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 Joe Alles
lead and
tenor vocals, banjo
Joe comes
from a large musical family. He
sang on stage for the first time
at 2
years old and began playing
the
banjo at age 10. At age 12, he
started
performing with “The Geels
Family". For the next 15 years he
played
festivals and state parks
in
Indiana. During this time Joe
competed in
numerous instrument
contests
winning many awards
including The Indiana
State Banjo
Championship in both
1992 and
1993. In 1993, Joe formed a band
with Jason
Mowery (of "The
Wreckers”). After
moving to
Nashville, TN, he
has performed
with the bands “Ever
Since Now",
and "Now and Then". In
early 2008,
he teamed with Steve
Mofield, Bill
Scott, and Brian Merchant
to form
" Fade2Blue Bluegrass".
Joe’s
smooth, soulful voice, and
unwavering
high standards for
musical
composition make his arrangements
unique,
and memorable.
 Danny Clark
lead and
and tenor vocals,
fiddle
Danny
has been performing bluegrass
music since he was a young child.
He grew up
playing fiddle in the
California
Bluegrass Scene. At the
age of 17 Danny
and his family
moved to Nashville,
Tennessee to
pursue their lifelong love
of
Bluegrass and Country
Western
music. You may have seen
Danny at
previous festivals as
owner/operator of The
Bluegrass
Bus Museum.
Danny
attended ETSU for their Bluegrass
major and is now attending MTSU
and
actively participates in their
Recording
Industry Program. Danny
loves
the historical side of
Bluegrass
and Country Western
Music. He is always
looking for
vintage memorabilia to
display in
his portable Bluegrass
museum.
 Brian Merchant
lead and
tenor vocals, bass
Brian plays
the bass for “Fade2Blue". He
started playing at the age of ten
performing
regularly for family
and friends.
When fresh out of
High School, he formed
a group
that was a regular at
various
venues in and around the
Nashville,
Tennessee area. In
February 2008,
he ran into long
time friend Steve
Mofield. Steve
asked if he would
be interested in
forming a new
group
along with other friends
from
former groups. Brian said yes
and "Fade2Blue
Bluegrass" was
born! Brian is an
accomplished
bass player, but is equally
talented
on guitar. He has a great
ear for
arrangements and can
always be
called upon to assist
with the
recording process.
Brian's dynamic lead and
tenor
vocals are an integral part
of
"Fade2Blue's" sound.
 Steve Mofield
baritone vocals,
guitar
Steve began playing
guitar at 8 years old.
He
experimented with various styles
and genres of music. Throughout
the
1980’s he performed in several
bands throughout the Nashville, TN
Area. In
1988 Steve attended a
bluegrass
festival with his
father. It was then that
he began
to focus primarily on
acoustic/bluegrass
music. Steve
has played
for several area
bluegrass bands
such as “Now and
Then, “Hear and Now”,
and
“Blackjack Ridge”. Steve is
not
only accomplished on the guitar,
he is
also quite proficient on the
mandolin. Steve’s unique driving
rhythm
style, exciting
flat-picking, and
warm baritone
voice all reveal the
passion he
has for the music he
plays.
 Bill Scott
bass
vocals,
mandolin
Bill has
been playing music for over 35
years. His enthusiastic and
tasteful
mandolin sound stems from
a
diverse musical background. He
studied jazz
and classical music
while
performing the club circuit
throughout the
Southeastern United
States. Thanks
to the generous,
humble spirit in the
bluegrass
community, he has been
able to
meet, and learn from many of the
bluegrass
greats he so admires.
Such as
Cherryholmes, Jimmy
Martin, Roland
White, and many
others. Bill has
played with
several Nashville based
bluegrass
bands. He handles most
of the
emcee work for “Fade2Blue”. Bill
gives
thanks to God, who makes all
things
possible, and to his wife
and
children for their unfailing
support.
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