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Award winning multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer-songwriter Bruce Graybill got his start in professional music as the lead Guitarist touring with ‘The Ebony Blue Show Band.’ In 1982 he was introduced to Mandolin and Winfield, later marrying into the family that introduced him to both. Awards include two first place wins, two third place wins and nine top five placements in Mandolin at the National Flat-pick Championships. He is an endorsing artist for Montana Lutherie and a former President of The Classical Mandolin Society of America Inc. Bruce was recently inducted into
the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame and received their Education Award for 2019.
Bruce released his second solo CD ‘The Bell Effect’ in 2012 to rave reviews:
“Graybill’s arrangement of Charles Mingus's Goodbye Pork Pie Hat... one of the best arrangements and performances of this song that l’ve ever heard.” Hermon Joyner, Mandolin Magazine Fall 2012
“Bruce’s own ‘Nelleke’ is a special moment also, a sweet ballad with a haunting melody, performed with great sensitivity” John Goodin, The Mandolin Journal August 2012
The CD features his Mandolin arrangements of Jazz, Swing and Pop tunes with Bass, along with three Guitar and Mandolin tracks with the late Ray Bell, Bruce’s long-term concert partner and musical mentor. His original composition ‘The Walnut Valley Suite’ (1999) has become a popular performance piece in mandolin orchestras across the United States, and has also been performed in Austria, Bolivia, Canada, France, Italy,
Germany, Luxembourg, Peru, Spain, Uruguay and extensively in Japan.
Discography:
1992 Mandocranium ‘an acoustic string Fantasy.’
1993 Live Bluegrass from the heart of America, with Drastic Measures
2006 ‘From Nashville and Back’ by Todd Hallawell
2012 ‘The Bell Effect.’
2016 ‘Out of the Shadows’ by Jim Earle
2016 ‘Cotton’s Cave’ single and video by Tim Sublette and Troglograss
2018 “Dressed in White” single by Tim Sublette
2019 “Dance with the Fireflies” by Brian Henke
Recordings of Bruce’s work by others:
2000 Resonance, by the Providence Mandolin Orchestra (The Walnut Valley Suite)
2006 ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’ by the Atlanta Mandolin Orchestra (WVS Ritual Dance)
2006 ‘MandoCentrics’ self titled (The Walnut Valley Suite)
For more information visit www.BruceGraybill.com
Contact: Bruce Graybill
PO Box 222 Pleasant Hill, MO. 64080
©2019 Mando Kinetics Music BMI
Short Bio (click diamond to download PDF Bio)
Award winning multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer-songwriter Bruce Graybill got his start in professional music as the lead Guitarist touring with ‘The Ebony Blue Show Band.’ In 1982 he was introduced to Mandolin and Winfield, later marrying into the family that introduced him to both. Awards include two first place wins, two third place wins and nine top five placements in Mandolin at the
National Flat-pick Championships. He is an endorsing artist for Montana Lutherie and a
former President of The Classical Mandolin Society of America Inc.
Bruce was recently inducted into the
Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame and received their Education Award for 2019. Bruce currently performs solo, with the duo ‘Cordas Eclética’ and ‘Hot Strings Trio.’ He teaches privately, conducts workshops,
and is a frequent instructor at Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Kamp. Notable performances include
The Grand Ole Opry, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and
Classical Mandolin Society of America conventions across North America.
Two solo CDs: Mandocranium, an acoustic string Fantasy and The Bell Effect,
round out his discography of recordings by several other artists.
www.BruceGraybill.com
©2019 Mando Kinetics Music BMI