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Thursday, March 11, 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.

  
Mark Vaccaro - Fiddle
Since the early 80’s, Mark has been entertaining people with his unique fiddle style, a blend of country and bluegrass.  He has performed on stages across the United States and Canada.  Originally from a small Italian neighborhood St. Louis, Mark now makes his home in Bonne Terre, MO with his wife Mary Ann (Bloom).   
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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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Britt McGarity (guitar, bass, lead and harmony vocals)

Britt began playing guitar and resonator guitar in his early teens then progressed to lead singing; touring in a bus with his family, Blue Mountain Band. His soulful voice fits naturally in Cedar Hill’s traditional bluegrass music. Living in Sheridan, AR. with his wife and two daughters, his hobbies include golf, hunting and watching his oldest daughter play fastpitch softball and his youngest daughter perform Tae Kwon Do.

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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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