Becky Buller
Becky Buller is an American bluegrass singer-songwriter, fiddle player and music teacher from Minnesota. Buller is the first woman to win the International Bluegrass Music Award for Fiddle Player of the Year as well as the first artist to win awards in both vocal and instrumental categories in the same year.
Becky Buller | |
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| Birth name | Rebecca Buller |
| Origin | St. James, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | Bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals |
| Associated acts | Valerie Smith, Alison Brown, Molly Tuttle, Missy Raines, Sierra Hull |
| Website | beckybuller |
Biography
The first single from Buller's new album Distance and Time, "The Barber's Fiddle", was released on March 27, 2020 and subsequently won Buller her ninth IBMA Award. The album's second single, "Tell the Truth (Shame the Devil)", featuring The Fairfield Four was released on May 1, 2020. Although originally touted for release in July, the album's release was pushed back due to October.[1]
Band
The Becky Buller Band[2]
- Becky Buller - vocals, fiddle
- Dan Boner - guitar
- Daniel Hardin - bass
- Nate Lee - mandolin
- Ned Luberecki - banjo
First Ladies of Bluegrass
Buller is also a member of the First Ladies of Bluegrass, a supergroup featuring the first women to win the IMBA Award in each respective instrumental category.[3] Buller won the Fiddle Player of the Year award in 2016.[4]
- Alison Brown - banjo, vocals
- Becky Buller - fiddle, vocals
- Sierra Hull - mandolin, vocals
- Missy Raines - bass, vocals
- Molly Tuttle - guitar, vocals
Personal life
Buller studied public relations at East Tennessee State University in Nashville, graduating in 2001.
She served as a member of the International Bluegrass Music Association board of directors between 2013 and 2017 and was chair of the IBMA Songwriter's Committee from 2013 to 2016.
She currently lives in Manchester, Tennessee with her husband and daughter.
Discography
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Grass | ||
| Little Bird |
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| Here's a Little Song (with Valerie Smith) |
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| Tween Earth and Sky |
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| Crêpe Paper Heart |
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| Distance and Time |
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Songwriting credits
Credits taken from Buller's official website.[5]
| Artist | Year | Song | Co-writers |
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| Alan Bibey and Grasstowne | 2018 | "New Life" | |
| The Bankesters | 2012 | "Our Song (I'm in Love with You)" | |
| "The Captain" | |||
| 2013 | "Rise Up" | Rick Lang | |
| Blue Moon Rising | 2010 | "Ain't No Way" | Jeff Hyde |
| The Churchmen | 2013 | "In the Twinklin' of an Eye" | |
| "Mercy Road" | Jerry Salley | ||
| 2015 | "Harbor in the Sky" | Steven Mougin | |
| "For Thine" | Kevin Elias | ||
| Dan Boner | 2020 | "Raven Tresses" | |
| Darin and Brooke Alrdidge | 2013 | "Love, Speak to Me" | Jeff Hyde, Jimmy Fortune |
| "Laurie Stevens" | Bethany Dick-Olds | ||
| "Higher Than My Heart" | Sarah Majors | ||
| Dave Adkins | 2014 | "Tennessee Twister" | Nancy Cardwell |
| Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver | 2001 | "Be Living" | |
| Infamous Stringdusters | 2017 | "Freedom" | Jeremy Garrett |
| Joe Mullins | 2012 | "Moses, They're Playing My Song" | |
| Kenny Smith & Amanda Smith | 2004 | "Without a Trace" | Alan Bartram |
| "Why Don't You Just Say Good-Bye" | |||
| 2005 | "Why Do You Do What You Do" | ||
| Kristi Stanley | 2018 | "Raven Tresses" | |
| Lisa Aschmann | 2012 | "(There Is No Such Thing As An) Ordinary Day" | Lisa Aschmann |
| "(Handy Dandy) Pocket Solar Calculator" | |||
| Mark Newton | 2001 | "Charlie Lawson's Still" | Tommy Austin |
| 2003 | "Cabin in the Trees" | ||
| Nu-Blu | 2012 | "Martha & Mary" | Nancy Cardwell |
| Rhonda Vincent | 2003 | "Fishers of Men" | |
| Ricky Skaggs | 2013 | "Music to My Ears" | Lisa Aschmann, Mark Simos |
| Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out | 2004 | "Rest My Weary Feet" | |
| 2009 | "My Angeline" | ||
| 2019 | "Barefoot Girl" | Louisa Branscomb | |
| The Special Consensus | 2009 | "Gone to Carolina" | Justin Carbone |
| 2012 | "Scratch Gravel Road" | ||
| 2018 | "She Took The Tennessee River" | Jon Weisberger | |
| 2020 | "Chicago Barn Dance" | Alison Brown, Missy Raines | |
| Steven Mougin | 2020 | "Railroad Man" | Steven Mougin |
| Valerie Smith | 2005 | "In Those Mines" | |
| 2007 | "The Rain" | ||
| 2011 | "Blame It on the Bluegrass" | Elizabeth Schrum | |
| "A Good Day, Lord" | Jeff Hyde | ||
| Volume Five | 2018 | "North Dakota" | Craig Market |
| The Whites | 2018 | "Dont Tune Him Out, Tune Him In" | Rick Lang |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
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| 2006 | International Bluegrass Music Awards | Recorded Event of the Year | "Back to the Well" | Won | [6] |
| 2015 | Recorded Event of the Year | "Southern Flavor" | Won | ||
| Songwriter of the Year | Becky Buller | Won | |||
| Emerging Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
| 2016 | Fiddle Player of the Year | Won | |||
| Female Vocalist of the Year | Won | ||||
| 2018 | Recorded Event of the Year | "Swept Away" | Won | ||
| 2020 | Song of the Year | "Chicago Barn Dance" | Won | ||
| Collaborative Recording of the Year | The Barber's Fiddle | Won |
References
- "BECKY BULLER SAFE@HOME IN MANCHESTER". April 21, 2020.
- "Band". Beckybuller.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "First Ladies Of Bluegrass Make History At IBMA". GRAMMY.com. September 29, 2018.
- "Becky Buller up for 2019 IBMA 'Fiddle Player Of The Year' Award". Digitaljournal.com. August 1, 2019.
- "Songwriting". Beckybuller.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "Becky Buller - Distance And Time on AirPlay Direct". airplaydirect.com.