Born and raised in Arizona’s vibrant bluegrass scene, Ten Dollar Wedding is a 5-piece band with
a love of tradition and an eye toward the future. The lineup (banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bass)
and tight harmonies are something Bill Monroe might recognize, but their original material and
innovative arrangements mark Ten Dollar Wedding as a thoroughly contemporary act. Although
they are less than a year old, the band is rapidly gaining fans and recognition. Ten Dollar
Wedding won the band contests at the Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival and Grande Fiddle
Championship, played spirited sets at the Laveen Folk Festival and Glendale Folk Festival, and
are bringing a toe-tapping good time to bars and backyards across their home state. While the
band is new, the members of Ten Dollar Wedding are bluegrass veterans. Fiddle player Mavis
Enders, guitarist Chris Doyle, and mandolin player Brian Mariner are mainstays at jams in
Phoenix and northern Arizona. Banjo player Patrick Brady (Romen Buffalo) and bassist Marc
Oxborrow (Haymarket Squares) have spent more than a decade in other bluegrass acts. This
experience and adventurous spirit is evident in a Ten Dollar Wedding set, where a heartfelt
traditional number may be followed by an energetic original and a playful reworking of a pop
tune. What’s the connecting thread? Superb musicianship and the joy of hearing a band that
loves playing together.
a love of tradition and an eye toward the future. The lineup (banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bass)
and tight harmonies are something Bill Monroe might recognize, but their original material and
innovative arrangements mark Ten Dollar Wedding as a thoroughly contemporary act. Although
they are less than a year old, the band is rapidly gaining fans and recognition. Ten Dollar
Wedding won the band contests at the Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival and Grande Fiddle
Championship, played spirited sets at the Laveen Folk Festival and Glendale Folk Festival, and
are bringing a toe-tapping good time to bars and backyards across their home state. While the
band is new, the members of Ten Dollar Wedding are bluegrass veterans. Fiddle player Mavis
Enders, guitarist Chris Doyle, and mandolin player Brian Mariner are mainstays at jams in
Phoenix and northern Arizona. Banjo player Patrick Brady (Romen Buffalo) and bassist Marc
Oxborrow (Haymarket Squares) have spent more than a decade in other bluegrass acts. This
experience and adventurous spirit is evident in a Ten Dollar Wedding set, where a heartfelt
traditional number may be followed by an energetic original and a playful reworking of a pop
tune. What’s the connecting thread? Superb musicianship and the joy of hearing a band that
loves playing together.
