From the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, comes one of the most entertaining bands in the bluegrass genre, Nothin’ Fancy. As a matter of fact, they’ve won SPBGMA’s award for Entertaining Group of the Year six times! Nothin’ Fancy was formed as a bluegrass band in 1994 to compete in a bluegrass competition. Ever since then, they have grown in popularity, released 11 full length albums, and continue to perform at festivals all across the United States, Canada and Norway including the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, the Lincoln Center in New York City, and the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. They have successfully hosted their own Nothin’ Fancy Bluegrass Festival every year since 2001 in Buena Vista, Virginia.
Their full-time touring schedule has earned them one of the most loyal fan bases in all of bluegrass music. They are loved by festival-goers and bluegrass fans from the East to West
Coast and abroad. Nothin’ Fancy recorded four independent albums before signing to a record label. In 2002 they released their debut recording for Pinecastle Records entitled “Once Upon A Road.” This album earned them a showcase at the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Convention and a nomination for the IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year Award. Their second CD, “Reflections,” received innumerable accolades and proved that they were one of the new powerhouses in the genre.
