Wild Horse Drive
A Northern Nevada Bluegrass Band
With
Special Guest

Charlene Adzima

Band Bios  
Special Guest: Charlene Adzima

Fiddle - Charlene Adzima has been playing violin since she started Suzuki lessons at the ripe old age of nine. By the time she was 14, she had been listening to her mom's Irish dance music for a few years and was asked to start playing in the session down at Tara Hall, a local pub run by an Ancient Order of Hibernians group. Over the next ten years, she gained experience in performing through her old band Aisling, and honed her Irish style by going to The Swannanoa Gathering in Asheville, NC and Augusta in Elkins, WV.

Now Charlene joins Wild Horse Drive on stage and recordings and contributes her blazing fiddle to the driven sound of WHD.

   
Jim Denoncourt

Guitar, Vocals - Jim has been playing bluegrass guitar for 8 years. He has been around the music as far back as he can remember. His dad began playing bluegrass bass when Jim was only 3 years old. Jim's biggest influences have been Tony Rice and Steve Kauffman. Jim has been in Reno since 1990, and has been fortunate enough to play with The High Strung Band, Straight Ahead Bluegrass, The Back Forty, and Hunter's Crossing.

Main Instrument: Martin D14 SWDGT Sustainable Guitar

   
   
Dan Baker

Mandolin, Vocals - Dan comes to the band with a versatile musical background.  He has played bluegrass with the Piney Creek Weasels as lead guitarist.  The Piney Creek Weasels are well known throughout California and Nevada.   He recently acquired this beautiful Gibson mandolin which barks out the rhythm and holds the perfect tone for his tasteful breaks.  Dan is also a fine lead and tenor singer and brings his experience as a non-traditional bluegrass musician to provide variety to our setlist.

Main Instrument: Gibson F-5L "The Fern" Mandolin

 

   
   
Chad Bowen

Banjo, Vocals - Though relatively new to the banjo, Chad has a terrific sense of timing and the much-needed drive of contemporary bluegrass. This is his first bluegrass band. A former student of Joseph Martini, a tasteful banjo player in his own right, Chad brings solid playing and a traditional voice to the band.

Main Instrument:  Huber Lancaster 5 String Banjo

 

 

   
Dwayne Carroll

Bass Guitar
- Dwayne is our newest member, and we are glad to have him on board.  With over 20 years of experience as a bass player, Dwayne knows just when to jump in.  He has recently acquired a taste for bluegrass after playing rock and jazz.  We are lucky to have him as part of Wild Horse Drive.  His knowledge of music lends a quality to bluegrass that will be sure to catch the attention of many aspiring bass players.

Main Instrument: Martin B-1E Acoustic Bass
   

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