Tommy Boyd
Musician · Portsmouth, Ohio
Best known for
Banjo
Tommy Boyd is an Ohio-born banjoist and Dobroist (commonly billed as Tom Boyd) whose four decades in bluegrass include long stretches with Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers in the late 1970s and Dry Branch Fire Squad from 2005 to the present, plus session and harmony work across a generation of records.
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- Born and raised in Portsmouth, in the hills of southern Ohio; commonly billed as Tom Boyd.
- Best known on banjo and Dobro; over four decades of professional bluegrass experience.
- Played banjo and Dobro with Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers from late 1974 through early 1980, appearing on classic Sparks recordings of that era including "John Deere Tractor."
- Career sideman and recording credits with Red Allen, the Allen Brothers, Mac Wiseman, Hylo Brown, Benny Martin, Frank Wakefield, Earl Taylor, and Jack Casey.
- Has been the banjo and Dobro player for Dry Branch Fire Squad since 2005, fronted by Ron Thomason.
- Sings every harmony part in the band; particularly noted for his high baritone vocals.
- Plays a custom Hatfield banjo; featured in the June 2011 Banjo Newsletter interview.
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Larry Sparks and the Lonesome RamblersPlayed on recordings with Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers
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Dry Branch Fire SquadPlayed on recordings with Dry Branch Fire Squad
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Wendy Miller and Mike LillyPlayed on recording with Wendy Miller and Mike Lilly
