Biography

There is a deep tradition in Bluegrass of performing southern blues ballads with Bluegrass instrumentation and no one can do it better than the award-winning Balsam Range.
With lead vocals from guitarist Caleb Smith, Hobo Blues is a cross-picked stroll through lonesome lyrics and a sad story of a down-on-his-luck character singing through his hardships.
“I don’t know whose life you’re living, but it sure ain’t mine” he sings. A lament about a life misled. Haunting dobro from Tim Surrett, smooth harmonies from Buddy Melton and feathering mandolin from Darren Nicholson supply the dark mood to Hobo Blues that leaves you listening hard to this unexpected but heartfelt Balsam Range song.