Blue Ridge Gathering

Knoxville based Blue Ridge Gathering are Cody Bauer on fiddle, Jessica Watson on banjo and guitar and Duck Ryan on banjo and guitar. Their music is based on regional old-time traditions along with some more modern arraignments and original compositions. Formed in 2022, the band took first place in the neo-traditional band category at the 2024 Appalachian String Band Music Festival in Clifftop, West Virginia and second place in 2023.