Saturday October 1, 2022

"(The) McLains have mastered their art... a great deal of timing & years of playing .. goes into making music this challenging sound so effortless." -Gashouse Radio ".. acoustic guitar work.. is sparkling." -Skope Magazine "..textbook bluegrass.. delivered with the gusto that defines the best the genre has to offer." -Band Blurb ".. Jennifer's crystal-clear vocals.. are wed to Michael's incredibly skillful musicianship." -Parcbench Live Both Michael & Jennifer grew up playing and performing in musical families. Michael toured with the McLain Family Band all across the U.S., and at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Chicago's Orchestra Hall, plus appearances on NBC's Today Show and the CBS Morning News. For 13 years, he taught guitar, banjo, mandolin and bluegrass ensemble in the School of Music at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Michael & Jennifer literally began playing together on their first date... and have not stopped! They are both banjo players, but they also play multiple instruments. The Banjocats are now touring nationally, both as a duo, and occasionally as a full four-piece band, and have appeared on such prestigious shows as the Grand Ole Opry, The Nashville Network (TNN), Country Music Television (CMT), RFD Television, National Public Radio, and the PBS bluegrass show, Song of the Mountains, which airs on over 180 Public Television outlets across the United States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htnBL8ntSUI