Success for ‘Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out’ was nearly an overnight occurrence for this group after its forming in 1991. Led by the International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) 2-time "Male Vocalist Of The Year", Russell Moore, IIIrd Tyme Out, consisting of Moore (guitar), Steve Dilling (banjo), Justen Haynes (fiddle), Wayne Benson (mandolin), and Edgar Loudermilk (bass), has walked away with IBMA's "Vocal Group Of The Year" award 7 consecutive years. All in all, the band has garnered 50 industry awards since their inception in 1991. Their a cappella renditions of many songs, featuring one of the most respected lead vocalists of all time, can rarely be matched and their superb instrumentation, from some of the best musicians in the business, provides even more quality sound to their rich vocal blend.

Donna Ulisse

Country music fans remember Donna Ulisse from her time as a traditional country artist on Atlantic Records in the 1990’s with national television appearances on “Hee Haw”, NBC’s “Hot Country Nights”, “Nashville Now” and “Crook and Chase. Bluegrass fans are getting to know her for her songwriter driven brand of bluegrass, often called “bluegrass without borders” after enthusiastically receiving her 2007 release “When I Look Back” as well as her current release “Walk This Mountain Down”, both produced by guitarist Keith Sewell and both self-penned collections of songs. “Walk This Mountain Down” is currently in the top 30 of the Americana Music chart. Ulisse’s show with her band The Poor Mountain Boys offers the audience a unique insight into the stories behind many of the songs she has written as well as some great picking.