Three Grascals members — fiddler Jimmy Mattingly, bassist Terry Smith and guitarist Terry Eldredge — all served time with legendary bluegrass duo The Osborne Brothers, who the band considers its biggest influence. As an instrumental unit, The Grascals have never sounded sharper, with mandolin ace Danny Roberts and new banjo player Aaron McDaris leading the charge. Your use of Galatians 4:16 is an out of context analogy. His first major gig in bluegrass was with Lonzo & Oscar while he was still in school.
Terry Eldredge The Grascals are a six-piece bluegrass band hailing from Nashville, Tennessee . View the profiles of people named Terry Eldridge. Terry Eldredge and Jamie Johnson play guitar and sing harmonies with upright bass player Terry Smith. In 2005 the band won the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Emerging Artist of the Year Award, as well as the Song of the Year award for "Me and John and Paul". Chris played grass in the Dayton area until he got his first touring gig with Larry Cordle in 2006. You can see their full tour schedule online. And now, a highly-anticipated new release continues their legacy as one of the most powerful and groundbreaking bands in Bluegrass. He even had a stint as a country star with Diamond Rio when their mandolinist (and former grasser), Gene Johnson, was recovering from surgery back in 2014. It’s billed as a homecoming for Grascals lead singer-guitarist Terry Eldredge, a West Terre Haute native. As far as the overall style of the Grascals, it’s stayed the same; it’s actually what we just talked about before. The group has enjoyed two well-received albums, a hit single with "Me and John and Paul" and won the prestigious entertainer of the year award two years running from the International Bluegrass Music Association.