Paige
Lead and rhythm guitar player, lead singer and band emcee, Paige (born in 1994) has attracted national attention for her musical prowess. She was featured in "Teen Scene" in Bluegrass Now-the magazine's editor called her "a remarkable talent" - and profiled in Flatpick Guitar Magazine. She also plays clawhammer banjo and mandolin and is currently serving as the Teen Ambassador for the California Bluegrass Association.
Aimee
Aimee (1996) decided to learn the fiddle after seeing someone play "Orange Blossom Special" at a festival in 2003. She also sings lead and harmony vocals, including a show-stopping duet with Paige on "Sounds of Loneliness". In addition to her fiddling, Aimee is currently studying the banjo and mandolin.
Ethan
Ethan (1999), who also answers to the name "Bo", took up mandolin in 2004, inspired by the recordings of Bill Monroe and the picking of Paige and Aimee. Ethan is highly influenced by Ronnie McCoury in addition to Monroe, and he's well on his way to creating a bluesy, improvisational sound of his own. Like his sisters, he plays more than one instrument and sings harmonies; he's recently started playing banjo and guitar.
Daisy
With all three siblings playing an instrument, there was no way Daisy (2001) was going to be left out. Inspired by Aimee, Daisy started fiddling at age five, chopping out the rhythm with her bow and contributing vocal harmonies. She says the fiddle is her "main instrument", but she's started playing dobro recently and she plans to feature the resophonic guitar more in the future.
Christy
Bass player Christy grew up in the Arizona desert south of Tucson and played clarinet during her school years. She met Mark while he was still a helicopter pilot and she was on a "Helitack" crew of firefighters deployed to particularly bad forest fires by helicopter. Christy was introduced to bluegrass by Mark and first started learning the dobro before she decided the bass was more to her liking. She's been playing bass since 2005. Christy's time is spent split between raising and schooling the kids, booking the band and working on the band's music.
Mark
A native of Vermont who grew up in California, Mark was a member of a musical family. He played trumpet and French horn for several years, before turning to the banjo in 1999. Mark was changing careers then-from helicopter pilot to software engineer -- so music took a back seat until Paige learning the guitar pushed him into more serious pursuit of the banjo in 2003. In addition to playing banjo with the group, Mark also engineered and produced the band's most recent CD, Anderson Family Bluegrass.
