Landon Fitzpatrick Band
The Full Story
The Landon Fitzpatrick Band offers a mixture of Traditional and Modern Bluegrass Music with their own unique twist. With over 75 percent of the show being original material, written by Landon, there is sure to be something for everyone.
In the summer of 2015, the original Landon Fitzpatrick band was formed. The band consisted of Landon and a few friends who never really planned on doing anything more than picking and jamming bluegrass music around the campfire.
Landon, hailing from Chickamauga, Georgia, had access to a farm that was surrounded by a creek. The creek split on the backside of the farm and made a 2-acre island in the middle, with water flowing on both sides. The owner of the farm had built an access road to the small island and built a large fire pit, wooden swings, and benches for a nice place to relax. This place became known to the guys as "The Island," and it was there they would get together, and have fun picking bluegrass around the campfire.
Chickamauga is a small town, so it didn't take long for word to get out that the guys were picking every weekend on The Island. It soon became the talk of the town, and folks began showing up and packing around to hear Landon and the guys pick and sing.
As the summer started winding down, Landon decided to start contacting venues in the Chattanooga area in hopes to cultivate an interest from local venues to host them throughout the winter. The band was welcomed and became very popular among the locals in the area. By spring and early summer, Landon and the band were playing all over the North Georgia, Alabama, and the Tennessee areas.
In 2019, Landon decided to retire the band and pursue professional opportunities, in which he traveled and toured with some of the finest bluegrass musicians in the country. After 5 long years on the road, Landon decided he was ready to return to his roots and start his own band again. He simply wanted to pursue his life-long dream of bringing his own original music and unique sound to the people. Landon reunited with two of the original members of the band, as well as other well respected musicians to form the new Landon Fitzpatrick Band.
Meet the Band
Landon Fitzpatrick
Landon Fitzpatrick is a banjo player and singer from the small, North Georgia, town of Chickamauga. Landon started playing banjo at age 11. By age 12, Landon was performing with many of the local bands in the area.
At age 15 Landon was asked to join Larry Efaw and The Bluegrass Mountaineers, out of Northern Ohio, where he was given the opportunity to perform on some of the biggest stages in Bluegrass music. After nearly a year, Landon decided to come back to Georgia to finish school. He continued to play with local bands until starting his own band, The Landon Fitzpatrick Band, in 2015.
Landon performed all over the Tennessee Valley with his own band. In 2017, Landon went back to work with The Bluegrass Mountaineers, and continued to book shows with The Landon Fitzpatrick Band, until 2019 when Landon was offered a job with the son of Bluegrass legend, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Ralph Stanley II and The Clinch Mountain Boys. At that time, Landon retired The Landon Fitzpatrick Band. Landon stayed with Ralph II for a little over 4 years before deciding to bring his band out of retirement.
Landon has won many banjo contests with his unique, hard driving, banjo style. In 2016, Landon was awarded the Horizon Award, from The Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame.
Landon is now travelling all across the country with, The Landon Fitzpatrick Band, bringing his style of Bluegrass Music to stages of all kinds.
Martin Adams
Martin Adams is a well-known musician and singer from Benton Tennessee. Martin is the son of Emmet ''Mountain Man'' Adams' who held bluegrass festivals and events all over the East Tennessee area.
Martin learned to play bass at an early age and was even known to stand on a milk crate to play with Ralph Stanley now and then. With easy access to some
of the best musicians in the business growing up, it didn't take long for Martin to become one of the most well-respected bass players around. The bass Martin plays today was owned and played regularly by Cousin Jake Tullock of the legendary Flatt and Scruggs on the Pet Milk Series TV shows.
Martin has performed with some of the best in the business including, Rob Mashburn, Southern Cross, and a stint with Landon's old boss man Larry Efaw and The Bluegrass Mountaineers.
Arron Ramey
Arron Ramey is a bluegrass guitarist hailing from Lafayette, Georgia.
Arron was involved in choir and show choir during high-school and even had the honor of singing the Star-Spangled Banner in Washington D.C. His biggest influences are Tony Rice, Blue Moon Rising, Dan Tyminski, and his father.
He has played bluegrass and gospel music across the United States and has experience touring with artists like Larry Gillis. Early in his career, he also opened for Roger Alan Wade.
Eb Saunders
Eb Saunders is a young fiddle player known for his versatility and understanding of bluegrass fiddle traditions. He is the son of legendary bluegrass fiddle player Owen Saunders.
His playing is heavily influenced by hallmark fiddlers like Kenny Baker, Vassar Clements, Stuart Duncan, and Stephane Grappelli. He was a student of Jason Carter, and also studied classical violin for several years.
With a strong grasp of traditional bluegrass music and a knack for improvisation, Eb brings both technical skill and stylistic depth to his fiddle playing.
