Kristin Scott Benson
Kristin Scott Benson (March 14, 1976–) is an American bluegrass banjoist and educator. Born in Spartanburg County and raised in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, she grew up in a musical family that included her grandfather, Orval Hogan, a mandolinist for the WBT Briarhoppers. She attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, before joining the Grammy-nominated ensemble The Grascals in 2008. She has been named the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Banjo Player of the Year seven times and was the recipient of the 2018 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. She later partnered with her husband, mandolinist Wayne Benson, to perform as a duo under the name Benson. She was inducted into the American Banjo Hall of Fame in 2024.
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