Hey, Mary & Steve

At the time, we were The Foster Brothers; later we became the Foster Family String Band, and the whole family performed professionally from 1977 to 1995. We did Bluegrass and traditional Appalachian music. Now Anne (wife) and I are working as a duo --The Fosters-- doing mostly old-time Appalachian material, and playing just a few gigs here and there.

Opening for the Scruggs Review was quite an experience. When the promoter first contacted me I laughed at him and told him that there wasn't enough money to get me on stage before Earl Scruggs. It turns out that there was, though. Scary at first, but Earl was really a down-to-earth fellow, and we enjoyed visiting with him backstage. I grew up in East Tennessee, and Earl was my model and idol.

Bill