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    Hayseed Dixie
    Hayseed Dixie

    Formed in 2000, Hayseed Dixie are a Nashville based bluegrass group who are known for their covers of rock, metal and pop songs. Starting with the release of their debut album in 2001 - A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC - the group gained notoriety for their sound & humour, leading them to have considerable airplay on many radio show across the world. By 2003 Hayseed Dixie had 3 albums in the Bluegrass Billboard Charts' top 15 at the same time, leading to them becoming a mainstay of the genre in the early 21st century. In 2005 they performed the mainstage at Glastonbury and in the same year created their own annual festival called Loopallu off the small coastal town of Ullapool in Scotland. In 2007 the band performed the opening day at Download Festival as well as Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Kerosene Brothers was an alter-ego project by the band to promote their original songs, releasing the debut 'Choose Your Own Title' in 2003. Brothers Dale & Don Wayne Reno left the band in 2013 to form Reno And Harrell. They were soon replaced by Johnny Butten - holder of the Guinness World record title for fastest banjo player - and Hippy Joe Hymas. In 2015 their album 'Hair Down To My Grass' spent 3 weeks at the top of the UK Country Chart, leading to them performing on Jools Holland's Hootenanny New Year's Eve BBC TV show. Current Members: Barley Scotch (AKA John Wheeler): Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Violin, Mandolin & Piano Hippy Joe Hymas: Mandolin & Acoustic Guitar Jake "Bakesnake" Byers: Acoustic Bass Guitar Tim Carter: Banjo (On Extended Hiatus) Richard Collins: Banjo Former Members: Rusty Horn (AKA Cooter Brown): Acoustic Guitar Kletus (AKA Kurt Carrick): Acoustic Bass Wilson Cook (AKA Mike Daly): Dobro Jason D Smith: Bass Jeff Williams: Bass Chad Mize: Bass Dave Harrison: Percussion Nick Buda: Percussion Don Wayne Reno: Banjo Dale Reno: Mandolin Johnny Butten: Banjo

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