Sister Sadie

Sister Sadie is a wildfire: raging hot bluegrass combined with breathtaking instrumental drive and awe-inspiring vocals. Comprised of original members Deanie Richardson (fiddle), Gena Britt (banjo s undeniably classic, hard-driving bluegrass, but its much more than just that. Rooted in forceful and tight vocal harmonies, this isnt your granddaddys Appalachian high lonesome sound. This is something far more powerful than thatits the sound of the mountains themselves. When Sister Sadie first formed, they didnt plan to stick around for more than a decade. They didnt even plan to stick around for more than one show. But fate had other plans. In December of 2012, the original lineup of the band took the stage at the Station Inn with the goal of having a good time and playing good music together. We thought it would be a fun little thing, says Gena Britt. But it was immediate from the first moment that this band was more than just a flash in the pan. Ill never forget it. At five oclock that evening, when we hit the first note, we all looked at each other like, Oh yeah, this is pretty special. The original Station Inn lineup formed the core of the band for the majority of the first eight years, featuring Dale Ann Bradley, Beth Lawrence, Tina Adair, and of course, Deanie Richardson and Gena Britt. Together, this lineup reached heights that none of them thought imaginable leading into what they had assumed would be a one-time Christmas season pickup gig. In 2019, following the release of their second studio album Sister Sadie II on Pinecastle Records, they had their debut on the Grand Ole Opry, won their first IBMA award for Vocal Group of the Year, and received a GRAMMY nomination for Bluegrass Album of the Year. In 2020, Deanie was named the IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year (the second woman to win that prize in the 30 year history of the awards), and the band took home the top prize as the Entertainer of the Year. Sister Sadie also was named Vocal Group of the Year for the second year running.