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SIDELINE
What's in a name? Some (well, Mr. Webster in fact) might suggest that the name Sideline means an activity done in addition to ones main job. Alternately, many people think it's the section of a football field just to the side of where the main action happens. This band may be an additional activity for the guys and they may stand to the side of the stage in their regular bands, but when they get together, it's all front and center, main stage bluegrass. Sideline plays songs you love. Some are bluegrass classics, some are destined to be classics, and all of them are performed in a way that makes audiences understand why these pickers and singers are A-tier bluegrassers, loved and adored by fans all over the world.
STEVE DILLING
Steve Dilling plays like he was born and raised in a crib where only Earl Scruggs and Tony Rice played on the twirling mobile above him. In love with the banjo at 10, playing by 12, starting The Bass Mountain Boys, then on to the Lonesome River Band, Steve's career has had a solid, steady trajectory of success and respect. Of course we have to talk about his 20 plus years with Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out. You know that Steve Dilling's Carolina-awesome banjo playing and hilarious emcee work is one of the main reasons you always go see them when they're in town. IIIrd Tyme Out has certainly brought his talent to the forefront of the bluegrass community. But his work with Sideline allows Steve to show audiences that he's the real deal in any setting.
JASON MOORE
Jason is a long time veteran of the Bluegrass and Americana scene. He first started working in bluegrass with the legendary James King in 1993 and was there through 1999. While there he was on the award winning "Bed By The Window" project and several other King projects. Also during this time he was asked to be on two Michael Cleveland projects along with tMountain Heart. Jason was with the group until July of 2014. While in the group, they went from top notch Bluegrass band to Americana band, all the while, recording six band projects and numerous other projects as a session player. Jason was asked to help on such projects as "A Tribute to the King of Bluegrass, Jimmy Martin", Tim Staffords "Endless Line" and several others. As a result of the work he has done in different bands and projects, Jason has been on three Grammy Nominated projects and been nominated for "Bass Player of the Year" at the International Bluegrass Music Awards four times to go with winning "Recorded Event of the Year" twice and "Gospel Event of the Year". Jason's latest ventures include starting the Bluegrass band "Sideline" and working with other nationally touring Bluegrass bands as well as studio session work and production. To date, Jason has been on close to 100 different projects and has produced two others with more in planning. every imaginable kind of bluegrass, and his timing and groove are unequaled, you'll mostly want to tell him how amazing he is.
SKIP CHERRYHOLMES
Skip Cherryholmes started playing mandolin at age 9, but later switched to guitar when his family formed the "Cherryholmes" family band. Skip played with his family for almost 13 years until they decided to disband in 2011. In their time together, the Cherryholmes family won the 2005 IBMA Entertainer of the Year award, and have been nominated for numerous awards including 5 Grammy awards. He also played with bluegrass legend Lou Reid and his group "Lou Reid and Carolina". Skip is now playing full time with Sideline and working as am engineer and producer at"Old Stage Recording Studio" in Raleigh, NC. Although he now lives in NC, Skip is from Los Angeles, CA and loves to visit his family and friends on the west coast. He enjoys spending his free time with his wife, Stephanie and his Siberian Husky, Kodi.
BRIAN ALDRIDGE
Born in 1981 and raised in Saxapahaw, NC, Brian grew up in a musical family. He got started on mandolin at age three, and graduated to banjo at thirteen. His father, Mike, now with Al Batten & Bluegrass Reunion, was a long time member of the Bass Mountain Boys. It was with that group that Brian first played on stage. His favorite banjo players include Earl Scruggs and Jim Mills, and his picking reflects their precise, dynamic style. Brian is also a master of the Scruggs style of finger picked guitar. His wife's grandfather, award-winning North Carolina banjoist/vocalist A. L. Wood, was also a major influence. Brian's hard-driving mandolin style and heartfelt vocals are the centerpiece of the Sideline sound. Brian's hobbies include hunting and picking, and he's a natural-born mechanic. When he's not playing music, Brian can be found in Chapel Hill where he works as a service technician for the University of North Carolina.
DANIEL ALDRIDGE
Daniel joins Sideline on fiddle and vocals. Daniel is Brian's brother, so he grew up in the same house saturated in bluegrass music. Daniel is primarily a mandolin player. He started playing around with the mandolin during his high school years and adapted quickly. In 2004 he joined Honi Deaton & Dream with whom he toured the country. During his stint with Honi he filled in with Steve and IIIrd Tyme Out on a few shows where he got to fulfill his dream and perform at the Grand Ole Opry. In 2005 he joined Jeanette Williams group and played out the summer. In 2007 he started working in law enforcement which he continues to do, so he played with a local group closer to home, Constant Change. Off and on Daniel has loved experimenting with other instruments such as the banjo, guitar, and fiddle. The fiddle is his favorite although it is the most difficult. While he still continues progressing on the instrument his style adds taste to the instilled dynamics that Sideline holds true to.