1. Danny Knicely's mother created Heartland, a country and gospel band, and the Massanutten Mountain Cloggers.
11 Facts About Danny Knicely
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Danny Knicely got his first instrument, a ukulele, when he was seven years old.
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Danny Knicely's father tried tuned it as a mandolin and broke half the strings.
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Danny Knicely played upright and electric bass in his middle school band, turning professional at 14 when he joined his mother's band as a bassist providing baritone vocal harmony.
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When Spike Stroop, a Virginia bluegrass fiddler, heard Danny Knicely he used him as rhythm guitarist for fiddle contests and festivals.
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The group inspired the formation of Walker's Run in Lexington, Virginia, an act Danny Knicely has performed with often.
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Danny Knicely performed with John Flower in David Via and Corn Tornado and with Will Lee in Walker's Run.
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Danny Knicely has performed at a number of music festivals, including: MerleFest, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Rockygrass, Smilefest, Delfest, FloydFest, and the Grass Roots Festival.
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Danny Knicely serves as musical director for the Mountain Music Project, a nonprofit organization supporting traditional musicians around the world.
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In 2002, she and Danny Knicely traveled back to Nepal, where she was able to reconnect with some people she knew from years ago.
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Danny Knicely plays a vintage Martin D-18 guitar, which he showcased at a September 7,2014, CD release concert.