Della Mae is an American
bluegrass band formed in
Boston
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,
Massachusetts
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, United States, in 2009.
["Della Mae builds its audience one fan at a time"]
''Chicago Tribune
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'', June 11, 2015. Their name, "Della Mae" comes from the song, "Big Spike Hammer."
Della Mae was formed by Kimber Ludiker, Amanda Kowalski, Grace Van’t Hof, and Avril Smith, and released their first EP, "Della Mae: Acoustic EP" in 2010. In 2011, when Celia Woodsmith joined the band, the group released their first album, ''I Built This Heart''. Their second album, ''This World Oft Can Be'', was nominated for a
Grammy Award
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for
Best Bluegrass Album at the
56th Grammy Awards
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in 2014.
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In 2015, they released their third album, ''Della Mae''. The group released ''Headlight'' in 2020.
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Band members
* Celia Woodsmith
Celia Woodsmith (born in 1985 in Tryon, North Carolina) is a New England–based bluegrass music, bluegrass, blues and folk musician.
Profile
Since January 2011, Woodsmith, has been the lead singer, rhythm guitar player, washboard player, and ...
- Vocals, Guitar, Washboard (2011–present)
* Kimber Ludiker - fiddle, vocals (2009–present)
* Avril Smith - Guitar, Vocals (2009-2011, 2019–present)
* Vickie Vaughn - Bass, Vocals (2020–present)
* Maddie Witler - Mandolin, Banjo (2020–2022)
* Jenni Lyn Gardner - mandolin, vocals (2009–2020)
* Zoe Guigueno - bass, vocals (2015–2019)
* Courtney Hartman - guitar, banjo, vocals (2009–2018)
* Grace Van't Hof - Vocals, Banjo (2009–2011)
* Shelby Means - bass, vocals (2012–2014)
Discography
References
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American bluegrass music groups
Musical groups established in 2011
Musical groups from Boston
2011 establishments in Massachusetts