Sequoia Rose

Sequoia Rose is an award-winning bluegrass/jam band multi-instrumentalist and vocalist from Humboldt County, California. Growing up in a musical family from Huntington, West Virginia, Sequoia quickly became a crowd favorite in the local bluegrass events. They began playing mandolin with some of the best bluegrass bands in the area when they were just 14 years old and later became an established music teacher at 16. At the age of 18, Sequoia recorded a three-song EP with some of the best pickers of our time, including Andy Leftwich, Scott Vestal, Cody Kilby, Randy Kohrs, and Barry Bales. They then hit the festival circuit as a member of the Country Gospel Band "64 to Grayson," playing three to five times a week and becoming a favorite in the Gospel Music scene. Sequoia went on to record one album with 64 to Grayson and toured with them for several years. They also won First Place in the West Virginia Mandolin State Championship and the West Virginia State Championship for Guitar in subsequent years. After recording a single, "Crazy Heart," with Grammy award-winning guitarist Clay Hess and John Bellew, Sequoia received a call from the late James King to play the mandolin for him. They jumped at the chance and played 150 shows in a year with the 20-year "Rounder Records" veteran. During this time, Sequoia played at some of the most notable Bluegrass Festivals and Venues of the time, including Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, The Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, and The Musicians Against Childhood Cancer Festival. Now performing with a great band, Sequoia Rose combines hard-driving bluegrass tunes, psychedelic jam band instrumental breaks, and innovative original songwriting to create an authentic yet unique and immersive experience that audiences won't want to miss.