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Bryan Sutton
Person · male · United States · Asheville · born 1973 · recording since 2000
American musician
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Also known as 布萊恩·薩頓
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 9◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Ready to Go
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography435 words · 8 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370106365
Biography
James Bryan Sutton (born 1973) is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs.
Early career
Sutton's grandfather and father were regionally recognized fiddlers, and Sutton grew up playing in the family band, the Pisgah Pickers. In 1991, he played guitar for Karen Peck and New River, a gospel group. In 1993, he moved to Nashville.
Ricky Skaggs
Sutton first came to prominence in 1997 as lead guitarist in Ricky Skaggs' band Kentucky Thunder when Skaggs returned to bluegrass. Sutton eventually left the band to focus on session work.
Hot Rize
Bryan was asked to join the bluegrass quartet Hot Rize in 2002. He has toured and recorded with them ever since, and has only missed one show since they re-formed.
Session work and touring
In addition to Skaggs and Hot Rize, Sutton has toured with the Dixie Chicks, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Chris Thile, Tony Rice and others.
In 2007-08, Sutton toured with Chris Thile & The How to Grow a Band, a project which later turned into the Punch Brothers.
Bryan recently produced a record for Della Mae and the Cash Cabin. His style is a unique blend of staccato mixed with powerful chromatic and melodic movements which is integrated into the more common bluegrass, blues and folk leads that are common to the genre.
Other projects
In June, 2011 he launched the Online Bluegrass Guitar School with Bryan Sutton, as part of the ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass.
In 2013, Sutton recorded the album Ready for the Times with T. Michael Coleman and David Holt. They recorded the album as a tribute to Doc Watson. The trio got together in 2011, and have performed frequently under the name Deep River Rising.
Recordings
For Almost Live, Sutton was joined by 17 guest musicians, including Béla Fleck (banjo), Jerry Douglas (resonator guitar), Russ Barenberg (guitar), Chris Thile (mandolin), and Stuart Duncan (fiddle).
Sutton's album Into My Own
Into My OwnSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Cricket on the Hearth2:522That's Where I Belong3:003Ole Blake4:144Anyhow, I Love You3:515Cumberland Reel6:006Run Away2:587Frisell's Rag5:378Overton Waltz5:099Swannanoa Tunnel3:2610Watson's Blues3:4911Log Jam4:3512Been All Around the World3:55 featured guests Bill Frisell (guitar), Ronnie McCoury (mandolin), and Noam Pikelny (banjo).
On 2016's The More I Learn, Sutton continued to develop and showcase his singing and songwriting skills. The album prominently features Bryan Sutton Band members Casey Campbell (mandolin), Mike Barnett (fiddle), and Sam Grisman (bass).
Gear
Bryan supports Bourgeois Guitars and performs regularly with his own signature model, a Bourgeois Bryan Sutton Limited Edition. He also uses a Bourgeois "Country Boy Deluxe Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine" model dreadnought, and a Bourgeois "Banjo Killer Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine" slope-shouldered dreadnought, which is another model directly inspired by Bryan. He also regularly performs with a 1940 Martin D-28.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (10 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 50:04
1Decision at Glady Fork3:482Blue Night2:463Brown County Breakdown4:154Highland Rim3:075When Love Comes to Town3:426Walk Among the Woods3:337Minor Swing3:368Tater Patch3:149The Water Is Wide5:2110Grover Glen3:4111Chief's Medley3:3912Lady Be Good2:5613Smokey Mountain Memories3:5714The Good Deed2:292003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 42:57
1Hangman’s Reel3:032Daley’s Reel3:153The High Road3:324Big Sandy River3:035Back Up and Push3:276Margaret’s Waltz4:507[spoken interview]0:358High Heel Shoe3:109Nelia’s Dance3:4910Whippersnapper3:1511Roanoke2:4612Beaumont Rag3:1013The Storms Are on the Ocean5:022005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 54:09
1Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord2:412Are You Washed in the Blood?2:403Precious Memories3:254Shoutin' on the Hills2:395I'll Fly Away2:496O, Come, Angel Band3:037Working on a Building3:068Talk About Suffering3:259Hallelujah, I'm Ready2:4410I Am a Pilgrim3:0111Amazing Grace2:2612Pass Me Not, o Gentle Savior3:2813Where the Soul Never Dies2:2614Down to the River to Pray2:5315Will the Circle Be Unbroken?2:5716Wayfaring Stranger4:2517Get Up in Jesus' Name2:5418Life's Railway to Heaven3:072006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 49:20
1Forked Deer3:062Bully of the Town3:543Nine Pound Hammer3:314Lonesome Fiddle Blues3:255Billy in the Lowground3:036Stoney Creek3:017The Old Spinning Wheel4:058Big Sciota2:579Whiskey Before Breakfast2:5510Bonaparte's Retreat5:1011Give Me the Roses2:5312Carroll County Blues4:2613Dusty Miller4:1414Ragtime Annie2:402009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:53
1Morning Top4:252Big Island Hornpipe3:493Rye Straw Suite4:504Church Street Blues3:395Le Pont De La Moustache4:466Dark Island4:337Wonder Valley Gals2:448Kitchen Girl3:139Loretta's Waltz4:3910Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar3:15Appalachian Homespun Bluegrass
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:05:34
1Wreck Of The Old 97 (instrumental)4:052Buffalo Gals (instrumental)3:303Old Spinning Wheel (instrumental)3:234Turkey In The Straw (instrumental)3:195Precious Memories (instrumental)4:436Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (instrumental)3:097Good-Bye Liza Jane (instrumental)4:228Old Joe Clark (instrumental)3:329Golden Slippers (instrumental)3:2810Bonaparte’s Retreat (instrumental)3:4811Home Sweet Home (instrumental)3:5112Banks Of The Ohio (instrumental)3:1013Under The Double Eagle (instrumental)3:3214Bill Cheatham (instrumental)3:2315Red Wing (instrumental)3:4716Alabama Jubilee (instrumental)3:1617When The Saints Go Marching In (instrumental)4:0818Lonesome Road Blues (instrumental)3:082014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:26
1Cricket on the Hearth2:522That's Where I Belong3:003Ole Blake4:144Anyhow, I Love You3:515Cumberland Reel6:006Run Away2:587Frisell's Rag5:378Overton Waltz5:099Swannanoa Tunnel3:2610Watson's Blues3:4911Log Jam4:3512Been All Around the World3:552016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 44:12
1Walkin' Across This Land2:542Don't Look For Me3:503Backwater Blues3:514Arkansas Traveller2:255Play Me A Record3:326Virginia Creeper4:257Chase The Moon2:518The Secesh3:159Time Has Come3:0710The More I Learn4:0711Presbyterian Guitar3:2812Hills For The Head3:0513You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go3:22From Roots to Branches (Vol. 1)
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 47:08
1The Devil Went Down to Deep Gap5:022Three Star Hornpipe4:573Working Man Blues3:354It Takes All Kinds to Make a World3:455Grandfather's Clock4:436Crazy Creek5:027Blue Night4:068Port Tobacco (live)5:309Don't Let Your Deal Go Down3:2910Storms Are on the Ocean2:5111Road to Columbus4:08
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Live at the LegionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:28:441Nashville Blues (live at the American Legion Post 82)4:00 2Tom Dooley (live at the American Legion Post 82)4:23 3Little Darling Pal of Mine (live at the American Legion Post 82)3:25 4Walk on Boy (live at the American Legion Post 82)4:22 5Texas Gales (live at the American Legion Post 82)3:26 6Cold, Cold World (live at the American Legion Post 82)4:33 7Way Downtown (live at the American Legion Post 82)3:51 8Randall Collins / Done Gone (live at the American Legion Post 82)5:00 9Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents (live at the American Legion Post 82)3:44 10Groundhog (live at the American Legion Post 82)6:54 11Open Up Them Pearly Gates (live at the American Legion Post 82)3:31 12Two Soldiers (live at the American Legion Post 82)5:55 13Last Day at Gettysburg (live at the American Legion Post 82)4:16 14Salt Creek / Big Sandy River (live at the American Legion Post 82)6:13 15Travelin’ Man (live at the American Legion Post 82)3:17 16Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (live at the American Legion Post 82)3:47 17Darling Corey (live at the American Legion Post 82)5:11 18Mary of the Wild Moor (live at the American Legion Post 82)3:47 19Give the Fiddler a Dram / Whistling Rufus / Ragtime Annie (live at the American Legion Post 82)5:16 20Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar (live at the American Legion Post 82)3:53 | Live | 7 April 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Bryan Sutton head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickin’ On Project(band) | — | present | |
| The Virginia Luthiers(band) | — | present | |
| The Chester Bees(band) | — | present | |
| Hot Rize(band) | 2002 | present | |
| Béla Fleck & My Bluegrass Heart(band) | 28 July 2021 | present | baritone vocals,original |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/584f1bd9-01eb-4f7e-8695-2fa72bb7bf27discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/584f1bd9-01eb-4f7e-8695-2fa72bb7bf27core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4980407genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4980407seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Suttonbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Sutton
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Wikidata: Q4980407 · MusicBrainz: 584f1bd9-01eb-4f7e-8695-2fa72bb7bf27
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