Jubal Foster

Named for a moonshiner in an Andy Griffith episode, Jubal Foster is a North Carolina quintet that met in Nashville. Out of jam sessions intended to write some songs, a group emerged that began with the trio of Jeff Smith on drums, Mark Baumgartner on guitar and vocals, and Milan Miller on guitar, mandolin, and vocals. When they picked up Buddy Melton on fiddle, he made it three good singers. They were fortunate to complete the lineup with Mark Winchester on upright bass, a great player who has toured with Emmylou Harris's Nash Ramblers and the Brian Setzer Orchestra.