Bluegrass Roster
Bluegrass is hot right now, with fans flocking to see artists who are steeped in this truly American tradition. Here at Crossover Touring, we have a deep history in bluegrass and a roster of artists who run the gamut from fiercely traditional to playfully progressive, and everything in between. Take a look at the array of artists below and reach out to their responsible agents directly for information about routing and availability.
Billy Strings
Nothing short of a sensation, Billy is one of the hottest touring artists in North America today, with a legion of fans and a string of sold-out shows over the past five years. It is not hyperbole to say that he and his band have changed the way that people think about bluegrass.
Sam Bush
Among the very few true legends of bluegrass music, Sam has done it all, from jamming with Bill Monroe to helping to invent the Newgrass Revival to introducing a new generation of pickers into the finer points of the bluegrass jam.
Mighty Poplar
Part of bluegrass’ next generation, Mighty Poplar are a bona fide supergroup, pulling members from Watchhouse, Billy Strings’ band, the Punch Brothers, and Leftover Salmon to create a band that’s putting out some of the most traditional bluegrass you’re likely to hear nowadays. Their lineup, songwriting, and delivery are in the classic form and the sky is the limit.
Yonder Mountain String Band
After more than two decades of nearly continuous touring, Yonder is one of the tightest acts in the bluegrass business, with a sound that leans into jam, indie rock, and jazz while always riding a foundation in traditional bluegrass.
East Nash Grass
This is bluegrass in the classic arrangement, just the way Bill Monroe put it together, and East Nash Grass deliver the high lonesome sound, the ripping-fast pickers, and the sweet-voice harmonies that made bluegrass an American tradition. With a mantel full of bluegrass-association awards, this is one of the future standard-bearers of the genre.
AJ Lee & Blue Summit
AJ Lee has been performing on the bluegrass circuit since she was a little girl. Now backed by a powerhouse band that includes guitarist Sullivan Tuttle of the world-famous Tuttle bluegrass family, AJ and the boys have crafted a bluegrass sound that can be alternately quiet and forceful, playful and deadly serious. Watch out, though: There’s no banjo here.
The Fretliners
Colorado has become a hotbed of bluegrass music and the Fretliners are right at the front of that movement. In 2023, they pulled off the rare feat of winning the band competitions at both the prestigious Telluride and Rockygrass bluegrass festivals, and they have continued to skyrocket since then. They rely on fiddle and mandolin for their melody, with no banjo, but their sound is in the classic bluegrass pocket (and mandolinist Sam Parks was named after bluegrass icon Sam Bush).
Big Richard
In a genre where almost nothing is new, Big Richard is a revelation, a band that questions everything you ever knew about bluegrass. From their unique instrumentation (is that a stand-up cello? It is) to their classical-influenced songwriting to their four-part harmonies, you haven’t heard much like this before.
The Cody Sisters
Veteran performers even before they’ve hit their mid-20s, Maddie and Megan are moving beyond their family-bluegrass-band roots and bringing top-drawer technical prowess to songwriting that grows and expands the genre. Family harmonies don’t get much better than this — and then the solo enters…