OBA Bands

The Oregon Bluegrass Association works to draw attention to the fine musicianship and outstanding bands of the region. These OBA member bands play at festivals, cafes, bars, and anywhere that will have them all around the Northwest and beyond. Check out some of the finest Bluegrass, Country and Americana bands the Northwest has to offer for your business or event.

Joining the OBA with a Band Membership grants you the following benefits…

  • Featured promotions in each issue of the OBA Bluegrass Express, on this website, and social media.
  • Full membership privileges for the entire band
  • Performances listed on OBA Radio
  • Bluegrass Express quarterly newsletter subscription
  • Discounts to OBA-sponsored events and fundraisers

Ash Creek
We like to say we explore the frontiers between bluegrass, folk, and traditional country music.

Corral Creek Bluegrass
Corral Creek has shown its commitment to showing our audience a good time through performing music and storytelling since 2003

Doublewide
Doublewide is a fun and folksy Americana duo based in Sisters, Oregon. Lots of trad and soulful harmonies. Sue plays guitar, bass, and fiddle. Rick plays mandolin, guitar, and mandola

Free Range
Free Range is a musical duo that’s out to make sure its audiences enjoy every song.

Keith Little
Grammy and IBMA award-winning singer and musician, Keith Little has maintained a steady presence in the worldwide acoustic music scene for over 45 years as a composer, producer, recording artist, bandleader, and instructor, performing and recording with artists such as the Chieftains, and Dolly Parton.

The Lois & Clark Expedition
Back in 2018, banjo music innovator Tom Nechville joined forces with his musical soulmate, Linda Leavitt and their mutual musical journey began.

Linda’s experience as a lead singer in several Portland-area bluegrass bands, including Mountain Honey, and her southern gospel bluegrass roots and soulful voice meet Tom’s heartfelt baritone and his inventive multi-genre Scruggs/Melodic style banjo playing. Their mix draws from Bluegrass, Classic Country, originals and 70’s one hit wonders.

Lost Creek Bluegrass Band
A Lost Creek Cocktail is made with two parts Traditional Bluegrass, one-part Old-time fiddle tunes, and a splash of Honkytonk – served up with a stout on the side. It’s delightful. Come and enjoy.

Midshelf String Band
Danceable Jam tunes, original acoustic rock, blues and bluegrass standards.

Mountaintop Sound
Blending a mix of Americana, folk, and a hint of grass, Mountaintop Sound comprises an eclectic group of 2 to 5 musicians. They draw influences from Traditional Bluegrass tunes, Contemporary Americana, lyrical emotions often felt from Singer-songwriter favorites, and the relaxed vibe found in Jamgrass.

Rock Ridge
Rock Ridge specializes in deep groove bluesy driving rhythm, stellar vocals, and stunning
instrumentals. Their repertoire includes traditional and contemporary bluegrass, originals,
old-time country, and gospel. Reviewers say: “This is good, straight-ahead bluegrass!”.

Rogue Moon
Rogue Moon, Acoustic Trio, Playing the Tunes of Merle Haggard, Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Peter Rowan, The Grateful Dead, you know, the classics.

Sawtooth & Sons
Two fathers and sons team together for great vocal harmonies and strong instrumentals with original songs. Sawtooth and Sons continues a style of Oregon Bluegrass developed by the original Sawtooth Mountain Boys.

Steve Blanchard
Steve Blanchard is well known as an acoustic flatpicker guitarist, singer and songwriter with a career spanning over four decades.

Sunny South
Sunny South is a quartet of veteran bluegrass musicians. they bring a fun family show of vocal quartets, trio, and duo’s along with some of the finest instrumentalists around.

Syco Billy’s String Band
Honey dripping harmonies combined with a completely in sync toe tapping string band and you have Western Oregon’s Syco Billy’s. A huge crowd draw for your venue, party or festival.

33 String Drive
33 String Drive is a six-piece Bluegrass/Americana band from Southern Oregon that includes fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar, Dobro and upright bass. Members include some of the most seasoned players in the area.

Tuesday String Band
Tuesday String Band is a bluegrass trio of young music professionals who met through the music program at Western Oregon University and love entertaining crowds with fast pickin’, humor, and variety in their music.