Red Skies brings together four of New England's most talented and widely beloved bluegrass musicians into one powerhouse band. Joe K. Walsh, BB Bowness, Alex Rubin, and Steve Roy have made careers out of playing acoustic string-band and bluegrass music at the highest level all over the world, recording and touring with the likes of Molly Tuttle, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, John Reischman, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, Brittany Haas, Laurie Lewis, April Verch, and Matt Flinner, among many others.
With a shared love of the old sounds and an infectious joy for playing together, Red Skies is lighting up stages everywhere.
Joe K. Walsh
MandolinHailed by David Grisman as a "wonderful mandolin player" and by Darol Anger as "one of the finest mandolin players ever," Joe is known for his exceptional tone and taste. He's an associate professor at Berklee College of Music and a founding member of the genre-bending stringband Mr. Sun.
BB Bowness
BanjoWinner of the prestigious Steve Martin Banjo Prize and a founding member of the IBMA award-winning bluegrass band Mile Twelve. Legendary banjoist Tony Trischka called BB's 2025 debut solo album, Goodtime Revival, "a wonder to behold."
Alex Rubin
GuitarAlex has brought his brand of virtuosic flatpicking to stages across 49 states and extensively abroad. A former member of The April Verch Band and current member of Ethan Setiawan and Fine Ground, he's also a winner of the FreshGrass Guitar Contest.
Steve Roy
BassA multi-instrumentalist fluent in a vast array of musical styles, Steve has toured as a sideman with many of the acoustic world's top acts, including Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum, John Reischman, and Eli West. He's also a founding member of New England favorite Old Hat Stringband.