The Jacob Jolliff Band at The Mainstay
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The Mainstay 5753 N Main St., Rock Hall, Maryland 21661

The Mainstay
The Jacob Jolliff Band at The Mainstay
Jacob Joliff is one of the current popular “progressive bluegrass” genre’s top mandolinists and a sought-after collaborator. He is an alumnus of the celebrated bands Joy Kills Sorrow and the Yonder Mountain String Band, and has shared the stage with Darol Anger, Tony Trischka, Sam Bush, David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Michael Daves, and many others.
In 2022, Jacob was called on by banjo master Béla Fleck to join his national tour, My Bluegrass Heart. He performed alongside Béla and some of the top musicians in the genre: Bryan Sutton, Cody Kilby, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz, Michael Cleveland, Stuart Duncan and Billy Contreras.
Now, the mandolinist’s main focus is The Jacob Jolliff Band, a group of virtuosic pickers – Jolliff on mandolin and vocals; Myles Sloniker, bass; Ross Martin, guitar; and George Jackson, fiddle – who play Jacob’s original instrumentals and songs. They perform throughout the US, Scotland, and Australia, and have released two albums.