Wood Box Heroes
Nashville acoustic band of veteran touring and session players, bluegrass at the core with country, blues and jazz in Josh Martin's songs.
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About Wood Box Heroes
Wood Box Heroes is a Nashville acoustic band made up of players with long careers behind other acts. Barry Bales plays bass after years with Alison Krauss & Union Station. Matt Menefee, who plays with Mumford & Sons and came up in Cadillac Sky, is on banjo. Jenee Fleenor, a CMA Musician of the Year who has fiddled for George Strait and Blake Shelton, is on fiddle.
Singer, guitarist and songwriter Josh Martin writes the material, and he says it comes from the real world. Thomas Cassell now plays mandolin, a chair Seth Taylor filled in the early lineup. Martin has said the name took on its meaning only afterwards, when the band settled on the idea that all their heroes made music on wooden boxes.
The band works country, blues, jazz, rock and classical into its bluegrass. By Martin's count it played about ten shows in its first year and was booked for about 30 in its second, a stretch that included a Grand Ole Opry appearance in May 2024.
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What kind of music does Wood Box Heroes play?
Wood Box Heroes plays country.
What festivals has Wood Box Heroes played before?
Wood Box Heroes has played World of Bluegrass 2026, Bourbon & Beyond 2026.
When did Wood Box Heroes form?
Wood Box Heroes formed in 2024.