Gena Britt
Gena Britt (April 11, 1970–) is an American bluegrass banjoist, bassist, and vocalist. Born in Biscoe and raised in Star, North Carolina, she began playing banjo at age eight and launched her professional career in 1990 upon relocating to Nashville to join the all-female Petticoat Junction. Over the next two decades she played with multiple groups including New Vintage, Lou Reid & Carolina, and Alan Bibey & Grasstowne. In 2001, she co-founded the Daughters of Bluegrass, an all-female collective that captured multiple International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Recorded Event of the Year awards. She is founding member of the bluegrass supergroup Sister Sadie which was named the 2020 IBMA Entertainer of the Year and earned two Grammy nominations.