The South Carolina Broadcasters

This Charleston, South Carolina based old-time trio featuring Ivy Sheppard (fiddle, banjo, guitar, vocals), Sarah Osborne (banjo, vocals), and David Sheppard (guitar, vocals) is busy creating their own musical legacy while carrying on the east Tennessee tradition of hard-driving rhythms and close harmony singing. Drawing their inspiration from the Carter Family and early country duos, The Broadcasters aim to keep alive the roots of American traditional music. From fiddle tunes to gospel favorites to originals you'll swear you know, The Broadcasters' performance will take you back in time while making traditional music feel right at home in the 21st century. “We just sound like we sound.” “And what they sound like”, says Virginia State Folklorist, Jon Lohman, “is an arresting trio of fine musicians, playing the music they love the only way they know how, resulting in a sound that melds a seasoned artistry with playful exuberance. David, Ivy and Sarah’s voices together create a sound that is at once hauntingly ancient yet refreshingly new. There is a sense of immediacy to The Broadcaster’s sound, which can bring old chestnuts to new life, while providing new originals with the patina and soul of the well-worn hills that inspire them.”