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JOHN ROSSBACH can lift you with the lilt of an old time mandolin melody, rivet you with a lowdown slide-guitar blues and fire you up with a driving banjo breakdown! John's egregious puns and outrageous tall tales thrill audiences of all ages. Born in the mountains of West Virginia, John relocated to Upstate New York in 1984. He is best known as the bandleader for the highly-acclaimed bluegrass ensemble, John Rossbach & Chestnut Grove. He's received eight Meet the Composer awards and appeared on numerous radio and television programs for the Nashville Network, the Public Broadcasting System, the BBC, CBS, and the Canadian Broadcasting System. He's recorded on the largest independent label in the world, Rounder Records, and also on the Copper Creek, Marimac and Alcazar labels. He is the staff guitarist for Midwest Banjo Camp and for Mandolin Camp North, Banjo Camp North and Old Time Camp North. John worked at the prestigious Augusta Heritage Center in West Virginia for twelve years. John has performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Chautauqua Institution, the Champlain Valley Folk Festival, Old Songs, Winterhawk, the Ashokan Dance Camp, the Brandywine Mountain Music Convention and the West Virginia Appalachian Stringband Festival. |
