Bryan Sutton
| Bryan Sutton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 Asheville, North Carolina |
| Origin | USA |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar Banjo Mandolin |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Labels | Sugar Hill |
| Associated acts | Ricky Skaggs |
Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicked acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays many other instruments including mandolin, banjo, and electric guitar.
Sutton first came to prominence as part of Ricky Skaggs' bluegrass band Kentucky Thunder. Sutton eventually left the band to focus on session work. In addition to Skaggs, Sutton has toured with the Dixie Chicks, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Hot Rize, Chris Thile, Tony Rice and others.
In 2007, Sutton toured with Chris Thile & The How to Grow a Band, filling in for Chris Eldridge while he was on tour with the Infamous Stringdusters.
In 2011 Sutton began teaching guitar online at the School of Guitar, as part of the Academy of Bluegrass.
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[edit] Gear
Sutton endorses guitars built by Dana Bourgeois. He plays a Bourgeois "Country Boy Deluxe" model dreadnought and also has his own signature model, the "Banjo Killer" slope-shouldered dreadnought. He also regularly performs with a 1940 Martin D-28.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Bluegrass | ||
| Ready to Go |
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| Bluegrass Guitar |
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| Not Too Far from the Tree |
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8 |
| Almost Live |
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9 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
[edit] Awards
- 2000 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year
- 2003 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year
- 2004 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year
- 2005 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year
- 2006 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year
- 2007 - Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance for Whiskey Before Breakfast w/ Doc Watson
- 2011 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year [1]
[edit] References
- ^ "STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS NAMED IBMA ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR". http://ibma.org/node/280. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
[edit] External links
- BryanSutton.com, Official site
- Bryan Sutton Interview
- Bryan Sutton with Martin Taylor
- Academy of Bluegrass
- School of Guitar with Bryan Sutton
