Ron Pennington

Northwest Arkansas native and bluegrass mandolinist with Paul Adkins & the Borderline Band, and later with the Gary Ferguson Band and occasionally with the Lynn Morris Band. Jazz bassist with guitarist Roby Pantall. Electric guitarist at New Life Church in Bella Vista, Arkansas. He also taught mandolin, guitar and bass for 25 years. In 1997, after moving back to his home state of Arkansas, he helped form the bluegrass band known as Lonesome Road. His compositions have been recorded by Paul Adkins, Gary Ferguson, Fred Travers, the Seldom Scene and mandolinist Butch Baldassari.