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CHRIS SMITH ("Bird")
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Hometown: Knox, IN
Instruments: Banjo, Bass, Guitar, & harmonica
Musical Influences: Flatt & Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, John
Cougar and CCR
Most Common Phrase: " Hey Slim, let's do one more"
Hobbies: Watching sports and women
Marital Status: Happily engaged
Chris
plays banjo and sings lead and harmony vocals. Chris started
playing banjo at age eight and only stops playing music long
enough to watch sports. Chris is the life of the party most
of the time.
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JUSTIN FORD
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Hometown: College Grove, TN
Instruments: Dobro Guitar, Banjo, and Guitar
Musical Influences: Seldom Scene, Marshall Tucker Band, Steve
Miller
Most Common Phrase: "It's not hard"
Hobbies: Hunting, outdoors
Marital Status: Hitched
Justin grew up playing in the family bluegrass/gospel band from
as early as age ten. Justin plays the Dobro® guitar or otherwise
known as "the six strang tuned like a five strang thang."
He also sings lead and harmony vocals with the band. He says
"bluegrass has always been my favorite kind of music."
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Matt Ford ("Big Boy")
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Hometown:
College Grove, TN
Instruments:
Guitar, Bass, Mandolin (kinda), dulcimer (in a way), banjo (with
a hair comb), kazoo (proficiently), and tenor guitar
Musical Influences: Lee Roy Parnell, Doc Watson, Carter Stanley,
all classic rock
Most Common Phrase: "One more time"
Hobbies: Hunting, camping
Marital Status: Hitched w/ two youguns'
Matt
started playing guitar at age twenty in the family band. He
also played in several country bands and had small success as
a songwriter. He plays guitar and sings lead harmony vocals.
Matt says he's back where his heart has always been ...
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SAMUEL
"Lou" MORGAN
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Hometown:
Vivian, LA
Instrument:
Bass, cello
Musical Influences: King Crimson, Edgar Meyer, Ween
Most Common Phrase: "Chaka Kahn"
HOBBIES: Riding police bikes
Marital Status: Hitched
Lou plays bass and sings lead and harmony vocals for the band.
Lou's style derives from classical, jazz, blues... you name
it. His carefree attitude and his unique style of playing bass
adds charm and character to the band.
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