Grit City Grass

Grit City Grass is a Bluegrass band located in Crozet, Virginia.[1] The band is made up of four musicians who play a wide range of traditional instruments[2] and their recordings receive regular airplay on Bluegrass Sunday Morning on WNRN.

Grit City Grass
Also known asGrit City
OriginCharlottesville, VA, USA
GenresBluegrass
Years active2005-present
Websitehttp://www.gritcitygrass.com
MembersZeek Shifflett
Fred Anderson
J.W. Brown
Liza Flood

Members

  • Zeek Shifflett - guitar, lead vocal
  • Fred Anderson - mandolin, dobro, lead and backup vocal
  • J.W. Brown - upright bass, lead and tenor vocal
  • Liza Flood - fiddle, backup vocal
  • Brandon Johnson - banjo, lead and backup vocal

Recordings

The band recorded two self-produced albums:

  • Rumble Of The Rails
  • Days We Turned to Years

Awards

  • Fred Anderson - First place, dobro, VFMA Festival
  • J.W. Brown - First place, male vocal, VFMA Festival
  • J.W. Brown - Judge's Award, two years in a row, Maury River Fiddler's Convention
  • Liza Flood - Winner, fiddle contest, Rocky Grass Bluegrass Festival
  • Grit City Grass - First place, Maury River Fiddler’s Convention
  • Grit City Grass - First place, VFMA Festival

References

  1. "Lacy & Sam - VirginiaLiving.com". virginialiving.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  2. "Grit City Grass". 20south.net. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
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