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Aaron Ramsey

Recording Artist · Active 2013–present · Also a musician
Contemporary Bluegrass

Aaron Ramsey is a North Carolina-born multi-instrumentalist and songwriter whose dozen years with Mountain Heart and current seat with Volume Five have made him one of the most musically wide-ranging contemporary bluegrass mandolinists, equally at home on guitar, dobro, and bass.

  • From Morganton, North Carolina; began on bass before picking up mandolin at age 12.
  • Started performing in the family Gospel-bluegrass band Damascus Road, in which his father Mike Ramsey played bass.
  • Won the MerleFest mandolin competition in 2002 at age 17.
  • Played with The Linville Ridge Band (2002–early 2006), then joined Randy Kohrs & The Lites in March 2006.
  • Joined Mountain Heart in December 2007 (replacing Adam Steffey), debuting on the Grand Ole Opry; spent roughly a dozen years with the band as a multi-instrumentalist.
  • Released the solo album "Gathering" in 2013, with six tracks co-written with his father Mike.
  • Joined Volume Five as mandolin player in 2020.
  • Endorsing artist for Northfield Mandolins.

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