Who's Who?

The Roys are a bluegrass and songwriting duo comprised of siblings Lee Roy and Elaine Roy. They were born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts but grew up north of the border in Coal Branch, New Brunswick, Canada, where they were exposed to bluegrass and old-time music.

https://www.facebook.com/theroysmusic/

Mike Compton was befriended and mentored by Bill Monroe, the acknowledged Father of Bluegrass Music, Mike Compton is one of today’s foremost interpreters of Monroe’s genre-creating mandolin style. Mandolin students from around the world make the pilgrimage to his annual Monroe Mandolin Camp in Nashville, TN, where Compton and a select handful of other experts teach everything from the basics of bluegrass mandolin to the most intimate details of Monroe’s endlessly inspiring mandolin style.

https://www.mikecompton.net/

Becky Buller is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter from St. James, Minnesota, who has written songs included on multiple Grammy-winning albums, including Crooked Tree by Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Laws of Gravity by the Infamous Stringdusters, and The Travelin' McCourys.

https://beckybuller.com/

Doyle Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is a legendary American bluegrass mandolinist, vocalist, and producer known for forming the influential band Quicksilver in 1979. A 2012 International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductee, Lawson is celebrated for pioneering tight, four-part harmony gospel in bluegrass. He retired from touring in 2021 after a nearly six-decade career. 

https://www.doylelawson.com/home

Carolyn Routh of Nu-Blu is a North Carolina-based Billboard-charting bluegrass and Americana band, led by husband-and-wife duo Carolyn and Daniel Routh. Celebrating over 20 years, they are known for blending traditional roots with contemporary storytelling, featuring Carolyn (vocals/bass), Daniel (vocals/guitar), and bandmates. 

https://nu-blu.com/

Shawn Lane is three-time GRAMMY Nominee and 28-time IBMA Award winner with Blue Highway.

He has toured or recorded with Ricky Skaggs, Lee Ann Womack, Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski, Doyle Lawson, Larry Sparks, Kenny Chesney, Jerry Douglas, and Willie Nelson, among others.

Shawn is an explosive vocalist and instrumentalist, as well as a respected songwriter.  Shawn was nominated as 2015 IBMA Songwriter of the Year, and has penned such iconic songs as The Game, Sycamore Hollow, and Tears Fell on Missouri.

Lane played in the bands of both Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver prior to becoming a founding member of Blue Highway in 1994.

As a solo artist, Shawn has charted two Number 1 songs  ~ “I Met the Man” and “One More” ~ on the Bluegrass charts in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

At Clemson University, Shawn founded and served as director of the Bluegrass Music Program, head of the Bluegrass Ensemble, and taught Commercial Songwriting from 2019 to 2022.

https://shawnlanemusic.com/home

Larry & Joe is a Venezuelan-Appalachian folk duo formed in 2021 in North Carolina, featuring multi-instrumentalists Larry Bellorín and Joe Troop. They blend traditional Llanera music and bluegrass—a fusion termed "latingrass"—to highlight the intersection of their cultures and shared immigrant experiences. 

https://www.larryandjoe.com/

Luke Bulla has been singing and playing music most of his life. Touring with and singing in his family band from age four, Luke took up the fiddle at seven.

Over the course of the next few years, he won the National Fiddle Contest (in Weiser, Idaho) six times in his respective age categories. His seventh win came in the Grand Champion division at age sixteen, making him the youngest to have earned the title at the time. Entering Nashville’s Grand Master Fiddle Championship at age ten, Luke distinguished himself by being the youngest person to have made the top ten.

In addition to violin, Luke plays guitar and mandolin, and sings and writes songs.

https://lukebulla.com/home