The Baker Family
© 2017 Shelby Campbell
Seldom do we hear a bluegrass artist sing and you just feel that they are making history. Iconic artists such as Ricky Scaggs, Rhonda Vincent and Doyle Lawson give their audience this feeling each time they perform - and the same can be said for the young, bluegrass band, The Baker Family. This high-energy bluegrass band from Birch Tree, Missouri performs at bluegrass events throughout the United States from Maine to California.
The band’s sound is completed by Hunter Motts from Spartanburg, South Carolina on banjo, Roy Bond from Hartshorn, Missouri on banjo, and Shawn Baker, father and the man behind the sound system. According to Carrie, bluegrass was always in this family’s blood. “We always loved bluegrass music!” she said. “Shawn’s grandparents had a bluegrass band, and both of his grandfathers were fiddlers.”
The Baker Family is made up of Carrie Baker on guitar along with her children: 17-year-old Trustin on fiddle, banjo and lead vocals; 15-year-old Carina on mandolin, lead vocals and jig dancing; and 13-year-old Elijah on upright bass and lead vocals.
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THE BLUEGRASS STANDARD
The Baker Family performs true, traditional bluegrass - which happens to be reflected in the title of one of their albums True Blue Bluegrass. One of the best things about this family band’s performances is that they are just that - a family. “We love spending time together, learning to work together, and accomplishing goals together as a family,” Carrie said. One of the activities The Baker Family most enjoys is being a member of Tomorrow’s Bluegrass Stars.