Biography

The DownTown Mountain Boys based in Seattle, Washington, is the Pacific Northwest’s most exciting and accomplished bluegrass band. Veteran bluegrassers and recording artists Terry Enyeart (bass, lead and harmony vocals), Dave Keenan (banjo, fiddle, lead and harmony vocals), Don Share (guitar, lead and harmony vocals), Tom Moran (Mandolin) and Paul Elliott (fiddle), seen for years in such popular Northwest bands as Ranch Romance, Rural Delivery, Rainy Pass, and Who’s Driving?, have come together in a match made in musical heaven. Take three-part harmonies that send shivers up your spine, add dazzling instrumental firepower, and you have the sound of The DownTown Mountain Boys. An exciting combination of tight harmonies and red-hot picking . . . An entertaining, engaging, and witty stage show . . . A repertoire that spans beloved standards and high-quality original material . . . Victory Review calls The DownTown Mountain Boys “the cream of Seattle- area pickers, top teachers, session musicians, and musicologists.”

Paul’s fiddle playing has the kind of explosive energy that grabs you and doesn’t let go. One of the most versatile, accomplished, and respected fiddle players on the West coast, he has performed with The Good Old Persons, John Reischman, Michelle Shocked, Alison Brown, Buell Neidlinger, and others. His recording credits span film, television, and radio, and a long list of recordings including Scott Nygaard’s No Hurry on the Rounder label. Paul is also a talented composer and arranger (he wrote the title track of both of the band’s recordings) and a gifted music teacher. Finally, Paul is a gifted sound engineer and music producer. In addition to many other projects, he recorded and mixed The DownTown Mountain Boys two recordings: Big Darlin’ (2007) and Heartland (2014).

Terry is a vocal virtuoso and a highly acclaimed bluegrass and country singer. His powerful, soulful voice is the centerpiece of The DownTown Mountain Boys. When Terry sings, people listen! Terry has performed in numerous Northwest bands, including Rural Delivery, and Brother’s Keeper. In addition to playing bass, Terry is an accomplished mandolinist and guitarist, and he has taught music (guitar, mandolin, bass, and voice) for many years. Terry has just released a collection of songs from his long musical career entitled “My Life Compilated.”

Hard-driving banjo and sweet lead and harmony vocals make Dave an ear-catching part of the band’s sound. He has been exciting and delighting audiences for years as a member of popular touring bands Ranch Romance, Jo Miller and Her Burly Roughnecks, and Miles and Karina. Dave’s incredible versatility as an instrumentalist also allows the band to feature twin fiddles in its repertoire. Dave is a gifted songwriter (he wrote two of the tracks on our first recording) and popular music instructor.

Sweet tremolo on a ballad, soulful Monroe-style blues licks, or a lightening-fast instrumental-- Tom’s playing keeps you on the edge of your seat. Tom has that rare gift of being innovative without ever losing touch with his pure bluegrass roots. He is author of Mandolin Magazine’s bluegrass column and a key force in the revival of the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra. Tom also teaches a bluegrass class at Shoreline Community College in Seattle. A librarian by profession, Tom insists on filing our set lists according to the Dewey decimal system.

Don is a bluegrass groove-master, and his exquisite and powerful sense of rhythm helps define the band’s sound. He is an accomplished lead singer and a harmony singing ace. Don was a founding member of the popular bluegrass bands Who’s Driving?, and Rainy Pass, and also currently performs with the folk and country band, The Debutones. Don has taught harmony singing and guitar, and appears on an instructional harmony singing series with Sue Thompson and Keith Little