Hit & Run is a bluegrass band originally from

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, now based in Tennessee.

History

Hit & Run formed in

in late 2001 with the mutual desire to play authentic-yet-modern bluegrass. The band has released two studio albums. Hit & Run has toured extensively throughout the United States, playing such prestigious

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, Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival,

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, Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival, and Bean Blossom. Hit & Run has shared billing with artists such as

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. In 2005 they took first place in the SPBGMA International Band Championship in

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. In 2003, Hit & Run became the first band to win both Telluride (2003) and Rockygrass (2002) Bluegrass Festival Band Contests. Guitarist Rebecca Frazier became the first woman to appear on the cover of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine when the September 2006 issue of that magazine was released. The group now tours as Rebecca Frazier and Hit & Run Bluegrass. The lineup consists of Rebecca Frazier (née Hoggan) on guitar, Isaac Eicher on

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, Mike Sumner on

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, Erik Alvar on

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, and Nate Leath and Christian Ward sharing

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duties.

Successes

* 2005 & 2014

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Showcase Artist * First place, 2005 SPBGMA International Band Championship

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* First place, 2003 Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Contest

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& Lyons, CO * First place, 2002 Rockygrass Band Contest Lyons, CO

Sound

Hit & Run's appeal may be their youthful energy combined with polished vocals, hot picking, and their contemporary sound. They tastefully interpret standard bluegrass and traditional tunes, and they skillfully craft original tunes. As Denver Westword says, their music is:

Members

Original members

* Rebecca Frazier –

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, guitar, vocals * Mike Mickelson – Guitar, mandolin, vocals * Erin Coats –

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, vocals * Aaron Younberg –

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* John Frazier, mandolin

Past members

*Kyle Tuttle, banjo (2013–2015) *Andy Thorn, banjo (2007–2010) *Lorenzo Gangi, banjo (2006–2007) *Steve Roy, bass (2006–2010) *David Mayfield, bass (2007) *David Richey, Dobro (2006)

Discography

* ''Beauty Fades'' (2004) * ''Without Maps or Charts'' (2005) * ''Four Finger Music: The Bluegrass Tribute to the Music Made Famous by the Simpsons'' (2007)

References

External links

Hit and Run Bluegrass' official site

* ttps://archive.org/details/HitandRunBluegrass Hit and Run Bluegrass at Archive.org
SPBGMA 2005 Band Contest Winners

Hit & Run at cdbaby.com
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