Richard Hardy – Brevard NC
Richard is a local musician who enjoys playing Bluegrass, Folk and Old Time music in and around
Transylvania County. Richard plays the guitar, mandolin, fiddle, bass and sings a collection of songs along
with a few of his own.
For several years Richard performed as part of a duo at the old Florida attraction Silver Springs, picked
mandolin in a bluegrass band, played guitar and sang with the Cedar Creek Drifters and regularly still
appears with the Fish Camp Cut Ups and Upsala band at the Florida Folk Festival.
Currently Richard performs folk music with Bill Drellow at local galleries, with his wife as a partner in the
Blue Skyline Duo, plays bass and fiddle with the Round Top Ridge String Band and occasionally fills in
with the Blueridge Bakery Boys and Girls. Richard also enjoys playing fiddle in local jams.
Richard is proud to be an instructor with the Transylvania County Junior Appalachian Musicians
program. He enjoys encouraging the students to explore traditional Appalachian music and begin their
own musical journeys. Music helps us all.