Blue Ridge Mountains ..

Balsam Range Band is from North Carolina -
Haywood County -

Balsam Range took their name from this, since they all live in the area -

Balsam Mountains, are in the mountain region of western North Carolina, United States. The Great Balsams are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which in turn are a part of the Appalachian Mountains. [ Wikipedia ]

as Buddy said in WUNC interview .. "we all live within 10 min. of each other" -

band members are:
Buddy Melton .. lead vocals / fiddle / bass -
Caleb Smith .. vocals / guitar [the one he had at the concert, he had made] -
Tim Surrett .. vocals / bass / dobro / MC -
Darren Nicholson .. harmony vocals / mandolin -
Marc Pruett .. five-string banjo -

each of these musicians has performed with legends in the music industry -
there isn't a weak link in this bunch -

hope you will enjoy some of their music on YouTube -
here is the song at the concert end - '' Ruby ''

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j06J1IDZis

p.s. Turn up your speakers !

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