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Genres
  
Bluegrass, Americana

Website
  
Official site

Years active
  
2008 – Present

Genre
  
Bluegrass

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Members
  
Amber Starr Hollis, Mark Garrison, Shawn Hart, Adam Rambin, Roman Gaddis, Patrick Chisolm

Origin
  
Maysville, Georgia, United States (2008)

Albums
  
Ready For A Change, Mill Grinder's Blues, Live At the Melting Point

Record labels
  
Rogue Records, Bluebilly Grit

Similar
  
Packway Handle Band, Nothin' Fancy, Dailey & Vincent, Steep Canyon Rangers, J D Crowe

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BlueBilly Grit, commonly abbreviated BBG, is an American bluegrass band originating from Maysville, Georgia. The band is a sextet composed of female and male vocals, acoustic guitar, upright bass, mandolin, fiddle, and banjo. BlueBilly Grit has released two albums — Mill Grinder's Blues (2009), Ready For A Change (2011) and Live at the Melting Point (2013). In 2012, BlueBilly Grit won the Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition. In addition, BlueBilly Grit has performed in numerous radio and television broadcasts, including Nuts and Bolts of Fishing which aired on Turner South and the Moby in the Morning Show which airs on WNGC.

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2008 - Present

Since forming in 2008, BlueBilly Grit has released two albums, Mill Grinder’s Blues and Ready For A Change. The albums showcase the songwriting talents of Mark, Shawn, and Amber and feature driving bluegrass rhythms with modern lyrics and seamless harmonies. Upon their albums' success, BlueBilly Grit has been playing countless festivals and venues across the United States. BlueBilly Grit hosts the annual Tony and Ann Lanuario Festival that honors a former band mate and wife who died in an automobile accident in early 2009. In 2012, BlueBilly Grit won the Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition. In early 2013, BlueBilly Grit published a live DVD and album, Live at the Melting Point, which was recorded in late 2012 at the Melting Point in Athens, GA and produced by Lifesprings Media.

Lineup

  • Amber Starr Hollis - Vocals
  • Mark Garrison - Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar and Vocals
  • Shawn Hart - Guitar and Vocals
  • Adam Rambin - Upright Bass
  • Roman Gaddis - Mandolin
  • Patrick Chisolm - Fiddle and Vocals
  • Songs

    There Is A TimeMill Grinder's Blues · 2009
    Winter WindsMill Grinder's Blues · 2009
    Banks of The OconeeMill Grinder's Blues · 2009

    References

    BlueBilly Grit Wikipedia