MEMBER BANDS
For booking, please contact bands directly. Trust us, you can't go wrong with any of these folks!
If you're interested in becoming a member band, please email us at swbmai@gmail.com
Madison, WI
Annie & the Oakies
Mark Schlutt
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Drawing from Americana, bluegrass, and old time influences, Annie & the Oakies have become mainstays of the Madison, WI, acoustic music scene.
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Babcock, WI
Art Stevenson & Highwater
Art Stevenson
715-884-6996
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Hard driving Bluegrass music
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Blanchardville/Madison, WI
Down From the Hills
Pat Downing
608-527-2472
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Traditional bluegrass, cajun, country, folk and all styles we can, that fit our acoustic instruments
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Rock Springs, WI
Driftless Bluegrass Band
Tim Dement
608-213-8485
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Driftless is a bluegrass jam band that has a dedication to making good music for a good cause and plays many charitable events.
Waukesha County, WI
Genesee Ridge Bluegrass Band
Richard Schwartz
262-719-3549
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Genesee Ridge is dedicated to moving Bluegrass music forward and keeping strong the acoustic nature of the genre.
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Southern Wisconsin
Grass Attack
Jeff Wagner
815-238-3770
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Grass Attack plays a range of styles from Folk and Country to Newgrass and Bluegrass.
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Madison, WI
The Grazers
Tom Waeltz
414-339-4265
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The Grazers come together as bluegrass devotees to interpret the songs, also drawing influence from folk, country and other derivatives of American roots music.
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Madison, WI
Holler Home
Julie Cherney
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Holler Home mixes classic Bluegrass with a selection of popular covers.
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Belcher, KY
The Kevin Prater Band
Stacey Wright
740-641-7884
https://www.thekevinpraterband.com/home
The Kevin Prater Band delivers their unique "Coal-Fired Pure Kentucky Bluegrass."
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Madison, WI
Northern Comfort
Tony Hozeny
608-215-7676
northerncomfortbluegrass.weebly.com
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A Bluegrass and vintage country band featuring high lonesome vocals and harmonies, a driving beat, and tight instrumental passages.
Madison, WI
Sandhill Strangers
Alex Weldy
608-234-2579
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The Sandhill Strangers are a Madison-area String Band aimed at marrying the time-honored aesthetics of traditional acoustic music with an open-minded, contemporary approach.
Madison, WI
Soggy Prairie
Kodey Feiner
608-444-4583
soggyprairie.com
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Soggy Prairie puts on a show that demonstrates the versatility and broad appeal of string music.
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Madison, WI
Sorry Mountain
Brad Wolbert
608-333-5835
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Sorry Mountain plays Bluegrass standards as well as swing and country tunes done bluegrass-style, with crowd-pleasing 3-part harmonies and energy to spare.
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Monona, WI
The SoundBillies
David Huntley
608-279-1262
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Americana music with a Bluegrass sound, including traditional and contemporary songs, as well as folk and blues.
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Madison, WI
Sparetime Bluegrass Band
Bob Batyko
608-575-9945
https://sparetimebluegrass.com/
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A Bluegrass institution in Madison, WI
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Chicago, IL
Special Consensus
Maria Nadauld (Above the Bay Booking)
510-828-6961
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International touring Compass Records artists with 2 GRAMMY nominations and multiple IBMA awards
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Madison, WI
Strings to Roam
Stephanie Ramer
608-446-0430
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Strings to Roam puts their own twist on traditional and contemporary tunes, and features many storytelling originals, with multi-part vocal harmonies and great humor.
Madison, WI
They Talk TOO Much (ttTm)
Bob Batyko
608-575-9945
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Generationaly separated but both ready to take center stage, Bridger and Bobby present fiddle and folk tunes with commentary. It is for you to decide which one the band is named after.