Drew Walden
Drew Walden has been immersed in music his entire life. Growing up in a bluegrass family in the Appalachian foothills, every gathering turned into an opportunity to play. His grandfather, Papaw Odell, began teaching him banjo in the fifth grade. Drew’s love for music truly took off in middle school when he joined the jazz […]
Wesley Cepin
Wesley Cepin is a multi-instrumentalist with 20,000 hours of music instruction on multiple instruments and plays guitar with the Appalachian Stringband as well as doing vocals. He is currently the piano player at Westwood Baptist Church in Cleveland, Tennessee. Wes is passionate about all different styles of music and loves the diversity of multiple genres. […]
Matt Parks
Matt Parks has been performing for 25 years in various genres, especially jazz, swing, bluegrass, and choral music. In addition to mandolin, Matt plays jazz guitar, flugelhorn, plectrum banjo, and several other less useful instruments! He has a masters degree in music education and is currently working on his PhD in theological studies with an […]
Nate DeMaria
Nate DeMaria is a different type of violinist. Armed with the same classical technique as the symphony players, he easily pivots between fiddle styles improvising in Bluegrass, Jazz, Country, Blues, Ragtime, Rock, and Mountain Music. Showing this ability early on, he founded the Dave Matthews Tribute Band in 2004 and toured nationally for the rest […]
Stephen Brannen
Stephen Brannen has been a professional musician for over 35 years – in Nashville, across the U.S., and abroad. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2015 after 20 years as a guitarist in the Air Force band career field, having played for millions over the years and covering a wide range of styles to include […]
Logan Cross
Logan Cross, 25-year-old from Cleveland, TN. Logan began playing the banjo and singing at the age of 16, while in the theatre. Logan also played for The Deep River Boys and currently plays in his band Wilson and Cross. He has also played on stages such as the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Logan works […]
Logan Fowler
Logan Fowler is a classically trained violinist and fiddler with a passion for Irish Celtic and traditional music. In addition to violin and fiddle, she also plays piano and enjoys performing a wide range of genres, from classical and jazz to folk music. Logan is currently a senior at Lee University, studying Music Technology and […]
Stacey Everett
Stacey has had a love of music, and in particular guitar, since he was about 5 years old. He had two uncles who played rock and roll and country music and was amazed by them. After one of the uncles saw Stacey’s interest in guitar, he took him aside and showed him some chords and […]
Tom Castello
A lifelong musician, Tom Castello began studying piano at age 9 and grew up singing and playing in church. By age 15, he joined his first country and folk music group in Middle Tennessee, beginning a journey that would lead him through years of performance, study, and collaboration. He studied voice and music in college […]