Mark Barnett

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Banjo player Mark Barnett has been a regular part of the Nashville music scene since 1974, and he’s been performing in various bands with Billy Smith and Craig Duncan for nearly as long.  Mark played 23 seasons at Opryland USA—most of the time leading his own show.  He has recorded a number of albums and is currently featured on two recordings on the Benson label.

Another seasoned musician who seems to innately know how to deliver a song and entertain a crowd, Mark has played music all over the United States, including a performance at the White House in Washington, D.C.  Overseas tours have taken Barnett’s music to fans in Canada, Europe and the Soviet Union.

Most fans will agree that a hard-driving five string banjo is the heartbeat of bluegrass music, and Mark Barnett knows how to deliver the complexly syncopated, breath-taking instrumental sound that epitomizes the genre.  You’ve got to have a banjo to play traditional bluegrass, and Mark Barnett is one of the best. He’s also a gifted singer.