Ohio Artists on Tour

MUSIC - TRADITIONAL

Kendra Ward and Bob Bence

Music from the Appalachian Tradition

For over 30 years Kendra Ward and Bob Bence have delighted audiences throughout North America and Europe. They entertain with reckless abandon, performing traditional music with contemporary virtuosity and drive.

Kendra and Bob are from the hills of Appalachia, and they have inherited a rich musical legacy, handed down from family member to family member through the generations. They make music so authentic that the late Derek Bell of the Chieftains once wrote, ''Your original tunes are so much 'of the tradition,' I was surprised to read the liner notes and learn they were originals!''

Whether blazing through fiddle tunes, relating stories from their family heritage, or singing an original song with an authenticity that few can match, a Kendra Ward and Bob Bence performance always feels like a special treat, like old friends sharing time together on the front porch. It might be in a concert hall, school, festival, or coffeehouse, but audiences sense this from the moment they take the stage, and reward it the best way they know how. They come to see Kendra Ward and Bob Bence again and again!