Balsam Range

Balsam Range
OriginHaywood County, North Carolina, US
GenresBluegrass, acoustic
Years active2007–present
Members
  • Buddy Melton
  • Darren Nicholson
  • Tim Surrett
  • Caleb Smith
  • Marc Pruett
Websitebalsamrange.com

Balsam Range is an American bluegrass and acoustic music group founded in 2007 in Haywood County, North Carolina. They are 2014 and 2018 International Bluegrass Music Association (IMBA) Entertainer of the Year award recipients. Their other accolades include IBMA Vocal Group of the Year (2014, 2015), Song of the Year (2011, 2015), and Album of the Year (2013, 2017).[1] Balsam Range consists of its original five members—Buddy Melton on fiddle and lead vocals; Darren Nicholson on mandolin and vocals; Tim Surrett on upright bass, resonator guitar, and vocals; Caleb Smith on guitar and vocals; and Marc Pruett on banjo.

  1. ^ "Recipients & Inductees". IBMA. Retrieved May 10, 2020.