Chris Stockwell

Chris Stockwell is a contemporary Resophonic Guitarist(Dobro) recognized for his adherence to the bluegrass music tradition and branching out into playing many
other styles of music.As a West Virginia Native, Stockwell considers himself very blessed to have been
around music his entire life.Chris was exposed to the Dobro playing of Jerry Douglas.The sound
immediately caught his attention and In 2001 he got his first Dobro, and he has been playing Dobro ever
since.

As a member of The Rarely Herd a band that has garnered over120 National, International and Regional
awards and nominations, The Herd was named one of Europe's 'Top 3 Best New Bands' and have been
featured on CMT, TNN, GAC, and Japan's network giant NHK-TV. In 2003, The Rarely Herd received the
Grand Masters Gold Award at the National Bluegrass Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. This was
given to The Herd in honor of their 10 consecutive wins as 'Entertaining Band of the Year' ' a feat
unequaled in the history of these awards.


Chris Offers Dobro Lessons in the State of West Virginia,Also Hosts Workshops and is Available for Studio session work on music Projects such as Albums,Tv and Movie Soundtracks

As a previous member of the Johnny Staats Project and Honi Deaton and Dream.Chris Continues as an active session player
and touring musician, he has collaborated with a wide range of musicians with such artists as Susan Werner, Lou Reid And Carolina, Pinmonkey,Ron Sowell,The Mountain Stage Band,Step into the Blue,The Dillards, Drew Emmitt Band, Johnny Staats, Rush Hour,Duane Simpson,Matt Kiser,The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, The Wild Rumpus,Joshua Singleton,Levi Douglas and many others.