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Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike featuring Becky Buller

Val And Becky


"Valerie Smith and her amazing band are a breath of fresh air. Onstage, they present visually beautiful and exciting performances with exceptional musicality. Offstage, they are like family and best friends to everyone, always willing to share that which makes them so very special-their music, their hearts, and their souls."

- Gabrielle Gray, Executive Director International Bluegrass Music Museum, Promoter of ROMP.

"Valerie Smith has a storyteller's sensibility and timing and a singer's soulful vocals that leave her audience waiting to hear the next song."

- California Bluegrass Association, CBAontheweb.org

"Excellent stage act Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike are known for their lively and impressive concerts!"

- Erin Spurling, Maverick Magazine, England

"What a night! What a band! Valerie and her wonderful band played a stormer! We have enjoyed the very best of bluegrass before at Brookfield...or so we thought."

- Loudon Temple, Music Journalist and Scotland Promoter



Becky Buller - Vocals/Fiddle/Clawhammer Banjo/Guitar/Songwriter

A multi-instrumentalist from St. James, Minn., Becky Buller now resides in the Nashville, Tenn.-area. She holds a degree in communication from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, where she was involved in the Bluegrass and Country Music Program. In 2000, she released "Rest My Weary Feet," a self-produced solo release for SRS Records. Becky was awarded first place in the bluegrass division of the 2001 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest in Wilksboro, N.C. Becky's songs have also been recorded by Rhonda Vincent; Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver; Mark Newton; David Parmley and Continental Divide; the Kenny and Amanda Smith Band; and, most recently, IIIrd Tyme Out. Her second album, "Little Bird," was release in October 2004 and is available fromBell Buckle Records. She proudly endorses D'Addario Strings and Nechville Banjos.


Bobby Davis - Bass

Bobby Davis paid dearly for his first bass; in order to the raise the necessary money, he had to sell off his 4-H project that year--a pair of Brown Swiss dairy cows! This Wheatfield, Ind., native actually got his start on the mandolin and fiddle. He is a former member of Peter Nye & The Chicago Bluegrass Band and Audie Blaylock and Redline. Bobby and his bass are featured on the "Stelling Banjo Anthology" as well as "Grave Run," the new record from Patrick McAvinue.


Ernie Evans - Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo

Ernie's musical seed was planted at age 12, inspired by his father and local musicians in Northwestern Ohio. Banjo soon became his primary instrument and veteran musicians quickly recognized him. He played professionally throughout the tri-state area and at age 16, he joined the high school jazz band playing upright bass to stay active in music. Touched by the art of Jazz, he pursued guitar but never let go of bluegrass. He soon became a well-known jazz-grass guitarist performing festivals, nightclubs, radio and TV. At age 18, he married his high school sweetheart. He would later form his own group "Detour" and toured the United States, Canada and Europe performing a variety of show music including top 40, country and even bluegrass. In 1987, his treasured relationship with his family drew him back home to be together. It was back to local gigs until 1996 when he moved his family to Jacksonville, Florida to pursue work in the flooring industry. In August of 2001, he was introduced to legend fiddler "Vassar Clements" and his interest for bluegrass was resurrected. His first chance to revisit the stage was joining Vassar in a concert, playing mandolin in Orlando (talk about shaking the cobwebs off). From there, there is no telling what the future holds. Ernie's biggest inspirations are his family, playing with "The Platters", "Vassar Clements" and now being a member of Liberty Pike








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