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 Glen
Wilbourn, sharing the bluegrass spirit!
Glen Wilbourn plays guitar and sings lead
for the
band
plus
serves as bandleader. Born
in Oklahoma,
Glen
started playing guitar at
age
9. At 15 he picked
up a
fiddle
and has
been in love with Bluegrass
music
ever since.
This
sharecropper's son
also plays mandolin, dobro, and, bass.
Glen's a
multi-talented
musician,
who's experience includes
country music
and old time fiddling, (he's a Certified Fiddle Judge).
Glen has lived many of the
experiences that his
songs are about,
which
would account for the soulful manner
in which he delivers
his songs.
He has a warm heart, a winning smile, and a bucket
full
of
encouragement
for
beginning musicians.
 Bill
Murry, the Texas Panhandle Fiddler!
Bill is the shy winner of over 40 Fiddling
Contests,
including the 1980 Colorado State Fiddle Championship.
He's
played Bluegrass Music with
Josh Graves &
Kenny Baker. He's shared his
music from Nashville
to California. Bill adds a harmony
vocal now and then
that
truly shines.
Bill has a
unique fiddle style that allows him
to add
just the right
fill-ins plus tasteful and exciting fiddle breaks.
Bill's a
class act all by himself!
For a touch
of comedy, ask him to help Glen
with, "Get In Line, Brother". Or
for
for fun ask him to sing, "Kentucky Girl"
with John and watch the good times
roll.
You can swing and sway with Billy Ray!
 Ben
Sandoval , one of Arizona's favorite sons
of Bluegrass!
Ben rounds out the group on the upright bass. He's primarily
known as Arizona's favorite bluegrass promoter and emcee.
Ben
has played with several bluegrass bands and was the
original
bass player with
The Flint Hill Special
Band when
it was first
organized
in 1984. Ben moved to Arizona in 1972
from California
where he played folk music during the
nineteen
sixties and country
music
during the seventies.
Ben
was the official bass player for The Arizona
Old Time Fiddler's.
Obviously,
Ben listens to and enjoys
many types of music,
however traditional
bluegrass
music holds
a special place in his heart.
 John Miller, plays a unique style of banjo
and he
can sing too!
As a young man living in Missouri, John played guitar with his
Dad's band. John grew up listening to The Grand Ole' Opry,
which often featured Bill Monroe, and
Bluegrass Music, but it was
Country
music that John loved to play.
Work eventually moved
John and his family to Arizona where he
attended
his
first
Bluegrass Festival
in 1993. The Flint
Hill Special Bluegrass Band was
the Headliner
Band and John
was
captured
by the music,
the people,
and the
BANJO.
John immediately put
his guitar away and started
playing banjo,
not realizing
that he would become
an important part of this
fine band.
John doesn't know a stranger.
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