Saturday Night -- 7:00 to 8:00pm

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Rick Faris' band comprises four top-notch artists who can set the stage -- and the bluegrass world -- on fire with their energy, humor and blazing instrumentals. Faris is a veteran musician and songwriter with major awards from the IBMA (Songwriter 2024, New Artist 2022, and multiple awards with Special Consensus band) and was named the SPBGMA Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year in 2026.   Faris' young bandmates are Gibson Davis (banjo), Maddie Dalton (bass), and Henry Burgess (mando) who will make instant fans out of those who think they don’t like bluegrass.  Patrons of our Winter Music Festival in January 2026 will remember Gibson as the unassuming "banjo angel" who stepped in to play for both The Burnetts and Authentic Unlimited -- in the same show! 

Deeply rooted in tradition but never bound to it, Chris Jones & the Night Drivers deliver original music with tight arrangements and engaging humor. Chris Jones: Lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, and songwriting; Mark Stoffel: Mandolin; Grace Van't Hof: Banjo, ukulele, and harmony vocals and Nelson Williams: Bass and harmony vocals, debuted on The Grand Ole Opry stage in 2022. The band have recorded five critically acclaimed albums to date, and are repeat performers at Merlefest in North Carolina, the Walnut Valley Festival in Kansas, and with international touring including Germany, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.

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