Wayne Erbsen
Musician

Wayne Erbsen    Photo by Tim Barnwell

Wayne is a master of a number of styles of music including old-time, bluegrass, folk, traditional, cowboy, pioneer, railroad, gospel and music of the Civil War. As a solo performer, he plays clawhammer and bluegrass banjo, fiddle, mandolin and guitar. His repertoire of songs is over one thousand. A typical program would include songs, stories, history and humor mixed with hot instrumentals. Wayne can design a program perfectly suited to the occasion and the audience.

If your festival, party, wedding celebration or conference is looking for a larger group, Wayne often performs with additional musicians as a duet, trio, or four-piece  bluegrass or old-time band. He can even bring along an entire clogging team and/or dance caller.

Since the early 1960s, Wayne has performed in every kind venue imaginable including colleges, coffee houses, concert halls, historic societies, museums, clubs, and festivals both in America and in western Europe. He has recorded eighteen solo CDs and written twenty-five instruction and song books. (Visit http://www.nativeground.com/ for more details).  Some of Wayne's recordings can be heard via Real Audio on the web site. Wayne has appeared on Sesame and his music has been selected to be distributed by NPR’s Wireless Catalog. Many of Wayne’s recordings have been included on numerous educational interactive CDs including American Heritage’s CD of the Civil War and Microsoft’s Encarta 2004. He has won numerous prizes at fiddler’s conventions including 1st  place clawhammer banjo (Galax, Virginia, 1973) and 1st  place senior old-time fiddler (Fiddler’s Grove, NC 2004). Wayne has recently been included in North Carolina Arts Council’s Touring Arts Directory. For the past twenty-two years, Wayne has had his own radio show called "Country Roots" on Asheville’s public radio station, WCQS, 88.1 FM.

Wayne Erbsen & Backcountry Bluegrass is Wayne's hot new Asheville bluegrass band. Red hot from their recent gig at the Feed & Seed in Asheville, North Carolina, this dynamic bluegrass band features soulful singing and spirited instrumentals. Playing fiddle is Natalya Weinstein, John Miller is on tenor vocals, guitar and mandolin and Jerry Sutton plays bass. Wayne is featured on banjo, guitar, fiddle and mandolin.

For information about open performance dates and fees, call Wayne at (828) 299-7031, or email him at banjoNOSPAM@nativeground.com. When emailing, omit the NOSPAM, unless you are one of those spammers!

Listen to Wayne by clicking on the music icons, below.

Silver Bells RA

Billy the Kid RA

John Brown's Dream RA

Brother Green RA

Waiting for the Federals RA

Battle of Bull Run RA

Dony Gal RA

Turkey in the Straw RA

Jack of Diamonds RA

Sugar in the Gourd RA

Sweet Evelina RA

Wayfaring Stranger RA

Rock Island Line RA

Railroad Corral RA

Paddy on the Railway RA

Man of Constant SorrowRA

Freight Train Boogie RA

Arkansas Traveler RA

Soldier's Joy RA

" The audience was enthralled with the wonderful Wayne Erbsen concert last Sunday. He had a wonderful stage presence - he had everyone singing along on some songs."  - Patricia Samford,  North Carolina Historic Site, Bath, North Carolina.

"I'd like to thank you for the splendid program you did for us. You blended just the right amount of history and music and the audience participation was perfect. Thanks so much for a lively evening." Carrie Holthouser, Western N.C. Civil War Roundtable.

Thanks for the excellent programs you brought to Harnett County, NC. Everywhere I've been the past few days, people are talking about the concert. Thank you for being willing to bring your gifts so far." Susan Morrow, Harnett County Schools.
 

Wayne Erbsen, Musician  

109 Bell Road
Asheville NC 28805

Office: (828) 299-7031
Fax: (828) 298-5607

banjo@nosppamnativeground.com

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