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Kristin Scott Benson is a formidable bluegrass banjo player. She is well-versed in traditional picking as well as progressive bluegrass in the vein of <a href="spotify:artist:2ka8z2lwkcp13fG8Wyv3xU">Béla Fleck</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:01ts5a7R3WkeE2oKIouXEK">Alison Brown</a>, but whatever style she takes on, Benson does it with a simple joy, relaxed touch, and the freedom and abandon that makes bluegrass exhilarating.
Kristin Scott Benson was born in South Carolina to a family steeped in the tradition of bluegrass; both Benson's father and her maternal grandfather were mandolinists. At age 13, Benson acquired her first banjo, was playing in a band within two years, and then after high school she moved to Nashville, TN.
In 2001, Benson toured with <a href="spotify:artist:4TFUM3dwVVxsJ6vCnMDVCb">Laurie Lewis</a> in Europe. She then assembled an impressive band, including guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:2EdviCe4eYJQqa6hs8Fo2Z">Jim Hurst</a> and Benson's husband, mandolinist <a href="spotify:artist:64RUphSmKMjOuGBDbTs3Ac">Wayne Benson</a>, for her solo debut. The all-instrumental Straight Paths, released on Pinecastle Records in June of 2002, combines subtle versions of traditionals with progressive originals to make for an album that has a sense of history, but isn't afraid to push the limits. ~ Charles Spano, Rovi
Kristin Scott Benson was born in South Carolina to a family steeped in the tradition of bluegrass; both Benson's father and her maternal grandfather were mandolinists. At age 13, Benson acquired her first banjo, was playing in a band within two years, and then after high school she moved to Nashville, TN.
In 2001, Benson toured with <a href="spotify:artist:4TFUM3dwVVxsJ6vCnMDVCb">Laurie Lewis</a> in Europe. She then assembled an impressive band, including guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:2EdviCe4eYJQqa6hs8Fo2Z">Jim Hurst</a> and Benson's husband, mandolinist <a href="spotify:artist:64RUphSmKMjOuGBDbTs3Ac">Wayne Benson</a>, for her solo debut. The all-instrumental Straight Paths, released on Pinecastle Records in June of 2002, combines subtle versions of traditionals with progressive originals to make for an album that has a sense of history, but isn't afraid to push the limits. ~ Charles Spano, Rovi
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