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Stellar Bluegrass from Grammy Nominated & International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Momentum Award Winners
Nick Dumas is a three time IBMA award winner and a former member of the Grammy nominated Special Consensus. Originally from Washington State and a founding member of Northern Departure and North Country Bluegrass. After being signed to Nashville's Skyline Records, he released his 2022 title, "Details," which garnered a 2023 Song of the Year award from SPGBMA. That same year, Nick was nominated by the IBMA for the Momentum Vocalist of the Year award. Nick now lives in Wisconsin and fronts his own band, Nick Dumas & Branchline.
Chris Luquette is a 2 time Grammy nominated guitarist from Seattle, now based in Brooklyn. He spent 11 years touring with renowned progressive bluegrass combo Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen. FSDK performed on 4 continents, played the legendary Grand Ol Opry in Nashville twice, and made appearances at such festivals as Telluride Bluegrass, Wintergrass, RockyGrass and DelFest. A 2013 recipient, he was the first musician to win the IBMA’s first Momentum award for an instrumentalist. With Dirty Kitchen , Chris also received multiple IBMA awards, and 2 Grammy nominations for the records Cold Spell and If You Can’t Stand The Heat on Compass records(Nashville).
Andrew Knapp (of the Warren G. Hardings) began plucking bass as a youngster, spending days in his basement learning the ever important Zeppelin catalog to supplement the public school repertoire of Beethoven and Basie. After a subsequent degree in Music at Whitworth University, his search for a place in society led him to the whims of folk and bluegrass. True to his roots, he is leaving his modern mark on the traditional tunes of America’s past.
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