Peter Rowan

Considering his professional career began in 1964 and it still continues today, means that Peter has been performing for five plus decades. There's no stopping this man! His first band was Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys where he was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist. They were playing bluegrass music, but Bill Monroe's version always contained more blues than the usual style of bluegrass music and Peter preferred this style. Peter remained with the band for two and a half years before moving on to other musical endeavors. He was in a number of rock, folk and bluegrass combinations over the years; including joining up with Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements and John Kahn. They formed the legendary bluegrass band Old & In The Way. This was also when Peter penned the classic hit "Panama Red" which the New Riders of the Purple Sage made into a hit.

After years of playing in band after band, Peter decided to embark on his own solo career. During this time, he released critically acclaimed albums like Dustbowl Children, Yonder, The First Whippoorwill and Bluegrass Boy. This is how Peter earned a Grammy and also became a six-time Grammy nominee. He is a bluegrass singer-songwriter with both an amazing solo career and a bandleader career. He performs internationally as a solo act. When he is in the states though, he performs with his three bands: The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, The Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet and the rocking band called The Free Mexican Air Force.

The Travelin' McCourys

The Travelin' McCourys live up to the travelin' part of their name! They are 21st century musical pilgrims and adventurers. They can be found both on the road and online, but you really won't want to miss them live. The band is bluegrass legend Del McCoury's sons Ronnie and Rob along with Jason Carter, fiddler, and Alan Bartram, bass. They are loved and respected by bluegrass faithful, but they are always trying to find ways to make things fresh. They have started teaming up with other bands and other sounds and the results have been amazing. Recently, they played with The Allman Brothers at Wanee Fest and brought the house down at Warren Haynes' Annual Christmas Jam. They had a jam with the Lee Boys that was the highlight of the evening. It was an awesome combination of sacred steel, R&B and bluegrass and once the video hit the internet, The Travelin' McCourys were entertaining an entirely new legion of fans. String musicians you and old are yearning to share the stage with The Travelin' McCourys.

Bluegrass has never sounded so good....don't miss it at Penn's Peak!