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Thursday, September 02, 2010
Frank Ray - mandolin, lead and harmony vocals

Currently of Hillsboro, Mo., Frank has been playing in bluegrass bands since 1964.  Mandolin player for the group, he sings tenor, low baritone and lead.  A veteran songwriter, he has written many outstanding songs and instrumentals over the years that have earned him several Song Writer of the Year Awards and in August of 2008, Frank was inducted into America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame. He first formed Cedar Hill in 1967.

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Ferrell Stowe - Resonator Guitar

A Resonator guitar player that goes for the tone and soul as opposed to how many notes per measure he can cram in. Originally from Lebanon, Mo., Ferrell first picked up the electric guitar as a young man, but after hearing "Uncle" Josh Graves, the resonator guitar player for Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, he said he knew what he wanted to do. Ferrell was named the Midwest Dobro Player of the Year nine times by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) and in 2006 and 2008, he was a featured performer at the International Dobro Fest celebration in Trnava, Slovak Republic, an event that celebrates the resonator guitar.

He is an endorsing artist for Harlow Resonator Guitars and recently, the company introduced the Harlow "Stobro" model, Ferrell’s signature model.

One of Ferrell’s newest accomplishments is Rob Schneiders', "Big Stan" movie, which features songs from Ferrell’s Stobro's Blues CD and several cues cut specifically for the movie.

Ferrell and his wife make their home near Nashville, TN.

  
Jackie Miller (fiddle)

A fourth generation musician (dad, grandpa and great grandpa, all, made music), Jackie has played from Nashville to Ashville and in styles ranging from bluegrass to Southern gospel.

Originally from East Tennessee, Jackie cut his musical teeth on guitar, mandolin and fiddle and playing locally with his well known father (Harlan Miller) in his father’s Bluegrass Harmoneers. He’s performed extensively at Dollywood and around the Gatlinburg area with the band True Blue. He’s appeared with Keith Whitley, Carl Storey’s Rambling Mountaineers, Mike Scott’s All American Band, and a ten year veteran of Ronnie Reno and The Reno Tradition.

Simply one of the most under recognized fiddlers in bluegrass music today, listen for the trappings of great bluegrass fiddle playing. In every show, in every fill and every break you’ll find soul, expressiveness, and the fire that brings the music alive again and again. Exciting components, to be sure.

 

He and his wife Cyndi reside in Smyrna, Tennessee.

 

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Jimmy Bunch (banjo, guitar, harmony vocals)

Since his grandfather, uncle’s and mother played music, Jim started off at an early age with the guitar and then banjo at age 12. Jim was one of the original members of Cedar Hill and was only 15 years old when they recorded their first record. He later worked for the Calton Family Band, Silver Dollar City and Shepherd of the Hills Farm in Branson, Missouri and then returned to Cedar Hill. After taking an extended leave from the music business, Jim started performing again and built Palm Recording Studio in Rogers, Arkansas, where he uses his engineering skills to provide a variety of audio and video recording services to artists and musicians. J.D. Crowe, Doug Dillard, Carl Jackson and Ben Eldridge were the banjo picker’s that had the most impact on Jim’s banjo style.

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Roger Adams (guitar, lead and harmony vocals)

Roger was hired in April, replacing Britt McGarrity. He carries the bulk of the lead vocals and is no stranger to bluegrass in the Ozarks. He has played banjo and sang with a number of regional Ozark bluegrass bands in his 40 years. Roger has a high clear voice and sings it straight ahead and in your face, which works well with Cedar Hill’s traditional bluegrass style.

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Earon Adams
Earon has been around Bluegrass music all of his life, and started playing upright bass at age 9 and guitar at age 12. Since his dad plays banjo he was destined to become a “bluegrasser”. Born and raised in Arkansas, Earon currently lives in Springdale, Arkansas. His influences are Mark Schatz, Barry Bales and Tony Rice.
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