Big Country Bluegrass delivers their own hard-driving style of bluegrass that makes them crowd favorites wherever they perform from festivals and concerts across this country to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. With two decades of experience under their belts, the band offers the very best of traditional bluegrass music. Their sound is reminiscent of hearing Bill Monroe and Lester Flat & Earl Scruggs at their very best.
 

Big Country Bluegrass was formed by husband and wife Tommy and Teresa Sells in the late 1980's and took its name from Tommy's coon-hunting buddy Jimmy Martin's instrumental, Big Country. In the ensuing years, they played numerous fiddlers conventions, capturing their share of individual and band honors, as well as performing at festivals in the southeastern US. Upon signing a long term recording contract with Hay Holler Records of Blacksburg, VA in January 1997, they abandoned the "competition" circuit and have concentrated on festivals and concert dates. They have developed a large and devoted following all over America and now to many foreign countries including Great Britain and Australia.

After ten years with Hay Holler records, Big Country Bluegrass recently signed with Mountain Roads Recordings of Bristol, Tennessee and it's first release on this new label is scheduled for the summer of 2008.


    All bandmembers live in communities along the Virginia/North Carolina border, in close proximity to Galax, Virginia, the "mecca" of traditional bluegrass music. Tommy Sells plays mandolin and handles most of the emcee work. Teresa Sells plays rhythm guitar and sings lead and tenor parts. Tommy and Teresa live near Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. Alan Mastin lives near Fries, Virginia and plays acoustic upright bass fiddle. Jeff Michael, of Wilkesboro, North Carolina, plays fiddle and lead guitar, does most of the lead singing and sings harmony parts to Teresa's and Johnny's leads. Lynwood Lunsford, who lives in Cascade, Virginia plays banjo and sings baritone  Johnny Williams, of Danville, Virginia, plays rhythm guitar and sings lead and harmony parts