Biography

Ida Clare, from Louisville, KY, plays a diverse mix of Bluegrass and Americana music with a heavy focus on original material. It doesn't matter if you catch them performing at a festival, at a rehearsal or just warming up back stage before a show, their music will captivate you.

The members of the band, mandolin player and songwriter Jim Wheatley, powerhouse vocalist Lea Cockrell, bass man Nick Stevens, and banjo player Robin Thixton, are no strangers to performing. Nearly everyone is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist and the depth of both stage and studio experience is obvious. The band has an intuitive understanding of performance dynamics and sitting through a set of their music will take you on a fantastic journey.