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Songwriting guitarist Lynda Dawson and fiddler Pattie Hopkins step out of the full-on Kickin Grass Band to lay down intricately crafted female duets as refreshing as a spring Carolina evening. With guitar instrumentation topped with soulful fiddling, their natural blend

John Mark Batchelor, a self-taught banjo and guitar picker from Back Swamp, North Carolina, has been playing for about 12 years. He has a strong musical family background in southern gospel music, and played for Avery County, Roby Huffman and

‰ÛÏA certified mandolin icon‰Û (Mandolin Magazine), ‰ÛÏA new bluegrass instrumental hero‰Û (New York Times), Grammy Award winning instrumentalist Mike Compton, perhaps best known as the featured mandolin player on ‰ÛÏOh, Brother Where Art Thou‰Û, is one of the modern masters

"Pure Kentucky Bluegrass" , best describes the sound of The Kevin Prater Band. Those who pay close attention will hear echoes of The Country Gentleman and The Seldom Scene, especially in high lead vocals and polished harmonies. While

Mandolin and/or guitar. Performance, instruction, session work. Award winning mandolin player (first place at such festivals as Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Maury River Fiddler's Convention, Watermelon Park Festival, Deer Creek Festival etc. Bluegrass, Celtic, Old Time, Swing, Nepali, or "other" styles.

"Tributes" 2014 release is the third cd for Hurley Ridge. After their first cd with 9 originals, "Lost Track of Time" and a second release, "Hurleyriginals" which was a 16-song, all original cd they have decided to pay tribute to