Mike Bader
Electric Guitar/Banjo/Backing Vocals
Mike is originally from the small town of Phenix, VA. After living in Radford, VA for seven years, he relocated to Charlotte, NC. A guitar player of twenty three years, Mike has been involved with many musical projects and bands over the years including Fool’s Parade, The Lazy Sundays, Jerry Joe Reno, and Mudfoot.
While his first love is blues guitar, Mike also has a great appreciation for many other genres including jazz, rock, metal, funk, folk, and recently his love of bluegrass has inspired him to pick up the dobro, banjo, mandolin, and fiddle. His influences include Gov’t Mule, GRADY, Steely Dan, Bonepony, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Frank Zappa, and The Beatles.
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