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Scott Anderson

Gainesville, FL

www.scottandersonmusic.com

Scott Anderson has been a fixture on the Southeastern bluegrass and gospel circuit for almost three decades. He began with the contemporary and Southern gospel of First Light, then played the traditional bluegrass sound of the Bluegrass Parlor Band, followed by the driving grungegrass of Endless Highway , the sweet gospel of Gentle River, and the hot bluegrass of The Jim Hurst Band .  Now he's melded these and other influences into the powerful acoustic sound of The Scott Anderson Band and the beautiful family harmony of the duo with his daughter Amanda.

In March of 2001 with the co-production help of Scott Vestal, Scott fulfilled a dream by recording his first solo project "Rivers" featuring some of his original tunes and some of the finest acoustic musicians on the planet: Wayne Benson, John Cowan, Shelton Feazell, Aubrey Haynie, Jim Hurst, Rob Ickes, Missy Raines, Gabe Valla, Scott Vestal and Darren Wainright.   Soon after seeing this project come to fruition, he formed The Scott Anderson Band to bring the songs to life on stage.

In 2004, Scott was asked to join The Jim Hurst Band  to play banjo and provide harmony vocals.  With Jim, Scott has travelled all over the U.S. and as far away as Ireland, playing shows at many wonderful theatres and festivals in a number of exciting locales.  All the while, he has also continued to play shows and festivals with The Scott Anderson Band as well as with the Grace UMC Praise Band.    Scott began performing with his daughter Amanda as a duo in 2008, and this configuration later evolved into a full band and a debut CD, "Another Day," which has met with critical acclaim. Amanda handles most of the lead vocals in the duo, as well as supplying sweet fiddle lines. Scott adds harmony and lead vocals as well as guitar and banjo.  Their repertoire includes a wide variety of Americana and bluegrass songs and their dazzling fiddle and banjo duets are favorites at every show.  

Scott is currently working on his second solo project, "Tales From the Swamp."  Scott has also performed or recorded with Sam Bush, Vassar Clements, Larry Rice, Byron Berline, Adam Steffey, Sierra Hull, Clay Hess, Chubby Wise, Allen Shadd, Bill Grant and Delia Bell, Blue Angel, Chief Jim Billie, George Custer, Sno Rogers and the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra (yes, with a banjo!) among others.  Scott has been featured in Banjo Newsletter, and writes for the magazine as well, including interviews with Tony Trischka, Bill Evans, Greg Cahill, Scott Vestal, and Béla Fleck.

A native Floridian, Scott was born in Palatka, Florida on January 26, 1965. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter, he is also a clinical pharmacist, an amateur photographer, and a mediocre surfer.

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