Invitational alum · 2024 · 2025
Frank Gregg
Batesville, OH (now in Edgemont, SD) · 1995 Martin D-40
“If God saw fit to send me back I'd take it like a man and I'd lay it down and let it ride and do it all again.”
Frank Gregg is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who blends country, folk, and bluegrass. Raised on these genres in Appalachia, Frank has released six albums with Deadwood as his latest. One of his compositions is currently in radio rotation by the Western duo Ramblin' Rangers. He performs across the U.S. and his music streams on Spotify, YouTube, and iTunes. Outside music, he pursues woodworking, solar energy experimentation, and amateur radio operations.
The record
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- Hometown
- Batesville, OH (now in Edgemont, SD)
- Instrument
- 1995 Martin D-40
- Influences
- Tom T. Hall, Norman Blake, Willie Nelson, John Prine
- Signature song
- Indian Paintbrush
- First performance
- Part of a trio called "Gemini" while stationed in the Azores
- Biggest achievement
- Six released albums; song recorded and in rotation by the Ramblin' Rangers
- Dream collab
- Hank Williams
- Fun fact
- Composed six songs in seven days; loves Mexican food and solar energy experimentation.
For press & bookers
In the round
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