The Shoal Creek Band was formed in 1985 and has become one of North
Georgia's most popular bluegrass music groups.
Shoal Creek's versatile repertoire ranges from the traditional styles
of Flatt & Scruggs and Bill Monroe and the mountain style of the Stanley
brothers to the more progressive styles exemplified by the Seldom Scene
and Alison Krauss. Their primary goal for each performance is to keep the
audience entertained, so that in addition to singing and playing solid,
tight and tasteful selections, they relate to their listeners and have fun
together. They enjoy what they do and it shows!
The Band performs primarily at concerts, private gatherings and festivals
in North Georgia and the Southeast. A few gospel songs are usually included
on the program and the band does several all gospel performances each year.
Jim Bennett - Guitar & Vocals
In addition to his singing versatility and solid
guitar work, Jim handles most of the talking for the performances and is
adept at keeping the show moving and getting the audience involved. He is
a North Georgia native, a lifelong musician and entertainer, and an original
member of the Shoal Creek Band.
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Steve Welsch - Fiddle & Vocals
A versatile and talented fiddler, Steve is adept
at hard driving bluegrass, slow waltzes, Irish music and old-time fiddle
tunes. His bass vocals round out the band's four part harmony singing. Steve
is another lifelong musician who has played with many groups, including
the Southern Crescent Band of Athens, Georgia.
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Lee Hiers - Dobro & Vocals
Lee has been involved in bluegrass music for over 25
years, and in addition to playing with several groups including Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike and Dixieliner, has made guest appearances
with many bands in the Southeast. Originally a guitarist, Lee made the switch
to dobro because of the additional textures it adds to the bluegrass sound.
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Scooter Dryden - Banjo & Vocals
Scoot has moved from bass to banjo which is his main
instrument. A versatile picker who plays a hybrid of Scrugss/Crowe/Reno style banjo
that is all his own. You may have seen him play banjo with
Kindlin' or Dixieliner.
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Chris Williamson - Bass
Chris is the newest member of Shoal Creek, replacing Scooter on bass when he moved over to banjo. We're having a fine time picking with Chris and he's doing an excellent job holding everything together. Chris is also currently touring as a member of Randy Kohrs' band The Lites.
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