Robert Bowlin

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Robert Bowlin (born September 22, 1956 in Pocahontas, Arkansas) is an American bluegrass and country musician.

Biography

Bowlin started playing ukulele when he was one, and by the time he was five years old he had picked up the guitar.^[1]

In 1978, Bowlin won second place in the National Guitar Flat Pick Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival, in Winfield, Kansas. The next year, in 1979, he won first place in the festival's Finger Style Guitar Championship.

In the 1980s, Bowlin was a sideman to artists like Maura O'Connell and Kathy Mattea, the latter whom he appeared with on the popular television program, "Austin City Limits".

In 1993, Bowlin was chosen to fill the fiddle spot in Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. This job would last until 1996. The band played the Grand Ole Opry, and a few months later, Monroe died.

Following Monroe's passing, Bowlin turned to recording sessions with

From 2004 through present, Bowlin left the road with the major country and bluegrass stars and chose to perform with singer-songwriter Wil Maring [1]. In this duo formation, he is able to feature his own original songs and guitar instrumentals.

In 2008, Bowlin won first place in the Fiddle, Flatpicking Guitar and Mandolin categories at the Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

He is an accomplished instructor, teaching a semester in the bluegrass program at East Tennessee State University, and he has held workshops at music camps and stores across the United States.

References

External links

• Official website
• Photo of Bowlin with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys