Chris Sharp
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Chris Sharp is a singer and musician who participated in the Grammy Award
-winning soundtrack of O Brother, Where Art Thou.
Around age 11, Sharp took up the fiddle and banjo. As a teenager he met George Buckner and joined his band, The Tarheel Bluegrass Boys, and in 1995 moved to Nashville with Buckner and Kevin Sluder. After two years, Sharp returned to North Carolina where he started a band called the Tipton Hill Boys. In 1997, Sharp landed a job touring with John Hartford
and played on the O Brother Where Art Thou? and Down from the Mountain
projects. In 2001, after Hartford died, Sharp moved back to North Carolina and recorded three more CDs.
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning soundtrack of O Brother, Where Art Thou.
Around age 11, Sharp took up the fiddle and banjo. As a teenager he met George Buckner and joined his band, The Tarheel Bluegrass Boys, and in 1995 moved to Nashville with Buckner and Kevin Sluder. After two years, Sharp returned to North Carolina where he started a band called the Tipton Hill Boys. In 1997, Sharp landed a job touring with John Hartford
John Hartford
John Cowan Hartford was an American folk, country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore...
and played on the O Brother Where Art Thou? and Down from the Mountain
Down from the Mountain
The soundtrack album, Down from the Mountain: Live Concert Performances by the Artists & Musicians of O Brother, Where Art Thou? was released to complement the documentary concert film...
projects. In 2001, after Hartford died, Sharp moved back to North Carolina and recorded three more CDs.
Discography
- Chris Sharp - Good Fa'Air Side(special guests include John Hartford and Earl Scruggs)
- The John Hartford Stringband - Good Old Boys(Rounder Records)
- O Brother Where Art Though?(soundtrack for the film)
- Down From the Mountain(film and soundtrack)
- Josh Graves - Memories of Foggy Mountain(OMS Records)
- Kenny Baker - Spider Bit The Baby (OMS Records)
- The John Hartford Stringband - Hamilton Ironworks (Rounder Records)
- The Tipton Hill Boys - Lucky (with George Buckner and Kevin Sluder; Red Clay Records)
- Chris Sharp and David Long - One Hand On The Radio (independent release)
- Chris Sharp - Working It Out (Red Clay Records)
- The Tipton Hill Boys - Songs We Like (with George Buckner and Kevin Sluder; Red Clay Records)