Mike Gregory - Bass
"I started playing mandolin when I was 16 after my cousin showed me a few chords. I wanted to start out on banjo, but we only had a mandolin at the house. Soon after that I started playing with a group called B.G. Express. Within the next few years, I started playing some guitar, banjo, and bass. I have played and hepled out with numerous bands, such as: Killin' Tyme, Next Generation, Cumberland Gap, Briar Hoppers, James Monroe, Blue Calling, All American Bluegrass Band, Loadstone, Lifeboat Quartet, and Bluetown. I have picked with many great musicians and met a lot of good people along the way. I want to thank God for blessing me with the talent to play, and my wife, parents, and family for their support thru the years.
Dara Wray - Mandolin and Vocals
"This is my first actual band, and I'm so excited! I was raised on bluegrass, and have loved it my whole life. My Grandpa Lowell Denman was a well-known fiddler, and my father Dave Denman is an amazingly talented musician, and my hero. I've been blessed to grow up around the best musicians in the industry, and be related to extremely gifted pickers as well. When I was 17, my dad started showing me some chords on the guitar, and the rest is history. Between my husband Tony and my dad, I've got the world's best teachers!"
Tony Wray - Guitar and Vocals
"I was 13 when I started learning the guitar and banjo by studying old jazz recordings. A few years later I moved to Missouri to work with the Ezelle Family for a year and then on to the Shepherd of The Hills in Branson for 2 years. In 1999 I moved to Nashville, TN, to work for the Gibson Instrument company as the banjo supervisor .
While in Nashville, I became a freelance musician working with a veritable who’s who in bluegrass music, along with many notable country performers and studio musicians, such as: Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, Del McCoury, Randy Kohrs, Tim O’Brien, Sarah Evans, John Cowan, The Grascals, Mark Newton, Dave Denman, Wayne Benson, Casey Driessen, Jeff White, Bela Fleck, Scott Vestal, Tina Adair, Cherryholmes, Alecia Nugent, Roland White, Jesse McReynolds, Marty Stuart, Ron Block, Los Lobos, Jim Lauderdale, Shad Cobb, Tim Crouch, and Jeff Autry,
For the last 7 years my steady music gig has been with Opry member Mike Snider, and I continue to make regular Opry appearances. Looking forward to making great music with family and friends."
While in Nashville, I became a freelance musician working with a veritable who’s who in bluegrass music, along with many notable country performers and studio musicians, such as: Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, Del McCoury, Randy Kohrs, Tim O’Brien, Sarah Evans, John Cowan, The Grascals, Mark Newton, Dave Denman, Wayne Benson, Casey Driessen, Jeff White, Bela Fleck, Scott Vestal, Tina Adair, Cherryholmes, Alecia Nugent, Roland White, Jesse McReynolds, Marty Stuart, Ron Block, Los Lobos, Jim Lauderdale, Shad Cobb, Tim Crouch, and Jeff Autry,
For the last 7 years my steady music gig has been with Opry member Mike Snider, and I continue to make regular Opry appearances. Looking forward to making great music with family and friends."
