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Experience the Iconic Sam Bush Band Live, with Special Guest Opener: The Wyatt Ellis Band
Don’t miss out on the VIP Meet and Greet Dinner with Wyatt Ellis – Doors 5pm Dinner at 6pm, tickets are moving fast
A pioneering force in the progressive bluegrass scene since the mid-’60s, Sam Bush has extended the musical capabilities of the mandolin and the fiddle to incorporate a seamless blend of bluegrass, rock, jazz, and reggae. As the founder and leader of the New Grass Revival, Bush guided the evolution of modern hill country music. Together with the bluegrass supergroup Strength in Numbers, he pushed the traditions even further. During a five-year stint with the Nash Ramblers, he provided a diverse range of textures for the songs of Emmylou Harris. On his own, he has continued to explore an eclectic musical spectrum, topping the U.S. bluegrass, folk, and country charts with efforts like King of My World (2004), Storyman (2016), and Radio John: Songs of John Hartford (2022).
Bush was exposed to country music and bluegrass at an early age through his father’s record collection and, later, by Flatt & Scruggs’ television show. Buying his first mandolin at the age of 11, his musical interest was further piqued when he attended the Roanoke Bluegrass Festival in 1965. A child prodigy on the fiddle, he placed first at the national fiddle contest in Weister, Idaho three times in a row. Together with childhood friends Wayne Stewart and Alan Munde, later of Country Gazette, he formed a band and recorded his first album, Poor Richard’s Almanac, in 1969 — the same year he made his debut appearance on the Grand Ole Opry.
Wyatt Ellis Band
Wyatt Ellis has studied with mandolin masters, composed his own instrumental tunes, and transitioned from playing alone in his living room to performing seamlessly alongside bluegrass legends and Hall of Famers. Now the young musician has curated a collection of 12 original songs, written when he was 12 years old, for an unprecedented debut album for release in 2023.