how fabulous his playing has become. Taste and technical brilliance abound. The bands vocals are also smooth and inviting and the arrangements are inventive. Give these guys a listen and you’ll be amply rewarded with their rich musical tapestry..." – TONY TRISCHKA (Psychograss, Tony Trischka and Skyline, Rounder recording artist)

-rary. This new recording showcases that very well with the wide range of material selected. Every musician on here contributes solidly to

think music fans will enjoy this project very much - I sure have!” – TERRY BAUCOM (Boone Creek, Dolye Lawson and Quicksilver, Mashville Brigade)

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– STEVE SMITH, (Steve Smith & Hard Road, Cloud Valley

is a high energy, high mountain “bluegrass explosion,” that features the amazing banjo playing of

Tristan Scroggins. Tristan is also an

band also features incredible bluegrass vocals, led by the powerful voice of front man Greg Blake. Greg has twice been nominated for SPBGMA’s “Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year” award and his phenomenal bluegrass guitar playing has earned him 9 nominations and an amazing 5 consecutive wins as SPBGMA’s Guitarist of the Year! Annie Savage brings to the group strong vocals and an

approach. She is a conservatory trained musician with 15 years teaching experience and is a great instructor as well as performer! Check out her teaching at . KC Groves founded the all girl band Uncle Earl and is truly a force to be reckoned with! Having recorded with such greats as Charles Sawtelle and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin and toured internationally for many years, KC is an internationally renown musician and song-writer. She teaches through Planet Bluegrass and is a fabulous addition to the project.

comfort with various banjo styles again and again - no mystery about how he won so many banjo contests. All of these musicians play and sing so well together and the material presented is very well chosen. This band should have a very bright future in the world of bluegrass music!"

-- GREG CAHILL (Founder of Special Consensus and former President of the IBMA)

“Your rendition of Bill Emerson's number is just mind-blowingly hot…total nuclear meltdown” – JOHN SHELDON (Secretary- Scottish Bluegrass Assn.)

“I am a big fan of your playing” – SCOTT VESTAL (Sam Bush Band)

of the banjo” – ANDY OWENS (Founder of the Andy Owens Project and former president of the IBMA)

the tradition down and folks love working with the band as well as watching them perform!

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR PERFORMANCES IN 2012 - 2013

• SPBGMA Midwest Awards Show and Bluegrass Festival - Je�erson City, Missouri• Kansas Bluegrass Association Winter Festival - Wichita, Kansas• Durango Meltdown - Durango, Colorado• Bluegrass at the Fair - Pueblo, Colorado• Steve Kaufman Acoustic “Kamp” – Maryville, Tennessee• The “Charles” - Gold Hill, Colorado• Wyoming State BBQ Championship and Bluegrass Festival - Worland, Wyoming• Nedfest - Nederland, Colorado• Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Festival - Santa Fe, New Mexico• (Headlined) 1st Annual Mammoth Bluegrass Festival - Mammoth Lakes, California• Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society Fall Camp - Camp He Ho Ha, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada• Coushatte Ranch Bluegrass Festival - Bellville, Texas• Four Corners Area Bluegrass Festival - Wickenburg, Arizona• Blythe Bluegrass Festival – Blythe, California• Silver Dollar City Bluegrass Festival - Branson, Missouri• Mountain View Bluegrass Festival – Mountain View, Arkansas

has won numerous contests and awards in his career, including the prestigious National Bluegrass Banjo Championship, and dozens of state, regional and local banjo contests.

bluegrass, including David Peterson, Steve Kaufman, Peter Rowan, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Mark Schatz, David Grier, Jerry Douglas, The Dixie Chicks, etc.

Tornadoes, an elite music society whose membership

includes such Texas legends as Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnny Winter and Billy Gibbons (of ZZ Top), etc.

He has performed in Russia, Mexico, Japan, Canada, etc.

and abroad; 2011 and 2012 at the Steve Kaufman

performed and taught at the Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia on the island of Borneo.

Tristan Scroggins

been playing for less than 6 months, and he was hooked. He has since won numerous contests, including the New Mexico State Mandolin Championship (twice) and the Arizona State Mandolin Championship (2009). Tristan is currently a senior at Cherry Creek High School.

Greg Blake was born in southern West Virginia and from there acquired his love for bluegrass and mountain music.

and has been nominated for that honor a total of 9 times, as well as being nominated twice for Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year.

Annie Savagesinging. Annie grew up in Iowa and began playing and performing at a very early age. She later spent six years on the road

Interlochen, the Boston Conservatory, Berklee (on performance/academic scholarship), the Oberlin Conservatory, and she has earned a MMed from the University of Colorado Boulder.

KC Grovesband’s sound and her presence strongly contributes to its Colorado identity. KC also has family ties to West Virginia, however, she grew up in a musical family in Michigan where she was a founding member of the well-known all “g’earl” old

Colorado. That project eventually made her a Coloradoan in fact as well as in spirit.

FOR BOOKING CONTACT:JEFF SCROGGINSP.O. Box 372405 • Denver, CO 80237505-363-8399 • Jvbanjo5@gmail.com

VISIT OUR WEBSITES:www.je�scrogginsandcolorado.com • www.tristanscroggins.com