Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Fresh off their 18 month 50th Anniversary Tour, the iconic andprofoundly influential Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, often cited as acatalyst for an entire movement in Country Rock and AmericanRoots Music, continues to add to their legendary status.With multi-platinum and gold records, strings of top ten hits suchas "Fishin' In The Dark" and "Mr. Bojangles", multiple Grammy,IBMA, CMA Awards and nominations, the band's accoladescontinue to accumulate.Their 1972 groundbreaking "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" albumhas been inducted into the U.S. Library of Congress as well as theGrammy Hall of Fame. NGDB’s recording of "Mr. Bojangles" wasalso inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010. In 2014"Fishin' In the Dark" was certified platinum for digital downloadsby the RIAA.Today, NGDB (Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter)continue their non-stop touring in their 52nd year together. Threemusical powerhouses joining them on stage in 2018 are JaimeHanna, Jim Photoglo and Ross Holmes. Recent tour stops haveincluded Stagecoach, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival and manymore. Their recent sold out concert filmed and recorded live forthe 50th Anniversary at The Historic Ryman Auditorium is anEmmy Award winning PBS Pledge Special.