Balsam Range

Balsam Range is a bluegrass and acoustic music group founded in 2007 in Haywood County, N.C. They are the 2014 IBMA "Entertainer of the Year" recipients as well as the 2014 IBMA "Vocal Group of the Year" winners. Balsam Range consists of five members; on fiddle and lead tenor, Buddy Melton; on mandolin and vocals, Darren Nicholson; on stand up bass, dobro and vocals, Tim Surrett; on guitar and vocals, Caleb Smith; and on banjo, Dr. Marc Pruett. They are consistently touring the United States.

Buddy Melton, (fiddle, vocals) picked up fiddle in college, and is also accomplished on the bass. He performed with Jubal Foster before joining Balsam Range. Buddy has also performed with David Holt and Doc Watson. Melton won the honor of "Male Vocalist of the Year" at the 2014 International Bluegrass Music Awards.

Darren Nicholson, (mandolin, vocals) has performed many times on the Grand Ole Opry stage, and has toured with The Crowe Brothers among many other artists. He is a Grammy nominee and multiple IBMA award-winner. In 2014 he released a solo album entitled Things Left Undone that features John Driskell Hopkins and Rhonda Vincent as well as many others.

Tim Surrett, (bass and dobro) has performed with the gospel group The Kingsmen Quartet, winning multiple awards for "Gospel Musician of the Year". He also has a place in the Southern Gospel Hall of Fame. Surrett has also performed with Tony Rice, Ralph Stanley, Brad Paisley and Vince Gill. In 2014, Surrett won the "Mentor" award at the IBMAs for his inspiration and work with young artists.

Caleb Smith, (guitar, vocals) performed as a founding member of gospel group Harvest and also won "Male Vocalist of the Year" and "Guitar Player of the Year" for the Power Grass music awards. He is also an accomplished luthier, building Smith Custom Guitars for clients such as Zac Brown

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