Jake and Adam Bachman were born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Carolina. Jake began playing mandolin, writing and singing songs as a teenager and Adam picked up dobro in his early college years as they added in familial harmonies.

The core of the sound comes from Matt Corrigan’s intricate acoustic guitar work, and from the voice and nimble harmonica playing of Nathan Corrigan. Accents of accordion and waves of electric guitar give Tough Old Bird a sound that is at once modern and ancient.

“In the best possible way a genre train wreck, mixing the styles of reggae, indie, folk and disco into a frenetic musical fold. Pretend that Ani Difranco and Bob Marley had a child that goes bar hopping with Isaac Brock and you’ll have a pretty good idea of...

“A gifted songwriter and fine musician” -Sing Out Magazine 2019 Deep South Dulcimer Contest – 1st Place Mountain Dulcimer and 2nd Place Hammered Dulcimer

Klar rides on the Americana tradition of storytelling in his work, while bringing in the edge of modern folk/rock-inspired arrangements.

Standing in a row behind a line of microphones, or encircling a solitary mic for a sound reminiscent of the early bluegrass pioneers, they deliver hard-driving bluegrass music and infuse a healthy portion of country wit and wisdom into their comical banter on stage.

Eli’s idiosyncratic songwriting rekindles the primordial flames of age old teachings through prankster poetry and heart-song channelings.

Eli’s idiosyncratic songwriting rekindles the primordial flames of age old teachings through prankster poetry and heart-song channelings.

Guitar flatpicker Robert Shafer along with mandolin player Johnny Staats are two of West Virginia’s most decorated pickers. They’ve both appeared separately on the Grand Ole Opry, and both have won multiple awards for their work on their respective...