Riley Baugus

Recording Artist · Active 2001–present · North Carolina · Also a musician
Old-Time (Traditional) Old-Time (Contemporary)

Riley Baugus is an American old-time musician and banjo builder from Walkertown, North Carolina, steeped in the Round Peak tradition of his region.

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  • Born in 1965, he learned clawhammer banjo from older Surry County musicians, including Tommy Jarrell.
  • Plays banjo, fiddle, and guitar and sings in the old-time style.
  • Builds traditional-style banjos; instruments he made were used in the film “Cold Mountain,” for which he also sang on the soundtrack.
  • Has recorded and performed with Dirk Powell, and with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.

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