Boy Named Banjo
Boy Named Banjo Band , described by Sonicbids as, "Tennessee's Americana apostles," is creating a lot of buzz in the southeastern music scene. The Nashville, Tennessee natives founded the group in 2011 and released their debut album, The Tanglewood Sessions, before graduating high school. Boy Named Banjo, a nashville Bluegrass band, has since released its sophomore album, Long Story Short, performed at Bonnaroo, and received a nomination for "Best local Band (Nashville)" By The Tennesseean for the year 2015. Boy Named Banjo is currently touring behind its new EP - Lost on Main. but for private parties, Boy Named Banjo performs great covers to include rock, jam, southern rock, country with a bluegrass feel. For booking Boy Named Banjo for your next party or event, call or email Music Garden today!
BIO
Long before Boy Named Banjo, two of the founding members of the genre-bending band grew up a mile down the road from each other in Nashville. William Reames and Willard Logan both picked up the guitar at an early age, took lessons from the same teacher in town, and even played in the same middle school band together.
A shared love for bluegrass, country, and folk music sparked a different musical friendship for Reames between him and banjo player, Barton Davies. Before long, the two youngsters enthusiastically bounced songs off each other and discovered some of their favorite bands together like The Steeldrivers, John Hartford, and The Infamous Stringdusters. In no time at all, they were writing and performing songs of their own, and at the age of 16, decided to form their own band. Only, they needed a mandolin player. That’s when they called Logan – and the two longtime friends, and now Davies, were bandmates once again.
“We were still too young to step foot inside a bar when we first started to play,” Davies recalls, “so we’d set up shop on the sidewalk outside of Robert’s Western World in downtown Nashville and play our own songs for whomever would listen.” About halfway through one of their sidewalk sets, a man came stumbling out of Robert’s, got in Barton’s face and yelled “play that thing, Banjo Boy! Faster now, ya hear? C’mon, Banjo!” Reames texted Davies later that night – “Boy Named Banjo.”
With a brand new band name and a bunch of original songs, the trio recorded The Tanglewood Sessions, an honest, emotional, roots-driven look into the lives of the young outfit. Unexpectedly, the album was received quite well locally and now has several million streams on Spotify.
In 2013, BNB invited drummer Sam McCullough to join the group, before recording its sophomore album, Long Story Short (2014). The band got its first breakthrough by earning a spot on the 2015 Bonnaroo lineup, which led to some hometown love for the native Nashvillians. Shortly after releasing Lost on Main EP in 2015, Boy Named Banjo found its missing piece – Ford Garrard (bass), hit the road, and hasn’t stopped touring since.
Boy Named Banjo’s sound has grown up alongside them into an energetic blend of country, alternative rock, and folk-pop that will keep listeners smiling, clapping, and dancing along for many years to come. You won’t want to miss the new album they have coming in 2020. Catch a live show and find out why.
BIO
Long before Boy Named Banjo, two of the founding members of the genre-bending band grew up a mile down the road from each other in Nashville. William Reames and Willard Logan both picked up the guitar at an early age, took lessons from the same teacher in town, and even played in the same middle school band together.
A shared love for bluegrass, country, and folk music sparked a different musical friendship for Reames between him and banjo player, Barton Davies. Before long, the two youngsters enthusiastically bounced songs off each other and discovered some of their favorite bands together like The Steeldrivers, John Hartford, and The Infamous Stringdusters. In no time at all, they were writing and performing songs of their own, and at the age of 16, decided to form their own band. Only, they needed a mandolin player. That’s when they called Logan – and the two longtime friends, and now Davies, were bandmates once again.
“We were still too young to step foot inside a bar when we first started to play,” Davies recalls, “so we’d set up shop on the sidewalk outside of Robert’s Western World in downtown Nashville and play our own songs for whomever would listen.” About halfway through one of their sidewalk sets, a man came stumbling out of Robert’s, got in Barton’s face and yelled “play that thing, Banjo Boy! Faster now, ya hear? C’mon, Banjo!” Reames texted Davies later that night – “Boy Named Banjo.”
With a brand new band name and a bunch of original songs, the trio recorded The Tanglewood Sessions, an honest, emotional, roots-driven look into the lives of the young outfit. Unexpectedly, the album was received quite well locally and now has several million streams on Spotify.
In 2013, BNB invited drummer Sam McCullough to join the group, before recording its sophomore album, Long Story Short (2014). The band got its first breakthrough by earning a spot on the 2015 Bonnaroo lineup, which led to some hometown love for the native Nashvillians. Shortly after releasing Lost on Main EP in 2015, Boy Named Banjo found its missing piece – Ford Garrard (bass), hit the road, and hasn’t stopped touring since.
Boy Named Banjo’s sound has grown up alongside them into an energetic blend of country, alternative rock, and folk-pop that will keep listeners smiling, clapping, and dancing along for many years to come. You won’t want to miss the new album they have coming in 2020. Catch a live show and find out why.
