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Hunter Berry is a young musician of extraordinary talent, enthusiasm, and dedication. He hails from the beautiful hills of upper East Tennessee, known as the birthplace of country music.
Hunter's interest in the music of his fathers was manifested as a mere child in his native Elizabethton, Tennessee. He learned to play the spoons at age four, and at the age of nine he took up the fiddle. Under the tutelage of the noted old-time bluegrass fiddler Benny Sims and local musician and teacher David Yates, Hunter's prowess and intense dedication soon revealed that he was no ordinary kid with a fleeting fancy to become a professional musician.
Incredibly, by the time Hunter reached the eighth grade he had become a powerful fiddler. The nationally acclaimed Doyle Lawson, an icon of bluegrass gospel and old-time music, asked Hunter to join his band, Quicksilver. Because of his school commitment, Hunter and his parents, Clarence and Sherry, reluctantly turned down the offer. Soon thereafter, however, arrangements were made which enabled Hunter to continue his studies, and he spent a year with Melvin Goins. Once again Doyle Lawson approached the young Hunter, who this time accepted.
In 2002 the teenage fiddler joined Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, one of the most celebrated bluegrass bands in the country. He's won the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America honors for Fiddle Performer of the Year four consecutive years, and he has twice been nominated International Bluegrass Music Association's Fiddle Player of the Year.
Not only is Hunter a masterful old-time bluegrass fiddler, he is a student of the music, its history, and its roots. He is doing a remarkable job of carrying on a most basic and important part of our culture-the old-time fiddle tunes and traditional songs which were the soul of early country and bluegrass music.
The legendary John Hartford once told me of an old mountain fiddler who said, “I may not be a good fiddler myself, but, by God, I know one when I hear one.” That phrase comes to mind when I think of Hunter Berry. When his parents first brought him to play at the Museum of Appalachia's Tennessee Fall Homecoming, he captured the audience as few have ever done-and we all said, “Now, there's a fiddler.”
John Rice Irwin - Founder and President Museum of Appalachia, Norris, Tennessee
Hunter is the Five Time SPBGMA Fiddle Player of the Year and in 2007 was nominated for the IBMA fiddler player, instrumental CD and Recorded Event of the Year awards.
Mickey Harris hails from Murfreesboro, TN. He grew up with a family rich in Bluegrass heritage. His Grandfather is a dobro player with which Mickey began playing with at the age of nine. He also joined The Tipton Family that included his Grandmother Louise, her sister Sophie and her husband Carl. They had a long running TV show in Nashville, TN for around 25 years, of which Mickey had always been a part of since he was a baby.
Growing up around Nashville gave him a great chance to meet and play with Bluegrass and Country Music legends. In his teens he started playing at contests around the Middle Tennessee area. This is where he met numerous young musicians and started a band with them called High Lonesome. This band included Cody Kilby (who now plays with Ricky Skaggs) and Brian Blaylock (who was with Larry Stephenson). From there he joined Tim Graves and Cherokee for about a year, then went onboard with Larry Stephenson for 4 1/2 years. After leaving that band, Mickey, Kristin Scott Benson and Sally Jones started the group Sally Jones and the Sidewinders. He stayed there for 2 years and they were nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year at IBMA. During this time he became known not only as a harmony singer, but a lead vocalist as well.
Mickey joined Rhonda Vincent and The Rage in August 2002 playing Bass and singing harmony. He is also featured on lead vocals as well during the shows.
Mickey was nominated for IBMA Bass Player of the Year in 2007.
The legendary Kenny Ingram started playing in 1964 at the age of 12. He learned how to play by watching Flatt & Scruggs TV shows. During his teen years, he played dances in and around Dixon, Tennessee. His first professional job was with James Monroe & The Midnight Ramblers in July 1971. He joined Jimmy Martin and The Sunny Mountain Boys on May 13, 1972, and later stepped into the big shoes of Earl Scruggs, when he joined Lester Flatt on Oct 1, 1973. This gained him world acclaim from their many shows, and their appearances each weekday morning on the Martha White Show, broadcast on WSM radio in Nashville, TN, along with a teenage Marty Stuart on mandolin. In June of 1978, Kenny worked again with the King of Bluegrass, Jimmy Martin. From 1981 to 1986 he worked with Curly Seckler, a band mate from the years with Lester Flatt. For the past 15 years, Kenny has been in what he proclaims as hibernation. On November 1, 2001 the self-taught banjo king returned to the stage with his trade-mark lightening speed and traditional banjo style; and performs as a key member of the award winning group Rhonda Vincent & The Rage.
Kenny Ingram is known as the fastest banjo in bluegrass!
Influences: Flatt & Scruggs - Jimmy Martin - Sonny Osborne - J. D. Crowe - Bill Emerson
Kenny was part of the "Double Banjo Spectacular" CD by Tony Trischka which won two IBMA Awards in 2007.
Darrell Webb started singing at the age of 3. His mother one of 16 children, his father the only son of 7; Darrell had an instant audience.
Raised in a West Virginia home rich with the sounds of hard core traditional bluegrass, he discovered his talents as a musician at the age of 8 with the mandolin, and later picking up the guitar, banjo, and virtually every known bluegrass instrument; during the frequent jam sessions hosted by his father.
His professional music career started at 19, when he filled the mandolin position for the Lonesome River Band, at the departure of Dan Tyminski to joined Alison Krauss & Union Station. At the age of 21, he joined bluegrass veteran, J. D. Crowe.
His unique voice and musicianship caught the attention of Dolly Parton; and she invited Darrell to record with her on Halos and Horns; where he played mandolin and sang harmony for the entire project. Dolly told Darrell he was like singing with one of her family members. He appeared with Dolly again on her patriotic project titled "For God & Country."
Though Darrell is accomplished on every bluegrass instrument, his new position as the official guitarist for Rhonda Vincent & The Rage marks the first in his career on guitar.
Darrell brings his incredible vocal style and veteran musicianship to The Rage.
The group has already established an original sound with Darrell, as they have recently added a new original song, featuring Darrell on a stand out bass vocal. A very unique trait for a trademark tenor singer; and a true testament to the astounding vocal range of Darrell Webb.
Darrell Webb is a bluegrass marksman; bringing precision and entertainment to a new generation of Rhonda Vincent & The Rage!
