Biography

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Whether on archaeological digs or translating medieval poetry, the past has always been a north star for banjo player, songwriter, and author Max Wareham. After two years of touring nationally with Peter Rowan and being featured on the Grammy-nominated album Calling You From My Mountain, Max recorded his debut album, Dagommit! Max co-wrote the advance single "Hard Times Are Far Behind" with Rowan. In keeping with the theme of the album, the narrator is far away from home, on a quest spurred on by heartbreak, trying to find a way back home. You can enjoy the video for "Hard Times Are Far Behind" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wfnmMAbQks

The album features Chris Eldridge and David Grier on guitar, Laura Orshaw on fiddle, Chris Henry on mandolin, Mike Bub on bass, Larry Atamanuik on snare drum, and guest singer and producer Peter Rowan. Recorded by multi-Grammy winning engineer Sean Sullivan, Wareham’s commitment to early innovators of the instrument shines on this forthcoming record of soulful original songs, highlighted by the hard-driving chemistry of Nashville’s preeminent bluegrass stars.

Wareham’s, who learned his trade from banjo masters Bill Keith and Tony Trischka, interest in history extends also to his writing. His first book, “Rudy Lyle: The Unsung Hero of the Five String Banjo” chronicles the life and music of early bluegrass banjo master Rudy Lyle by presenting exhaustive and largely never-before-published transcriptions and analyses of every break Lyle recorded with “the father of bluegrass,” Bill Monroe. He is currently working on a book about the history of bluegrass in collaboration with banjo legend Butch Robins, longtime member of Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys.

Wareham is currently touring with Max Wareham & the National Bluegrass Team, featuring international mandolin prodigy Jean Baptiste Cardineau, singer and guitarist Walker Russell, and Boston bass stalwart Emma Turoff.