Evan Ward
Evan Ward is a bluegrass banjo player from Fountain City, Indiana. He began playing banjo at 11 and joined his first band, the Ohio group Simple Tymes, in 2000 at age 12. He joined Gerald Evans and Paradise in 2001, at 13, the same age at which he was featured in the IBMA's "Those Amazing Kids" showcase. He recorded his first album of banjo instrumentals in 2003 and also performed on the Grand Ole Opry. He played dates in 2004 with Higher Crossing, a band with Dennis Crouch, Ray Craft, Randy Kohrs and Aubrey Haynie. He later worked with Don Rigsby & Midnight Call. He joined Audie Blaylock & Redline in 2007 and left in 2009 to focus on his studies at Vanderbilt University. He lives in San Francisco.
In the newsletter
- No. 27 September 2001