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Rebecca Frazier

Rebecca Frazier began playing guitar professionally in Telluride, Colorado, in the late 90’s. Frazier came to national attention in 2006 as the first woman on the cover of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, and after moving to Nashville in 2007, she was recognized as “a genuine triple threat as a singer, songwriter, and flatpicking guitarist” (Nashville Scene). The Virginia native was picked up by Compass Records for her flatpicking/songwriting solo showcase When We Fall (2013). The album received heavy airplay on SiriusXM Radio and peaked at #3 on the national Roots Music Report Chart. In 2018, Frazier became the first woman to be nominated for SPBGMA Guitar Performer of the Year and was nominated again in 2019. Paste Magazine deemed Frazier one of “Seven Women Smashing the Bluegrass Glass Ceiling” in 2017. Other honors include Frazier’s featured appearance singing and playing “Keep on the Sunnyside” on Hank Williams’ biopic, the 20^th Century Fox The Last Ride movie soundtrack released by Curb Records in 2012, and Frazier’s 2009 IBMA Recorded Event of the Year award for her work on the Daughters of Bluegrass’ Bluegrass Bouquet. Frazier is a founding member of Hit & Run, the first and only band to win all three high-profile bluegrass band contests—Telluride (2003), Rockygrass (2002), and SPBGMA (2005) Festival Competitions. Dubbed “East Nashville real deal bluegrass” by journalist Craig Havighurst, the band has toured throughout 41 states and Canada since 2002 and has performed as Rebecca Frazier and Hit & Run since 2013. Frazier earned a B.A. in Music from the University of Michigan and studied guitar at Berklee College of Music. She has taught workshops across the U.S. and Canada since 2005, and was on staff at Nashville Music Academy from 2008 to 2021.

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine writes “Although she has achieved great success, Frazier continues to be passionate about her music and guitar playing. Her journey is one that should serve to inspire any guitar player, singer, or songwriter.”

Isaac Eicher, Mandolin

Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Isaac Eicher has inspired many mandolin players with his genre-bending mandolin mastery. He began his early career largely in a bluegrass context, and twice won the National Mandolin Championship in Winfield, KS, as a teenager in 2006 and then again in 2017. After winning Colorado state championships at Rockygrass (mandolin, guitar) he gravitated toward the sounds of gypsy jazz, bebop, and latin jazz on the acoustic mandolin incorporating modern mandolin technique. Isaac’s style draws inspiration from traditional musical language in such a way that allows the mandolin to transcend its standard settings and idiomatic restraints. In addition to studying music, Isaac received a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Oklahoma and spent a year of intensive language study in Valencia, Spain. This allowed him the opportunity travel to Europe with his mandolin playing and making musical friends in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland.

Mike Sumner, Banjo

Mike Sumner is an Indiana native currently living in the Nashville area.  By day he is an IT director for a Nissan company and in his spare time he pursues his passion…playing bluegrass.  He started playing banjo at a young age and is a two-time National Banjo Champion (2001 and 2007). He also won the banjo championships at Rockygrass and Merlefest. He has toured with Jim Lauderdale, Dale Ann Bradley, Billy Droze, Randy Kohrs, Detour, and Donna Ulisse. 

Erik Alvar, Bass

Bassist Erik Alvar is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor’s in commercial music and a Master of Fine Arts in Bass Performance. His resume includes touring acts such as Billy Strings, Nefesh Mountain, The Roys, Aaron O’Rourke Trio, Grant Peeples, and others. He was selected for the 2013 Acoustic Music Seminar at the Savannah Music Festival where he worked with world-class musicians such as Mike Marshall, David Grisman, Jerry Douglas, Darol Anger, and Julian Lage. Stylistically he is rooted in jazz & bluegrass, but he has an affinity for other styles including Americana and old time.

Nate Leath, Fiddle

Nate Leath grew up in Hickory, North Carolina, a town in the heart of bluegrass and old-time music country. Nate picked up his first fiddle at age eight after admiring one on his grandmother’s wall. His virtuosic skills quickly became apparent, and three years later, at age eleven, Nate won the adult bluegrass fiddle contest at the renowned Galax Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention, becoming one of the youngest winners of what is widely considered the Super Bowl of fiddlers’ contests. Nate is known for his creativity, technical skills, and versatility, and for exploring many styles beyond bluegrass. Nate has performed and recorded with a number of traditional and progressive bluegrass and old-time bands, as well as such genre-busting groups as David Grisman Quintet, Old School Freight Train, Love Canon, and artist Sierra Ferrell.