Biography

Phil Salazar and the Kin Folk who have been playing together since 1984. Phil entertainer, teacher, record producer, champion fiddler. Phil is a master fiddler who straddles the borders between traditional bluegrass and contemporary sound.

Kin Folk includes Phil on vocals, fiddle and guitar; Tom Corbett, on vocals, mandolin and guitar; Bill Knopf, on vocals, banjo, guitar; Rick Borella, their longtime rock solid bass player; and their newest member Bill Flores on dobro, accordion and guitar. They play in the style of bluegrass, but draw from a wealth of genres including folk, rock, traditional American, Cajun, Irish, jazz, country, and cowboy. Find out more about them at pskfband.com.

Phil Salazar has played all over the world with such people as: Clint Black, Bob Weir (The Grateful Dead), Dwight Yoakam, Peter Wernick, Kix Brooks, John McEuen, Chris Hillman, Cowboy Jack Clement, Classical Violinist Gilles Apap, Peter Rowan, Shawn Camp, Vassar Clements, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Gary Mule Deer, Jon Jorgenson, Albert Lee, David Grisman, Nick Forster, Mark O'Connor, Jay Ungar, Kate Wolf, Jimmy Buffett, Jonathan McEuen, Laurie Lewis, Van Dyke Parks.