Scott Slay & the Rail

Instruments played: Mandolin, Guitar, Bass, Percussion

My style: Contemporary music that incorporates elements of various American roots music styles, including country, roots-rock, folk, bluegrass, R&B and blues, resulting in a distinctive roots-oriented sound.

Covers: Capable of covering anything upon request in any genre. I've done everything from LMFAO to Simon and Garfunkel. No request is too hard.

Experience: I've been performing for nearly 25 years and have won multiple awards for both songwriting and musical technique and performance.

Weddings: I have 15 years of experience performing at weddings and have no problem making announcements.

PA: I can provide sound using a Bose L1 sound system with a digital mixer if needed.

Scott Slay is a professional musician who performs with a killer mix of musicians on the east coast as a 2-6 piece group known as Scott Slay & the Rail. Many famous names have been a part of this group to include: Sammy Shelor, Brandon Bostic, Chris Sexton, and Mark Schatz.

Scott is an award winning mandolin and guitar player who is capable of playing in multiple styles in any genre, but there is a special place in his heart for Bluegrass music.

You can find Scott meddling with his loop station, playing with the Americana group, Big Virginia Sky (which recently released an album featuring mandolinist Sierra Hull), or enchanting a brunch crowd with 5-time Banjo Player of the Year and Lonesome River Band frontman, Sammy Shelor.

Scott's favorite places to play are breweries. He loves craft beer.

PA: I can provide sound using a Bose L1 sound system with a digital mixer if needed.