MOHAVISOUL is a 5-piece, award-winning, San Diego-based, California-style Contemporary Bluegrass-Americana band (Grassicana) playing original music that combines West Virginia roots with 5th-generation California heritage since 2012 (13 years). MohaviSoul, led by Randy Hanson and Mark Miller, has won awards for their songs Blue Diesel, Make It Up, and Hurry Up and Wait. Multiple songs also have charted nationally from our Stories and Memories and new MohaviSoul album. MohaviSoul gained national attention at the Bluegrass Ramble in September 2021 in Raleigh, NC as an invited Showcase Artist at the IBMA World of Bluegrass and was the first band since Nickel Creek invited to represent SoCal at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass. MohaviSoul wraps storytelling in music with a blend of original music and great covers. The 6th self-titled album “MohaviSoul” (April, 2024) includes our song “Hurry Up and Wait” that won San Diego Music Awards Best Country/Americana song for 2024, and is getting radio play nationally and internationally. Their second new album “Encore” just released in January 2025 is another great mix of originals and unique covers that fans have loved at our concert and festival shows.
MohaviSoul:
Randy Hanson – Mandolin, Vocals, Songwriting
Mark Miller – Guitar, Vocals, Songwriting
Jason Weiss – Banjo, Vocals
Dan Sankey – Fiddle, Vocals
Ben Bostwick – Bass
Discography:
(1) Every Second EP (1/2013),
(2) Blue Diesel EP (12/2013),
(3) Hometown Blues (8/2017),
(4) Live at the 42nd Annual Huck Finn Jubilee (12/2019),
(5) Stories and Memories (1/2021),
(6) Re-release of their instrumental single “PCH-928” (12/2022),
(7) MohaviSoul (4/2024),
(8) Encore (1/2025)
Awards/Nominations:
(1) CD Award (Blue Diesel): Best Bluegrass EP – Blue Diesel (2/2015) 'With the right combination of musicianship, heartfelt lyrics and impeccable melodies, MohaviSoul has crafted an impressive collection of Bluegrass gems.' The Akademia, Los Angeles, CA.
(2) Nominated by San Diego Music Awards (SDMA) for Best Country/Americana Album of the Year (2018) for LP Hometown Blues, for Best Country/Americana Band (SDMA, 2020) with 2019 release of Live LP “Live at the 42nd Annual Huck Finn Jubilee”, both Best Country/Americana Album and Best Country/Americana Band with release of 2021 LP “Stories and Memories,” Best Country/Americana Band with single PCH-928 (2023), & Best Country/Americana Song and Band (2024).
(3) Invited Showcase Artist to International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass, Raleigh, NC 2021.
(4) Won 18th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA) for the Best Bluegrass/Country Song for “Make It Up” from the Stories and Memories album in 2022.
(5) Won San Diego Music Awards for Best Country/Americana Song for “Hurry Up and Wait” in 2024.
(6) Finalist with “Dog in The Middle” for 21st annual IAMA awards for Best Group in 2025.
(7) SDMA Nominee for Best Americana/Country album 2025 and featured awards show performer.
MohaviSoul:
Randy Hanson – Mandolin, Vocals, Songwriting
Mark Miller – Guitar, Vocals, Songwriting
Jason Weiss – Banjo, Vocals
Dan Sankey – Fiddle, Vocals
Ben Bostwick – Bass
Discography:
(1) Every Second EP (1/2013),
(2) Blue Diesel EP (12/2013),
(3) Hometown Blues (8/2017),
(4) Live at the 42nd Annual Huck Finn Jubilee (12/2019),
(5) Stories and Memories (1/2021),
(6) Re-release of their instrumental single “PCH-928” (12/2022),
(7) MohaviSoul (4/2024),
(8) Encore (1/2025)
Awards/Nominations:
(1) CD Award (Blue Diesel): Best Bluegrass EP – Blue Diesel (2/2015) 'With the right combination of musicianship, heartfelt lyrics and impeccable melodies, MohaviSoul has crafted an impressive collection of Bluegrass gems.' The Akademia, Los Angeles, CA.
(2) Nominated by San Diego Music Awards (SDMA) for Best Country/Americana Album of the Year (2018) for LP Hometown Blues, for Best Country/Americana Band (SDMA, 2020) with 2019 release of Live LP “Live at the 42nd Annual Huck Finn Jubilee”, both Best Country/Americana Album and Best Country/Americana Band with release of 2021 LP “Stories and Memories,” Best Country/Americana Band with single PCH-928 (2023), & Best Country/Americana Song and Band (2024).
(3) Invited Showcase Artist to International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass, Raleigh, NC 2021.
(4) Won 18th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA) for the Best Bluegrass/Country Song for “Make It Up” from the Stories and Memories album in 2022.
(5) Won San Diego Music Awards for Best Country/Americana Song for “Hurry Up and Wait” in 2024.
(6) Finalist with “Dog in The Middle” for 21st annual IAMA awards for Best Group in 2025.
(7) SDMA Nominee for Best Americana/Country album 2025 and featured awards show performer.
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