Texas-raised, Nashville-based Ross Holmes has lent his talents to country stars, pop icons and bluegrass standouts. Just a partial list of artists Ross has toured and/or recorded with includes Bruce Hornsby, Mumford & Sons, Ricky Skaggs & The Del McCoury Band!

In addition to playing for other established acts he's also formed genre-shattering bands of his own including the adventuresome instrumental trio ChessBoxer.

This conversation with Ross covers a lot of ground, but perhaps most importantly it get's to the heart of the amazingly intersectional moment that is cross-genre string playing in 2017.

Tracks heard in this episode:

Intro: Wish I Could Say I Was Drinking - Cadillac Sky; Bacon - Chessboxer
First Break: Musical post on Instagram.com/Rossholmesfiddle
Second Break: Insomniac Blues for Matthew - Cadillac Sky
Third Break: Musical post on Instagram.com/Rossholmesfiddle
Alamo Song: We Fall A Sacrifice - Ross Holmes
Outro: Calon Lan - Chessboxer

For tour and other info, please visit http://rossholmes.net/

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