Knoxville based Blue Ridge Gathering are Cody Bauer on fiddle, Jessica Watson on banjo and guitar and Duck Ryan on banjo and guitar. Their music is based on regional old-time traditions along with some more modern arraignments and original compositions. Formed in 2022, the band took first place in the neo-traditional band category at the 2024 Appalachian String Band Music Festival in Clifftop, West Virginia and second place in 2023.