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Name: Ricky Stroud
Group: Hagar's Mountain Boys
Date: Friday May 16th, 2008
Time: 1:00pm EDT
Website: www.thehagarsmountainboys.com
Interviewer: Gracie Muldoon
Description:
Ricky Stroud, from Roxboro, NC grew up in Mullins, South Carolina. He started singing with his family in a gospel group at the age of five. He began playing the mandolin at the age of eight. In 1990, he and his father founded the band The Pilgrims. His younger brother and sister also sang with the group. In 1995, he began playing with the band Sounds of Grass. In 1997, Ricky moved to Roxboro to join the New Classic Grass band. He joined the Stories Creek band in 2002. Two years later he joined Little Mountain Grass. At the age of 40, Ricky's solid mandolin picking and high range vocals can be heard with the Hagar's Mountain Boys.
Ricky Stroud, Cliff Waddell, Blake Johnson, and Cliff Smith decided to form The Hagar's Mountain Boys after jamming at a local bluegrass festival. "We all had the same idea about how true bluegrass should sound." With strong vocal harmonies and hard driving instruments the band is sure to put a smile on your face while you're listening to our toe-tappin' sound!
The Hagar's Mountain Boys bluegrass style is influenced strongly by the traditional bluegrass we all love, though staying modern with original material. Above all, this North Carolina band uses the fun factor to make their bluegrass exciting and energetic. |
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