Blue Ridge Gathering is a Knoxville-based old-time trio featuring Cody Bauer, Jessica Watson, and Duck Ryan. Blending traditional old-time with bluegrass, Celtic, and country influences, the group delivers an energetic and engaging stage presence. Their repertoire spans original songs and tunes alongside covers of artists such as the Reeltime Travelers, Gillian Welch, and a wealth of classic fiddle tunes. In 2024, they won 1st place in the Neo-Traditional Band Competition at the Appalachian Stringband Festival (Clifftop), also earning awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Instrumental. BRG is a current FreshGrass finalist, with music available on all streaming platforms.
4 reviews
Ken W.
December 3, 2025The event was fantastic. The music was perfect and the band was easy going and flexible as we managed the weather a bit. Will book them again!
Hired as: Bluegrass Band, Folk Band
Hannah K.
October 28, 2025We hired Blue Ridge Gathering as a a stringband for our wedding to play for our first dance, an Appalachian circle dance, a group waltz workshop, and cocktail hour.
Blue Ridge Gathering exceeded our expectations! Not only are they a fabulous stringband, but they have a quirky style and a great unique sound.
Multiple of their members have really wonderful singing voices full of personality as well!
Our guests all mentioned LOVING the music and everyone has so much fun dancing with them!
They learned two songs we requested - each of them turned out sounding great and true to the original but much better than a basic cover! I was especially delighted with our first dance song - Duck has fun personality that comes through when they sing and play, making dancing along even more enjoyable!
During planning, the band communicated really clearly & quickly through gigsalad/email and the contract we signed with them was also clear.
Hired as: Bluegrass Band, Folk Band
Susan G.
September 10, 2025The group played exactly the kind of music I wanted to reflect the celebratory mood of my daughter's wedding. They were professional, polished and so nice and easy to deal with. They really went to town when they accompanied the caller, Stan for some lively square dancing to finish up the evening. Guests at the wedding said it was one of the most fun weddings they ever attended, thanks in large part to the music these musicians provided.
Hired as: Bluegrass Band
Adrian L.
March 3, 2025We booked the band for a bluegrass festival. Great performance! Easy to work with.
Hired as: Bluegrass Band
Price range: $300 - $3,500
Gig length: 60 - 180 minutes
High energy fiddle tunes
Unique original music
Covers of songs you may not hear very often
Fun stage presence
Jessica, Duck and Cody began playing together in late 2022, performing locally in Knoxville, TN with sets of fiddle tunes and covers. Over time, they began to develop their own unique sound and style and began developing original material. They currently have a 6 song EP available on all streaming services (3 originals and 3 covers).
We are able to provide full sound setup as needed
Friday
House Party
3:00pm - 6:00pm
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Marietta, GA
Saturday
Wedding Reception
3:00pm - 6:00pm
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Mountain City, TN
Sunday
Wedding Reception
5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Norris, TN
Saturday
Festival
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Etowah, TN
Song List:
Hard Times (Gillian Welch, Punch Brothers)
You Don’t Believe In Love (original)
Any Old Time (Jimmie Rodgers)
Cover Me Up (Jason Isabel)
Wild Flowers (Dolly Parton)
Miss Ohio (Gillian Welch)
How I Will I Know (Whitney Houston)
Kentucky Waltz (Bill Monroe)
Tennessee Waltz
Loretta (John Prine)
Troubles (Traditional)
I'm A Believer (Monkees)
Angeline the Baker (Traditional)
Love Along the Way (Joe Troop)
Scarlett Town (Gillian Welch)
Things In Life (traditional)
Little Bird of Heaven (Reeltime Travelers)
Midnight Train to Memphis (Chris Stapleton)
Like a Songbird (Reeltime Travelers)
Lonesome Feeling (Osborne Brothers)
The Parting Glass (Celtic Traditional)
Wagoner’s Lad (Celtic)
River Road (Original)
Rain Check (Original)
Hallelujah (Reeltime Travelers - not the other one)
Diamond Joe (Bob Dylan)
The Fox (Traditional, Nickel Creek)
Instrumental:
We can play nearly any traditional old-time, bluegrass, Irish fiddle tune - the repetoire is large)
Here some that we do often:
Dog Town (original)
Modal Mountain (original)
Red Apple Rag
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Brushy Fork of John’s Creek
Mason’s Apron
Little Rabbit
Farewell Tryon
Billy In The Lowground
Backup & Push
Lonesome Moonlight Waltz
Mississippi Waltz
Repeal of the Union
Clare Reel
Brushy Fork of John’s Creek
Mason’s Apron
Little Rabbit
Arkansas Traveler
Lost Indian
Love Along the Way
Dry & Dusty into Duck River
Green Cove
(original)
Down the Hatch (Brittany Haas)
Stones Rag or Chinese Breakdown
TN Mtn. Fox Chase
Lost Girl
Jimmy in the Swamp
Cumberland Gap
The Boatman
Westphalia Waltz
Yew Piney Mountain
Road To Malvern
Squirrel Hunters
Five Miles of Ellum Wood
Reeltime Travelers
Nickel Creek
Punch Brothers
Watchouse/Mandolin Orange
Crooked Still
Gillian Welch
Alison Krauss
Joe Troop
If outdoors a covering must be provided rain or shine
Bluegrass Band
