Lisa Kay Howard-Hughes
Lisa Kay Howard (now Lisa Kay Howard-Hughes) is a mandolinist, singer, and bluegrass broadcaster from central Virginia. She started in the late 1980s with her family band, Crooked Run, and went on to play with Flying Blind Bluegrass, Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition, and the DC-based Badly Bent. She began fronting the Lisa Kay Band in 2007 and has since played with East of Monroe, Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, and Level Best. A bluegrass DJ and emcee since 1993, she hosted a show on WAMU's Bluegrass Country for nearly 20 years before moving to Bell Buckle Radio, and she co-founded the DC Bluegrass Union.