hart Brothers
John Hartford - 1937-2001
Harvest Band - a variety of musical styles creating an exciting bluegrass experience
Hikaru Hasegawa and Tiger Cats - from Japan (in Japanese)
Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz - sung in the traditional way, their songs are filled with that lonesome feeling, from West Virginia
Jimmy Heffernan - a Dobro/Resophonic guitar player/instructor, from New Jersey
Jimmy Heffernan -
Dan Helman & Marking Time - traditional acoustic country and bluegrass
Wayne Henderson
Murphy Henry - the creator of the Murphy Method and one of three women featured in the book Masters of the Five-String Banjo
Clay Hess
Hickory Project - linking old and new in acoustic music
Hickory Project -
Hickory Ridge - great harmony vocals and razor sharp instrumental licks from four outstanding musicians, from Maryland
Hickory Ridge
Bobby Hicks
Bobby Hicks
High Desert Bluegrass Band - playing traditional bluegrass music, from Tucson, Arizona
High Ground - traditional and contemporary bluegrass with a good blend of gospel, from Oklahoma
High Ground - a high energy bluegrass band that sells out its shows, from Virginia
High Ground Bluegrass - a high energy bluegrass band that sells out its shows, from Virginia
High Hills - bluegrass/country music band from Southern California
High On Grass - a Swedish bluegrass band, in Swedish
High On Grass - in English
Highgrass Pickers Bluegrass Band - a seven piece acoustic band that utilizes traditional bluegrass instrumentation combined with drums to obtain their high grass sound, from Tempe/Phoenix, AZ
The Highlanders
Highway 52 - Drivin' Bluegrass!
Chris Hillman
Hit 'N Miss
Hit & Run - hard drivin' bluegrass
Niles and Deborah Hokkanen
Home Cookin' - bluegrass and acoustic country music from New Jersey
Home Cookin'
Homecookin'
Hometown Bluegrass - all styles of Bluegrass music with an emphasis on traditional, bluegrass gospel and original music, from Ontario, Canada
Wes Homner - bluegrass gospel
Hot Day at the Zoo - high-energy, gritty-urban-bluegrass with strong elements of folk, blues, ragtime and jazz - called "ZooGrass" from Lowell, MA
Hot Rize
Hot Steam String Band - from the north of Sweden
Paul Houck - bluegrass / acoustic / jam band, from Maryland
Donna Hughes
Vernon Hughes
Hula Monsters
Sierra Hull - teenage mandolin phenomenon who began playing as an eight year old prodigy
Hunger Mountain Boys
Leon Hunt & Daily Planet - a richly fluid fusion of bluegrass and jazz with a healthy sprig of Celtic roots, from England
Hurricane Creek Bluegrass Band - pickin' up a storm, from Alabama
Jim Hurst
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Rob Ickes
Rob Ickes - 1996
Dobro Player of the Year
Ida Viper - draws on the roots of American music from bluegrass and swing to jazz tunes from the 20's and 30's, from Portland, Oregon
The Infamous Stringdusters - steeped in the tradition of bluegrass vocal harmony as well as the progressive edge of instrumental music
Iron Mountain Boys - traditional bluegrass from Southern California
Iron Ridge
The Isaacs
The Isaacs - pure family harmonies backed by excellent instrumentation
Ishkabibel! - a dynamic duo (guitar, banjo/mandolin) from Northeastern Wisconsin
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Jackass Flats
Irene Jackson - Singer/Songwriter
Jackstraw - acoustic bluegrass from Portland, Oregon
The Jazz Mandolin Project - one of the fastest growing improvising groups in the country
Jericho Bridge
Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys
Jim and Jesse McReynolds
Courtney Johnson
Mark Johnson
Jones & Leva
The Barry Jones Family - Bluegrass Gospel family group from Ironton, MO
Chris Jones - bluegrass and country
Chris Jones -
Clay Jones
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road - hard driving traditional bluegrass
Bill Jorgenson - the Father of Wisconsin Bluegrass
Joy Kills Sorrow - blends traditional and contemporary influences and original compositions with age-old melodies in crafting a sound that is at once inherently American and uniquely their own, from Massachusetts
Joy Kills Sorrow - from Massachusetts
Jughead - the original motorgrass band
Junction 22 Bluegrass Band
Just Over Yonder Band - Bluegrass Gospel
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Kathy Kallick
Kane's River
Kansas Heart
Katahdin Valley Boys - traditional bluegrass, from Maine
Steve Kaufman
Steve Kaufman -
Steve Kaufman -
The Larry Keel Experience - an acoustic "Alternative Bluegrass" ensemble headed by flatpicking guitar champion Larry Keel, from Virginia
Bill Keith - inventor of melodic banjo playing
Zale Kennedy & Aristagrass - a bluegrass and new acoustic band from Lancaster, Ohio
Kentucky Rain - keeping the bluegrass tradition alive, from Kentucky
Kickin Grass - contemporary Carolina bluegrass with traditional roots
Steve Kilby
Geff King - unidentified bass player
James King Band
Jody King
King Wilkie
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun - former Commander Cody guitarist
Bill Knowlton - emcee, historian, host of "Bluegrass Ramble", bluegrass tome of knowledge
Randy Kohrs - Dobro Player, IBMA Nominee- Dobro Player of Year 2006
Randy Kohrs
Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss - another Web page
Alison Krauss + Union Station
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Alison Krauss & Union Station - the Unofficial Website
Mark Kreitzer
Kruger Brothers - from Switzerland
Stephen Kuester
Keith Kupp
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
La-Z Boys - having some fun every Tuesday night, from Ohio
The LaClaires - acoustic and gospel music, from Maine
Amy Ladd and Friends - country/bluegrass gospel music, singing and playing for the Lord
Tim Lake - singer-song writer, composer, performer, and teacher who has been playing banjo and guitar professionally for 20 years
LaMay & Reese - An American Music Duo
Claudia Landell - with John Shelby, Fred Lantz and Bob Dick present their new album: Liberty
The Larkin Family - a lively blend of music and clogging from the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee
The Larkin Family
Last Train Home
Late Night Radio - acoustic swing, bluegrass, and originals, from New Hampshire
Jim Lauderdale
Laurel Canyon Ramblers
Laurel Canyon Ramblers - possessing an extensive and authentic set of bluegrass credentials
Laurel Grove - outstanding musicianship accompanied by a rich blend of vocal harmonies, from Massachusetts
Jack Lawrence
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Phil Leadbetter -
2005 Dobro Player of the Year
Phil Leadbetter - from Knoxville, Tennessee
Nate Leath - one of the new bright lights illuminating the contemporary fiddle universe
Nate Leath
Homer Ledford and the Cabin Creek Band - good ole traditional Bluegrass and Gospel Music, from Kentucky
Lee Highway - the classic sound of bluegrass made new again, from Oregon
Lee's Station Bluegrass Band - original, traditional, and improvisational bluegrass music from Tennessee, by Lora Lea Records
Leftover Salmon
Legacy Bluegrass Band - from Virginia
Ray Legere - a bluegrass and acoustic musics sideman, from Nova Scotia
Ray Legere -
Leon Valley Bluegrass - 20 year old band working out of Texas
Emory Lester - "One of this day's foremost exponents of the acoustic mandolin."
Emory Lester Set - an ensemble of bluegrass and new acoustic artists from Ontario, Canada
The Bob Lewis Family Band - toe-tapping, high energy entertainment from Missouri, touring the bluegrass circuit for 9 years
Lewis Family
Lewis Family - "the First Family of Bluegrass Gospel"
Laurie Lewis - one of the finest, diversely talented artists in traditional music
Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis
Lightning Ridge
Everett Lilly and the Lilly Mountaineers - bluegrass, country, southern rock and gospel
The Lime Hollow Boys - the North's #1 old-time party and show band, from New York
Lindley Creek Bluegrass - the Greer Family Band, playing traditional bluegrass and gospel bluegrass music, from SW Missouri
The Linville Ridge Band - a dynamic, new configuration of Bluegrass musicians from the mountains of Western North Carolina
The Linville Ridge Band - Western North Carolina-Bluegrass Ground Zero
Live Bait - four guys who really love bluegrass music
Locust Mountain Boys - bluegrass like your pappy played, from Virginia
The Lonesome Heirs - Bluegrass / Acoustic / Americana
Lonesome Highway - contemporary and traditional bluegrass music, from West Virginia
The Lonesome River Band
Lonesome River Band
Lonesome Road Ramblers
The Long and Pardue Band - a rich bluegrass tradition
David Long - old time and Monroe-style mandolinist
Longview - a super-group from some of the brightest bluegrass stars of the past 30 years
Lost & Found
Lost Creek - traditional bluegrass and old time music in the Portland, Oregon area
Lost Highway
Lost Highway
Lost Posse - from Vermont
Louisiana Grass - a high energy, entertaining group that provides a mixture of hard core bluegrass with the sounds of the bayou country
Low Profile
Ned Luberecki - Banjo Player, Downtown Bentonville, Arkansas
Ned Luberecki
Lynwood Lunsford & the Misty Valley Boys
Lykens Valley Bluegrass Boys
Claire Lynch
Claire Lynch -
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
MacDonald Family Singers - Christian family Bluegrass Gospel band, from Massachusetts
Kate MacLeod - a brilliant songwriter and performer who demonstrates an unbreakable link between the depth of tradition and the cutting edge
Natalie MacMaster - nowhere does fiddle music ring so clear and true than in her gifted hands, from Nova Scotia
Natalie MacMaster -
Magraw Gap - an eastcoast Bluegrass band
Magraw Gap
Mainely Country - from Maine
Mainline Bluegrass Gospel Band
Dave Mallett
Manchaca AllStars - a wonderful group of musicians that have been playing at the Manchaca Firehall in Manchaca, Tx., (and elsewhere) for more than 20 years
Mando Mafia
Maple Ridge - straight-ahead bluegrass with finely crafted vocals, energetic instrumentals and a fiery blend of good humor from Massachusetts
Marcy Hill Band - traditional and progressive bluegrass, from New England
Ed Marsh - bluegrass fiddle and bass
Mike Marshall
Mike Marshall
Jimmy Martin - King of Bluegrass
Jimmy Martin - by Henry Horenstein
Kip Martin - "upright & electric bass, vocals, fun to be with!", from Virginia
Ross Martin
Kathy Mattea
David Mayfield - multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and in-demand session musician, a compelling and vibrant performer and recording artist, within the bluegrass and acoustic music arenas
Mac McAnally - the best songwriter in country music today
Patrick McAvinue - fiddler, from Maryland
McBitch'n Bluegrass Band - "definitely bluegrass" from Michigan
The Del McCoury Band
Del McCoury Band - "Hardest Working Bluegrass Band out of Nash-Vegas!"
The Del McCoury Band
Del McCoury - by Henry Horenstein
John McEuen
John McEuen
The McGinley Family Gospel Singers - acoustic gospel-bluegrass worship services, based in the Washington DC area
Mac McHale & the Old Time Radio Gang - presenting vintage American country music from the 1930's & 1940's, from Maine
Max McKee
The McKrells - a celtic bluegrass band from Saratoga Springs, NY
The McLains - dynamic, spirited and creative bluegrass, original and traditional music from the hills of eastern Kentucky
Peter McLaughlin - former national flatpick champion and a member of Laurie Lewis and Grant Street
Me & Martha - an acoustic Americana Duo performing rural roots music
Buddy Melton - bluegrass fiddler
Meridian - based out of southern West Virginia and east Tennessee
Buddy Merriam & Back Roads - hard drivin' bluegrass since 1980, from New York
Janice & Bud Merritt - original bluegrass songs featuring Grammy nominated fiddler Randy Howard
Edgar Meyer
Liz Meyer & Mark Cosgrove
Liz Meyer & Mark Cosgrove -
Walt Michael & Company
The Middle Spunk Creek Boys - performing bluegrass and related acoustic music in Minnesota since 1968
Pete Milano
The Mill Creek Boys - traditional bluegrass with drive, from Pennsylvania
Mill Run Bluegrass Band - traditional, progressive and bluegrass gospel, from Virginia
MillCreek Bluegrass Band - playing the best in traditional and contemporary bluegrass in the Delaware Valley, from Pennsylvania
Jim Mills
Windy Mills - "Just Fiddling around", from Texas
Miltown Ramblers
Dave Miner - "Steel guitar speaks the language of the heart", from Maryland
Dave Miner & Gary Ferguson - "Acoustic Music With A Heart & Soul", from Pennsylvania
The Misty Mountaineers - a staple in the New England area for 30 years, from Maine
Misty River - compelling voices of acoustic Americana
Barry Mitterhoff
Mixt Company - a magical blend of voices and music from Nashville, Tennessee
Mixt Company
Mixt Company
Mixt Company -
Hugh Moffatt - one of the most recorded singer/songwriters ever, author of "Carolina Star" by John Starling, "Last Night I Dreamed of Loving You" by Nashville Bluegrass Band, etc.
Mollybloom - a fresh bluegrass sound that is being well received throughout Oregon and Washington
Bruce Molsky
Monadnock - a five piece bluegrass band based in southern New Hampshire
Bill Monroe - by Peermusic
Bill Monroe - by Henry Horenstein
Bill Monroe
Charlie Monroe - by Henry Horenstein
Monroe Crossing
Jason Moore
Lynn Morris
The Lynn Morris Band
Justin Moses - one heckuva talented bluegrass musician, someone who doesn't dabble but can really *play* all the instruments
Mountain Heart - Doobie Shea's new supergroup
Mountain Laurel Bluegrass Band - tight vocal harmonies and solid instrumentation
Mountain Therapy - Innovative Bluegrass
Mr.Tile - Bill Furner, tile contractor & musical artist
Alan Munde - banjo with Country Gazette
Music Tree Artist Management
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Nakashima Family Band - 20 years with bluegrass music, from Japan
Nashville Bluegrass Band
Nashville Mandolin Trio - specializing in all styles of American music including everything from bluegrass and old-time dance tunes to swing classics and original compositions, featuring Butch Baldassari
The New Coon Creek Girls - the longest tenured, full time professional, all girl band in mainstream bluegrass music
New Dominion Bluegrass - a prominent band from South Eastern Virginia, winners of the 1987 Gettysburg Band Contest
- one of the most talented bluegrass groups performing in the New England region today
New Essex Bluegrass Band - perhaps the most traditional sounding of all the UK bluegrass bands
New Girls Nite Out
New Horizons Bluegrass - traditional bluegrass/gospel music only, from Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia
The New Mode Grass
New River Bluegrass
New River Line - a group of great songwriters and musicians, from Kentucky
New Road
Mark Newton Band
Darren Nicholson - premiere bluegrass from Western North Carolina
Nickel Creek - combining originality with jaw-dropping musicianship and soul
Ross Nickerson - bluegrass banjo lessons, books, videos, CD's, gear, instruction, tablature, etc.
Ross Nickerson and the Fast Brothers - hard driving bluegrass music delivered in a unique and personable style, from Maryland
Nightcrawlers Burrow - a mandolin player in an amateur band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Michelle Nixon
Michelle Nixon & Drive
No Spare Parts - five piece traditional bluegrass band, from Rhode Island
No Speed Limit - from Virginia
No Strings Attached - acoustic / bluegrass band, from Texas
Nob Hill Boys
None Of The Above - from the Western Piedmont of North Carolina near Mt. Airy (better known as Mayberry)
North Fork
North Star Bluegrass - Maine's Original and Traditional Bluegrass
Northern City Limits - traditional to progressive bluegrass with strong vocals and musicianship, from Canada
Northern Lights - an original, risk-taking bluegrass/new grass band from New England
Northern Lights - an eclectic mix of traditional roots music, rock, country, soul and gospel with the high, lonesome vocal sound and instruments of bluegrass, from New England
The Northern Sons - from Ontario, Canada
Northernbound - a Connecticut-based 4-piece bluegrass group
Nothin' Fancy - from Virginia
Matt Nozzolio - dobro and lap-style guitar, from Connecticut
Matt Nozzolio - "Dobro roots and blues from the subway", from Connecticut
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Mollie O'Brien
Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien Band
Mark O'Connor
Ohop Valley Boys - from Washington state
The Oklahoma Twisters - Washington DC's Premier Western Swing Dance Band
The Oklahoma Twisters -
Old Bay String Band - music from the mountains with the flavor of the Bay, from Maryland
Old Crow Medicine Show
The Old School Bluegrass Band - mostly bluegrass, mixed in with some old-timey stuff, from Arkansas
Old School Freight Train
The Old Time Bluegrass Singers - making the old sound new and the new sound old, from New England
Old Town Ramblers
Ollabelle
One Riot One Ranger - from Columbus, Ohio
One Way Rider - a family band performing bluegrass, newgrass, gospel, and contemporary acoustic music, from Rock Island, Tennessee
One Way Track Band - a bluegrass group based out of Middlesboro, KY
Open Road Bluegrass Band - approaching the horizon with a trunk packed with tradition and a tank filled with soul, from Fort Collins, Colorado
- roots music from Bluegrass City: Washington, DC
The Orchard Boys - a five piece ensemble based in Frederick, Maryland
Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press
Over Under Down Yonder - bluegrass / folk rock / rockabilly, from Virginia
The Overall Brothers - from Tennessee
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Bob Paisley and Southern Grass
Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass
Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass - hard driving traditional bluegrass, from Pennsylvania
Chris Pandolfi
Panhandle Grass - premium Kentucky Bluegrass from the panhandle region of southern Ohio
David Parmley & Continental Divide
David Parmley & Continental Divide
Patent Pending
Patent Pending
Patuxent Partners - the high lonesome sound never goes out of style, from Maryland
Herb Pedersen
Perfect Strangers
Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass - an exciting blend of hard-driving bluegrass along with country, folk and original material, from Washington DC
Ken Perlman - melodic clawhammer banjo
The Philadelphia Bluegrass Band - authentic bluegrass sound and style, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stacy Phillips - the Dobro® & Fiddle Page
Phoenix Bluegrass - the old, the new, gospel and original material, from Virginia
pickin@bluegrass - an acoustic bluegrass band from Western Pennsylvania
Noam Pikelny - progressive 3-finger banjo
The Pine Hill Ramblers - original and traditional bluegrass from Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire
Pine Mountain Railroad - exciting new harmony sound, from Tennessee
The Piners - 1997 Winterhawk band contest winners, from Maine
Pinhook Creek - fine traditional and contemporary bluegrass entertainment from Huntsville/Madison, Alabama
Piper Road Spring Band - a unique acoustic/bluegrass style blending Irish fiddle tunes with American country, big band, novelty and space-aged Grateful Dead inspired jams
Planet Banjo - old time and old country music from Massachusetts
The Pluckers - an exciting and eclectic melange of bluegrass, rock, and country tunes, from Virginia
David Poland - "Fiddle Boy Extraordinaire", from Delaware
Porch Pickers - non-professional group from Missouri, playing not-for-profit functions free
Possum Hunters Bluegrass Band - high energy, foot stompin' bluegrass including traditional music and original tunes
DorNel Pratt
The Pretty Good Bluegrass Band - "The Twin Cities Showcase Bluegrass Ensemble", from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Primitive Mind
John Prine
Prospect Hill - one of the most exciting bands to emerge on the Cincinnati scene in the 1990s
PsychoGrass - instrumental bluegrass-based supergroup in the tradition of the great improvising modern jazz groups of the fifties and sixties, with Anger, Grier, Marshall, Phillips, and Trischka
Puddletown Ramblers - energetic shows, original tunes, bluegrass favorites and corn from Portland, Oregon
Puny Pickers
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Jack Quigley - singer, songwriter, musician; a mix of bluegrass, rock, folk, country, blues and gospel music
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Candy Rabbitt and Chesapeake Wind - "Red, White and Blue" music strongly rooted in bluegrass and the Appalachian story telling tradition
Candy Rabbitt and Chesapeake Wind -
Radio Flyer - no ordinary band
Railroad Earth
Missy Raines
Cliff Randall - from Maine
Rarely Herd
The Rarely Herd - 2003 SPBGMA "Entertaining Band of the Year"
Rattlesnake Hill - traditional bluegrass music with a contemporary flair, from Maryland
The Andy Rau Band
Marty Raybon
Real Bluegrass Music from Sweden !
James Reams - and the Barnstormers play traditional bluegrass music with force and soul
The Rebel Grass Band - original folk- and bluegrass-influenced music from Jacksonville, Florida
Red Mesa Rounders
The Red Stick Ramblers - a mixture of Cajun fiddle tunes, Western Swing, traditional jazz of the 1920s and 1930s alongside a steadily growing number of tradition-inspired originals
Red Wine
Reel Time Travelers
Harvey Reid - songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Maine
Lou Reid
Lou Reid and Carolina
Reiner Family Band - traditional bluegrass and oldtime styles to Irish, Cape Breton, swing, ragtime, Klezmer, and Cajun, from Massachusetts
John Reischman - one of the acoustic world's top-ranked mandolin players and composers
John Reischman and the Jaybirds - powerful original songs and instrumentals, soaring vocals and refreshing interpretations of songs from the old-time repertoire presented with their own bluegrass twist
John Reischman & the Jaybirds
Remington Ryde - the heart of Pennsylvania bluegrass
The Reno Brothers - continuing a music legacy springing from the classic innovative music of Don Reno, Red Smiley and the Tennessee Cut-ups
Reno Brothers
Don Reno - a tribute to a legend in bluegrass music
Don Wayne & Lori Reno - the Reno Family welcomes you!
The Reunion Band - tight vocal harmonies and solid traditional bluegrass sound, from Boston, Massachusetts
Rhythm Roundup Bluegrass Band - from Vancouver, BC, ridin' the range of bluegrass, folk and country
The Rice Brothers - Tony, Larry, Ronnie, and Wyatt
Larry Rice - bluegrass and folk music by one of the world's preeminent mandolin players
Tony Rice
Tony Rice
Tony Rice -
Tony Rice
Wyatt Rice and Santa Cruz
Kevin Richardson
Riders in the Sky - America's favorite cowboys
Don Rigsby & Midnight Call - powerful tenor and distinctive mandolin player
Travis Rinehart
RiverBluff Clan - the versatile "Americana" band from Memphis, Tennessee
Riverside Bluegrass Band - contemporary and classic acoustic bluegrass music from Central New Jersey
Riverside Bluegrass Band -
Riverside Drive - traditional "mountain" style bluegrass music from CT
Riverside Drive -
Roan Mountain Hilltoppers
The Roan Mountain Hilltoppers - old time mountain tunes and ballads, from Tennessee
Roanoke
Roaring Jelly - a Boston area contra dance band that has been playing together (in one incarnation or another) for 27 years
Butch Robins - legendary banjoist and former Blue Grass Boy
Butch Robins - legendary banjo innovator and former Bill Monroe Blue Grass Boy
Butch Robins - a banjo instrumental innovator and explorer, from Virginia
Andrew Roblin & the Pocono Mountain Men - from New York state
Rock Island Plow Company - high-energy technical music, from Ohio
Rootbound - a duo that takes the traditional sounds of Appalachian old-time, bluegrass, and early country music and brings them into the present, from Pennsylvania
Maria Rose Band
Phil Rosenthal - a nationally renowned singer, songwriter, recording artist and record producer, from Guilford, Connecticut
The Rosinators - good time bluegrass, cajun & gospel country blues with harmonies to die for, from the UK
The Rosinators - country / bluegrass / acoustic, from London, United Kingdom
The Rosinators - country / folk / blues, from London, United Kingdom
John Rossbach - traditional American folk music, from New York
John Rossbach - from New York state
Peter Rowan - this is the recommended entry page
Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan - (by Banjo in the Hollow)
Peter Rowan -
Peter Rowan -
Tom Rozum - a long-time fixture on the San Francisco Bay Area music scene, best known as the mandolinist and vocalist with Laurie Lewis
Tom Rozum
Tom Rozum - stepping into the national spotlight with an auspicious debut solo album
Rural Route - our band (under construction as of 10/13/99)
Rust Farm - champion flatpicker John McGann and mandolinist and amazing songwriter Chris Moore
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Salamander Crossing - one of the most unique sounds in acoustic music today, from western Massachusetts
The Salt and the Light - a powerful witness for God through gospel bluegrass music
Saltgrass - great bluegrass and gospel music, from South Texas
Jack Sanbower and The No Leeway Band - high energy, traditional bluegrass music with a contemporary flair, from Maryland
Jack Sanbower and The No Leeway Band -
Jack Sanbower and The No Leeway Band -
Sand Mountain Boys - traditional, hard-core bluegrass from Florida
Dean Sapp - from Maryland
Dean Sapp -
Dean Sapp and the Harford Express - 100% traditional bluegrass, from Maryland
Sassagrass - based on the "old school" North Carolina bluegrass sound
The Satyr Hill Band - five piece acoustic group which features superb vocal harmonies and fine-tuned arrangements, from Baltimore, Maryland
Tim Saunders - country - rock - bluegrass, from Tasmania, Australia
The Savannah Road - bluegrass from southwest VA and Kingsport, TN
The Seth Sawyer Band - from Vermont
Ed Schaeffer and Rattlesnake Hill - from Maryland
Mark Schatz
Mark Schatz
Mark Schatz & Friends
Becky Schlegel & True Blue - from the Twin Cities, Minnesota
Darrell Scott
Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs - by Peermusic
Second Edition
Second String Bluegrass Band - traditional bluegrass from Asheville, North Carolina
Second Wind - from PA
The Seldom Scene
Seneca Rocks - great music, awesome harmonies, and a helluva lotta fun
Set-N-Pretty - in Oklahoma
Shadymile - Southern Maryland's finest bluegrass
Shallow Creek - bluegrass gospel music with beautiful melodies and heartfelt lyrics, from Mississippi
The Shaw Brothers & Pete Milano - from the Washington, DC area
James Alan Shelton
Shenandoah Blue - dynamic bluegrass music, from Virginia
Shenandoah Blue
Shepherd Family
The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show - an American Roots Music band taking the world by storm
Shiloh Ridge - tight harmonies and great instrumentals, from York County, PA
Jon Sholle
ShoreGrass - a lively mix of traditional bluegrass, old-time, early country, gospel and folk songs as well as original pieces reflecting their roots in contemporary music, from Connecticut
ShoreGrass - "Bluegrass with attitude!", from Connecticut
The Short Corner Bluegrass Band
Side Saddle - country, Irish, Cajun, folk music and pure bluegrass from the Bay Area, California
Silk City
Silver Cloud Tradition - carrying on the tradition of the "high lonesome" sound
Rickie Simpkins
Sitze Family - an all acoustic gospel and bluegrass family group from Missouri
Herschel Sizemore - bluegrass mandolin player
Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs - Bluegrass Rules!
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Skystone - a unique blend of traditional bluegrass music, country ballads and a wide variety of bluegrass gospel songs, from Virginia
Slo-Grass - acoustic Americana from Massachusetts
Matt Slocum - bluegrass, blues and originals, from Virginia
Sloppy Joe
Beverly Smith & Carl Jones - the art of the duet
Craig Smith
Jan Smith Band - original roots music that is founded on well-crafted melodies, meaningful lyrics, and soulful singing
Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
Terry Smith - Nashville songwriter and traditional country singer
Terry Smith -
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike
The Smokehouse Allstars - specializing in bluegrass and contemporary acoustic music
Smokin' Grass - bluegrass from the soul, from Vermont
Smokin' Grass - another entry point
Smooth Kentucky - blends traditional acoustic bluegrass and country with folk funk and strong song writing to create an exhilarating musical experience
Smooth Kentucky - "musical lubrication for your ears!!", from Maryland
Mike Snider
Frank Solivan II - mandolinist with the U.S. Navy Band, "Country Current", from Washington, D.C.
Arnie Solomon - bluegrass mandolin
Sonrise - bluegrass gospel music, from Virginia
Soul Tractor - exciting bluegrass and fresh original song writing from Boulder, Colorado
The Sounds of Grass
Southern Accent
Southern Rail - original and traditional bluegrass from Boston, Massachusetts
Southern Rail -
Southland Band - not exactly bluegrass. While you are there visit the new: Wilkesboro/North Wilkesboro Musicians Page
Southland Band - Drake, Floyd & Bill
The SpareTime Bluegrass Band - Pizza Hut® International Bluegrass Showdown Midwest Regional Champions from Madison, Wisconsin
Larry Sparks - a gut-wrenchingly soulful singer and innovative guitar stylist with an unexcelled ear for a song, by Rebel Records
Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers - one of the few who has created a style while remaining true to the best traditions of bluegrass
Scottie Sparks - something interesting in bluegrass, by Doobie Shea Records
The Special Consensus
Special Ed and the Shortbus
Speidel, Goodrich, Goggin and Lille
Spinney Brothers - duet singing that is as tight as you'll find in bluegrass today, from Nova Scotia
Spontaneous Combustion - will satisfy any appetite with its fabulous picking and singing sure to make listeners grin, from Missouri
Spruce Pine Bluegrass Band - a traditional, solid and powerful Bluegrass band from The Netherlands, Europe
The Spud Puppies - a unique blend of bluegrass, country blues, and rock 'n' roll with a twist of gypsy jazz for good measure, played on traditional string instruments, from Indianapolis, Indiana
Squeeze Bayou
Stablehorse
Tim Stafford - one of the most respected bluegrass guitarists and songwriters in the business
Stained Glass Window
Stained Grass Window - from the Williamsport, PA area
Stained Grass Window -
Virgis Stakenas - artist, musician, member of
Art Stamper - Appalachian fiddler, bluegrass fiddler, and keeper of traditional music
Ron Stanfield - the Songbagger - writer of bluegrass and gospel
Stanley Brothers - by County Sales
Ralph Stanley - by Henry Horenstein
Dr. Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys
Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Star Canyon Band
Orrin Star - an award-winning guitarist and mandolin player who combines hot picking, cool singing and good humor, from Maryland
Johnny Statts & the Deliveryboys
Steep Canyon Rangers
Adam Steffey
The Larry Stephenson Band - "The Class of Bluegrass"
Steppin in It - blues, bluegrass, reggae, funk, zydeco, and jazz from East Lansing, Michigan
Beth and April Stevens
Beth and April Stevens -
Art Stevenson & High Water - a four piece bluegrass band from the heart of Wisconsin
The Stillhouse Jammers - a four-piece acoustic bluegrass band from New Hampshire playing an exciting style of what the band calls "Rural and Retro Grass"
Stillhouse Jammers - "Rural & Retro Bluegrass", from New Hampshire
The Stockwell Brothers - 100% organic acoustic/electric, vocal and groove oriented original music from Vermont
Gordon Stone Band - from Thelonius Monk to Earl Scruggs, Bach to Zappa...
Roni Stoneman - the youngest daughter of the pioneering country music family "The Stonemans"
Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band
Stoney Point - from New England and New York
Stoney Point - another entry point
Don Stover - by Henry Horenstein
Ferrell Stowe - SPBGMA Midwest's Dobro Player of the Year for nine years
Straight Drive
String Bean - Bluegrass/Americana, from Massachusetts
String Fever Bluegrass Band - based out of Northfield, MN
String Loaded - high energy, traditional bluegrass from British Columbia
Strings 'N' Things - bluegrass, gospel, old time rock and country with a "bluegrass twist", from Oklahoma
Stringtown - classic bluegrass and acoustic country from Boston, Massachusetts
Arnie Strynadka - the Uke-Cree fiddler
Chris Stuart and Backcountry - bluegrass band performing traditional bluegrass and Americana
Chris Stuart & Backcountry - from California
Chris Stuart and Backcountry -
Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart
Stump Hollow - traditional, contemporary, and orginal bluegrass and gospel from New York
Stumpwater - a comedy bluegrass show with smooth harmony from Mobile, South Alabama
Suggins Brothers - wide open, hard driving bluegrass music from Georgia
Sullivan Family - a Bluegrass Gospel group
Sunnyside Bluegrass Gospel - playing bluegrass gospel for about 24 years, from Limerick, Pennsylvania
Sunnyside Up - Chicago bluegrass and acoustic music group
Sunrise
Tim Surrett - southern gospel music & preaching
Bryan Sutton
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Tall Timber Boys - a traditional bluegrass band based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Barry and Holly Tashian
Dulcie Taylor
Todd Taylor - Grammy nominated 2004-2005-2006
Todd Taylor
Tut Taylor - the flatpickin' dobro man
Tut Taylor
Wayne C. Taylor
Wayne C. Taylor - unit director, emcee, lead vocalist and guitarist with Country Current, the United States Navy Band's country-bluegrass group in Washington, D.C.
The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band - old time country and bluegrass music
The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band - rib-tickling old time tunes, from Tennessee
Ernie Thacker and Route 23 - traditional bluegrass with a contemporary edge
Thee Reptile Ramblers - old time country, cowboy & bluegrass from Southern California
Chris Thile
IIIrd Tyme Out
IIIrd Tyme Out
IIIrd Tyme Out -
Ryan J Thomson - fiddling and folk music from New Hampshire
Three Cats and a Dog - a lively and eclectic mix of songs & fiddle tunes, in a variety of styles including Bluegrass & blues, Celtic & country, jazz & old time acoustic music, from Massachusetts
Three Tall Pines - traditional folk and bluegrass band, from Massachusetts
Jordan Tice - guitarist, from Maryland
Jordan Tice - "explosive hellbilly slaughter grass", from Maryland
Timberline Band
Timbre Wolves - a five-member acoustic band playing "old-time", celtic, a little bluegrass, and a spot of jazz, from Ohio
Tims Family Band - a bluegrass acoustic band from North Carolina
Tom, Brad and Alice - three musicians (Tom Sauber, Brad Leftwich, and Alice Gerrard) renowned for their contributions to traditional American music combine their talents in this performing ensemble
Too Blue - original bluegrass & swing music
Too Far Gone - traditional and contemporary bluegrass from the Washington, DC area, now defunct
Torzo - from Czechoslovakia
Carl Towns & the Remnant
A Trace of Blue
Traditional Heights - from Maine
Traditional Heights -
- from Maine
Artie Traum
Tony Trischka
Tony Trischka - revolutionized modern five-string banjo playing
Tony Trischka Band - provides new sonic realms for the banjo
Troublesome Creek - rarely does an old-time string band display such a potent mix of instrumental and vocal horsepower
LeRoy Troy - the "Tennessee Slicker", by Bill Brown
True Blue - the most exciting traditional band to come out of California in years
True North - indie-grass quintet combines traditional bluegrass instrumentation with soulful vocals, fat harmonies and folk-edged songwriting for a decidedly modern acoustic sound, from Oregon
TrueGrass - rendering vintage bluegrass music, from Connecticut
Heather Twigg - fiddler and vocalist, from Maryland
The Two Crew - Smoky Mountain Style Country Music, from Tennessee
Two High String Band - "Big Monroe in mind ..... with no fiddle or banjo"
Dan Tyminski
Dan Tyminski
Stan Tyminski & Rustic Blue - a traditional, hard-driving bluegrass band from New Hampshire
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Eric Uglum - an internationally known musician, producer and owner of New Wine Sound Studio in Southern California
Uncle Earl - "...the all female old-time band taking the festival scene by storm and winning the hearts of the pigtailed future of bluegrass worldwide."
Uncle Earl - Bluegrass / Acoustic / Country
Uncle Monk - an alt-country indie-bluegrass duo
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason - two of America's best-known folk musicians through their work on numerous PBS documentary soundtracks and as frequent guests on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion."
Ruth Ungar
Union Springs - from Kentucky
Unlimited Tradition - one of the most exciting new bluegrass bands to emerge during the 1990s, by Doobie Shea Records
The Urban Legends - an eclectic folk quartet blending traditional American folk music, jazz, country, and pop with a healthy dash of spunk and humor, from the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Joe Val - by Henry Horenstein
Jim Van Cleve
April Verch - Rounder recording artist from the Ottawa Valley
Scott Vestal
David Via and Corn Tornado
Frank Vignola's Gypsy Grass Collective - melding contemporary gypsy jazz, bluegrass, toe-tapping swing and front porch picking into a uniquely eclectic, upbeat sound of their own, from New York
Village Creek
Darrin Vincent
Rhonda Vincent - multi-instrumentalist, powerful vocalist and sensitive interpreter of lyrics
Vintage Blend - unique mix of traditional bluegrass, roots country, and mountain music, from the greater Washington DC area
VW Boys
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Gail Wade - Singer ~ Songcrafter, from Connecticut
Van Wagner
Frank Wakefield
Frank Wakefield
Cliff Waldron & the New Shades of Grass
Cliff Waldron & the New Shades of Grass -
Bradley Walker - country/bluegrass singer
The Larry Wallace Band - traditional bluegrass music since 2002, from Mississippi
Charlie Waller & The Country Gentlemen
Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen
Joe Walsh - a young mandolin player who uses his dazzling skills and invention on traditional musics, from Massachusetts
Warp 7 Ramblers
Dawn Watson and Dave Hardy - mandolin/guitar duo from Levelland, Texas
Doc Watson
Doc Watson - by Henry Horenstein
Doc Watson - American Folk Music Legend
The Wayfaring Strangers
WayStation - bluegrass/folk from Boston, Massachusetts
The Weavils - fun, funny, and play some danged good bluegrass, from Seattle, Washington
Darrell Webb - one of bluegrass music's favorite entertainers. Many of his fans recognize his powerful tenor/lead vocals and mandolin playing. In addition, he has gained recognition for mastering the guitar and banjo as wel
Tommy Webb - a fine, powerful singer with a distinctive voice, from out of the hills of Eastern Kentucky
Weekend Grass
The Weepers
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Well Strung - a not so traditional Bluegrass Band out of Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Pete Wernick - Dr. Banjo
Western Omelet - western swing from Boston, Massachusetts, now defunct
Travis Wetzel - "The Mad Fiddler"
Whiskey Puppy - dedicated to preserving americana roots music, while exploring early and contemporary bluegrass, from Oregon
Clarence White - discograph page
White Mountain Bluegrass - bluegrass and old time country music, from New Hampshire
Roland White's Bluegrass Mandolin Instruction/Roland White Band
White Sands Panhandle Band
White Water
Shannon Whitworth
Wide Open Spaces - "Bluegrass without Borders" - refreshing acoustic music from all over the map, from Massachusetts
Wild & Blue - stunning duet and trio harmonies and dazzling instrumentals, a favorite across the US and Canada
Wildfire
Wildfire - "smokin' hot bluegrass!"
The Wildwood Valley Boys - raw talent, heart, chemistry, and originality, from Indiana
Don Wiley
Wilkes Co. Bluegrass - two bands, a links page, and a joke page
Williams and Clark Expedition - one of bluegrass music's most requested groups in the genre
Jeanette Williams - by Doobie Shea Records
Jeanette Williams Band
Robin and Linda Williams - a thoughtful yet heartfelt blend of bluegrass, folk, old-time and acoustic country that truly merits the title of "American music"
Roger Williams
Willow Branch - traditional Virginia bluegrass
Page Wilson w/ Reckless Abandon
Windy Creek Bluegrass Band - from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Windy Ridge - based in Galax, Virginia
Mac Wiseman - one of the outstanding singers of all time
Mac Wiseman - by Henry Horenstein
Wolfe Bros. - unique old time sound
Woodchucks' Revenge - an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary folk music performed with an old time country sensibility, from Vermont
Norman Wright & The Travelers
Dede Wyland - "Dede Wyland's gifts of vocal virtuosity, musical expressiveness, and her sheer positive force of personality have made her a valued presence in modern acoustic music."
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
The Yates Brothers
Dwight Yoakam
Yonder Mountain String Band - original and traditional bluegrass from Nederland, Colorado
The Young Family - bluegrass gospel music
Vern Young - an old-time traditional country and bluegrass music entertainer with over half a century of performing, from Missouri
Artist's Schedules - performance schedules for artists who are represented in our books and videos
The Bluegrass Connection Performer Directory
Band List - New England and New York bands, including contact info
Performer Index
Valley Grass Band Profiles
Bluegrass Artists
, Fiddler Magazine, the Old-Time Herald, Bluegrass by the Bay, Bluegrass Breakdown, and other publications

Last updated February 19, 2009.
times since July 12, 2004.
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