BLUEGRASS DRIVE WITH STYLE

Wayne Kinton
Guitar

A Henderson, N.C. native, Wayne is proficient in an array of musical styles from traditional string music to jazz and swing.  His band has a contemporary musical format based on traditional styling with a modern presentation vocally  and instrumentally.  The material for this band is a mixture of bluegrass standards and original compositions.  GrassStreet is a derivative of the band Swift Run which has performed regionally since the early 80's with two albums to their credit and numerous awards.  The most recent CD project, "REMINISCE", has numbers written by Wayne and his partner, Clifton Preddy with most of the original tunes based on people and experiences relative to the Vance/Granville County area.  Several of the songs from this project appear in the theatrical production "THAT LONG TOBACCO ROAD" as well as 8 more musical pieces written by Wayne.  This show was held in the fall of 2001 at Louisburg College and was produced again at the BTI Center for Performing Arts in Raleigh in 2002 with Wayne as musical director.  A new  CD entitled "ACOUSTIC PATHWAYS" is scheduled  for release in the fall of  2003 with his son David.  Joe & Kevin are also on this project.

Wayne has written & arranged most of the material for the bands upcoming CD release of "Better Times" scheduled to be completed early spring, 04.

On stage, Wayne plays a Santa Cruz guitar.