Russ Carson

Recording Artist · Active 2009–present · Also a musician
Contemporary Bluegrass

Russ Carson is a Pennsylvania-born banjoist who has held the banjo seat in Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder since 2014 — an alum of Audie Blaylock & Redline and Gold Heart, and a documentary photographer alongside his music career.

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  • Bluegrass banjoist from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, who started playing bluegrass at age 10.
  • Father is a handcrafted-banjo builder and old-time fiddle/banjo player active since the early 1970s.
  • Played banjo with Gold Heart (2009–2010) and then Audie Blaylock & Redline (joined 2010).
  • Joined Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder as banjoist in 2014, his current role.
  • Released solo album "Last Chance" (2011) on Patuxent Records.
  • Released "Avenue of the Giants" (2014) on Patuxent Records.
  • Has collaborated with Del & Ronnie McCoury, Bobby Osborne, Carl Jackson, Glen Duncan, and Lou Reid.
  • Also active as a documentary photographer alongside his music career.

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