The Old Road to Jerusalem $2.08

About The Old Road to Jerusalem

Eric Uglum, lead guitar and mandolin, is well known as one of the most tasteful players in bluegrass. His tone, timing, and taste, are always used to create a mood in a song, rather than simply showing off. He played in the original Weary Hearts band in the 1980s with Ron Block, Butch Baldassari, and Mike Bub, and for many years with Lost Highway, who toured internationally. Eric's solo album on Backcountry Records, Shenandoah Wind, was selected by Bluegrass Now magazine as the best album of 2003, and the song Shenandoah Wind, written by Chris Stuart, was on the Bluegrass Unlimited chart for several months. Eric also runs New Wine Studio in Hesperia, California, where he has recorded some of the greats, such as Ralph Stanley, Nickel Creek, and Ron Block.

Austin Ward, acoustic bass, and 16 years old, is Eric Uglum's stepson and is also from Hesperia, California (and Christian's brother). Austin has, in a very short time, become a great bass player, and has a thorough feel for bluegrass and acoustic music timing and tone. He played at the 2005 CMA Fan Fest with Ricky Skaggs and Earl Scruggs, and is already in high demand as a session player. He knows just how to get that bluegrass thwack on the bass!

Christian Ward, fiddle, is also Eric Uglum's stepson and lives in Hesperia, California (and Austin's brother). He also has become recognized as one of the hot new fiddle players in bluegrass and loves to go out and jam as well as give workshops. He and his brother played at the 2005 CMA Fan Fest with Ricky Skaggs and Earl Scruggs, and Christian is also in high demand as a session player. At 14 years old, he displays an amazing virtuosity, but also a taste that goes beyond his years.