Syntax Creative Clients Earn 45 IBMA Nominations
DESCRIPTION:
Driven by a deep admiration for Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Blue Ridge Gathering puts their own stamp on “Hard Times.” Guided by the band’s preference to “make a slow song fast,” the trio takes the brooding original and injects it with a driving Appalachian energy. Tracing the story of a working man facing loss in a changing world, the track anchors its sorrow in the defiant mantra, “Hard times ain’t gonna rule my mind.”
KEY SELLING POINTS
- Blue Ridge Gathering is a neo-traditional bluegrass trio comprised of Cody Bauer, Jessica Watson, and Duck Ryan.
- They received 1st Place in the Neo-Traditional Band Competition at the Appalachian Stringband Festival in 2024, along with awards for Best Original Song (2023) and Best Original Instrumental Tune (2024).
- In 2025, the band was named a Top Three Finalist in the FreshGrass Band Contest.
- Blue Ridge Gathering is a neo-traditional bluegrass trio comprised of Cody Bauer, Jessica Watson, and Duck Ryan.
- They received 1st Place in the Neo-Traditional Band Competition at the Appalachian Stringband Festival in 2024, along with awards for Best Original Song (2023) and Best Original Instrumental Tune (2024).
- In 2025, the band was named a Top Three Finalist in the FreshGrass Band Contest.
