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MUSIC BARN
BACK PORCH
Upon outgrowing the YAM program, the members of Left Lane were ready for more, to grow and explore more bluegrass music - together. Thus, Left Lane was born. “When we were growing up and learning our instruments, the bluegrass community in our area welcomed us and encouraged us constantly. Our love for the music wouldn't be what it is today without the people that helped us along the way. A big part of why we decided to become a band was to give something back to them, so we decided to give them exactly what they gave us: music,” Mary said. Mary has been playing the fiddle for seven years, but bluegrass has always been a part of her life, attending festivals with her fiddle and banjo playing father from the time she was three years old. She began playing in the YAM program in the third grade with her last few years as a part of the Sweet Potato Pie Kids, an audition based YAM outreach band. Peyton grew up with a love for bluegrass due to his grandfather, a bluegrass musician and songwriter. He decided to learn how to play the guitar at age nine and joined the YAM program along with Mary. He was also selected as a member of Sweet Potato Pie Kids while taking a shot at singing. Ivy was exposed to rock n’ roll music from a young age, influenced by her electric guitar playing father. Bluegrass was new to her when she began playing in 2010 in the YAM program. She fell in love instantly, developed her signature style that landed her a spot in Sweet Potato Pie Kids. Logan is an accomplished banjo player at only sixteen years old. He first learned how to play the guitar before picking up the five-string banjo in 2011 at his first YAM camp. He eventually spent two years as a Sweet Potato Pie Kids member gaining performance experience at venues across four states. Josiah is the newest addition to Left Lane, joining in 2016. He plays a large variety of music and instruments while focusing on playing bass for Left Lane. He also teaches for the YAM program after school. In 2016, Left Lane placed first in Junior Bluegrass Bands at Fiddler’s Grove Music Festival in Union Grove, North Carolina. They also had the honor of playing in Dollywood in May of 2017 for their annual bluegrass week. Since the band got its start in 2015, they have performed at over 75 events and festivals throughout the southeast including IBMA in Raleigh, North Carolina, SPBGMA in Nashville, Tennessee, and the infamous Pumpkin Festival in Pumpkintown, South Carolina. THE BLUEGRASS STANDARD
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