Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
The Kenny & Amanda Smith Band is one of the most highly respected Bluegrass bands in the industry, with the group winning International Bluegrass Music Association’s Emerging Artist of the Year Award in 2003 and Kenny twice winning IBMA’s Guitarist of the Year. When Kenny started his music career, he performed Southern Gospel music with his cousin at area churches where they began to build a loyal following. It was during this time that Kenny made his conversion to Christianity and eventually he moved into the Bluegrass genre with the Lonesome River Band but his heart stayed with his Christian roots. At a concert, Kenny met fellow Bluegrass artist Amanda, who had been praying to meet a Christian man who liked to play music. Their band debuted in 2001 and became of the most innovative new acts in Bluegrass music. Now they are poised to breakout into the Christian market where they will take their Bluegrass Gospel sound to churches and concert halls across the country fulfilling a ten-year dream of sharing the Lord’s message through song. www.kenny-amandasmith.com

Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike
Music has always been there for Valerie.  The child of musical parents, Valerie showed talent at an early age, and soon began singing rousing Baptist hymns in church, and later began to accompany her parents to play her fiddle and sing with local country and bluegrass musicians in her hometown of Holt and the surrounding area.  Not only did Valerie learn to sing in front of an audience, but she learned to be an entertainer as well, a skill which has endeared her to thousands of fans across the world. 
It didn't take Valerie long to get into the Nashville music scene, even while holding down a job with an advertising agency, and then teaching middle school music.  She formed the acoustic country group "Fresh Cactus" and played extensively in Nashville while honing her songwriting and performance skills.  Valerie's love for bluegrass music never waned, and while attending a festival in Franklin, she met old time musicians Junior and Betty Parker.  The Parkers quickly adopted Valerie, and invited her to play with them in the tiny Tennessee hamlet of Bell Buckle.  It was here that Valerie met local entrepreneur J. Gregory Heinike, owner of the Bell Buckle Café.  Valerie, J. Gregory, and Kraig Smith founded Bell Buckle Records and Valerie recorded her first highly acclaimed CD, "Patchwork Heart" and formed her band, Liberty Pike.   
Since then, Valerie's music has taken her from coast to coast and around the world.  She has become an ambassador of bluegrass music and has entertained music lovers in New York, London, Berlin, Dublin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and hundreds of other venues throughout the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe.  She has been the recipient of IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) awards and has been nominated for a Grammy Award as part of the Ralph Stanley "Clinch Mountain Sweethearts" project, and she has appeared on the famous Grand Ol' Opry as guest of hall of famer Charlie Louvin.   www.valeriesmithonline.com

Hillbilly Gypsies
The Hillbilly Gypsies are a West Virginia native string band who specialize in playing their own homegrown style of Appalachian old time music, mixed with a hard drivin' bluegrass sound. In addition to their original material, The Hillbilly Gypsies play an eclectic mix of traditional and quite often, not-so-traditional bluegrass standards and catchy old fiddle tunes.
The Hillbilly Gypsies are best appreciated jamming at a live show. They perform in the old fashioned style, around a single vintage style large diaphragm microphone. This "Old Timey" approach adds a high energy barn party atmosphere to their show. Watching the whole band work around the mic is like taking a trip back in time. It'll sure make you want to get up and dance!
Just like their music, the Gypsies play a diverse array of venues throughout the year, ranging from major outdoor music festivals, radio shows, coffee shops and club venues to weddings and private parties. From the finest of the theaters and concert halls to the rowdiest of the motorcycle rallies, The Hillbilly Gypsies have played em' all!  Formed in 2001 from a chance meeting in Morgantown WV, The Hillbilly Gypsies have been pickin'and grinnin' ever since. More than just a bluegrass band, The Hillbilly Gypsies are a close knit family, mindful of tradition yet bold explorers of new styles of acoustic music.  www.thehillbillygypsies.com

Randy Waller & the Country Gentlemen
Bluegrass has always been built on a solid foundation of old and new, but scarcely in such a lucky combination as with Randy Waller. Being the son of Country Gentlemen-legend Charlie Waller he brings a great name and a family heritage into his music. On the other side he belongs to the newer generation and went his own way in the music business before he returned to the pristine Bluegrass. He works with the same innovation, which once brought his dad to the top of the Bluegrass world. He was born in 1959 in Washington, D.C. and grew up with the music of the Country Gentlemen, and people like Eddie Adcock, Jimmy Gaudreau, Jerry Douglas, Doyle Lawson and many others were a part of the family. In the summer he went on tour with his dad and learned Bluegrass from the scratch. After the school he made a little career in Country music, but finally he returned to his Bluegrass family and joined the Gents in 2003. Randy has always been the greatest fan of his dad and is an appropriate replacement as lead singer and guitar player. He is on tour with Mark Delaney, David Kirk, and Gary Creed (the 'new' Country Gentlemen). Mark Delaney began as an eleven year old and learned to play the banjo from his grandfather with great success. He is heavily influenced by Earl Scruggs, his playing has brought him a lot of fame. Highlights in his career are the work with Charlie Waller and Buzz Busby as well as recording with Mike Auldridge and Frank Wakefield. David Kirk comes from a typical musical family, learned at an early age to play the mandolin and later on to sing tenor. He's been working with Southfork, the Hazel River Band and Virginia Blue. He hails from Virginia, where he still lives with his family. Gary Creed, too, learned not only to play the banjo and guitar from his grandfather, but the building of those instruments as well. He took over this business in the third generation. During his time with the navy he played in the Navy Bluegrass band "Dixie Almanac" all over Europe, and he has work and recordings with Jerry Butler, Ben Isaacs and Sonny Smith to his credits.  www.randywaller.com
 

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