Nashville String Machine

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Nashville String Machine is a musical collective comprised of session musicians and has been credited on recordings as far back as 1974. The Nashville String Machine's composition varies from project to project. It has appeared as large as an orchestra, or as small as a duo.

[edit] Notable members

Being a musical collective, the cast is always in flux. Notable players with this outfit include^* (but not limited to):

Jack Jezzro, veteran double bassist, composer and Grammy nominee
Alan Umstead, renowned violinist
David Steinquest, noted percussionist whose works have been showcased on the PBS series, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood

^*(Other notable artists who have performed with the outfit include Pamela Sixfin, Paul Christopher, Dennis Molchan, Mary Lee Taylor, Walter Schede, Joe Murphy, Jason Fitz, Pamela Vanosdale, Stephanie Woolf, Lennie Haight, William Woodworth, Phil Tempkins, Laurence Harvin, Marvin Chantry, Gary Vanosdale, David Davidson, George Binkley, Dennis Molchan, Lee Larrison, John Borg, Ron Huff, Marty Stuart, Vanessa Jackson, Margaret Brediman, Patti Thomas, Anne Neff, Shelby Strickland, Angel Larock Sietto, Carol Moseley, Ken Nelson, Ron Jensen, Greg Thomas, Paul Roark, Tom Romines, John Catchings, Conni Ellisor, Ted Madsen, Robert Mason, Laura Molyneaux, Craig Nelson, John David Boyle, Roy Christensen, Virginia Christensen, Lennie Haight, Walter Schwede, Donald Teal, Christian Teal, Kristin Wilkinson, Chris Simonsen, Bill Kirby, Bart LeFay, and Tom Howard.)