Arianna Barton
Arianna Barton is a singer-songwriter based out of Southern Indiana playing a mix of originals and covers. She is backed by an all female band called The Bourbon Britches. Barton has a new solo album out now called 'Stronger' and previously recorded on two full length albums 'Tales Untold' and 'Dancing With the Lightning'. Performance highlights include opening for Aaron Bibelhauser at the Kentuckiana Music Center Acoustic Music Series, Terra Firma Radio Show, live performance on 91.9 WFPK with Laura Shine, Bill Monroe Americana Bean Festival, Ferdinand Folk Festival, Friday After 5 in Owensboro, Speleofest, Harrodsburg Festival, Fuzzy Pig Festival, Sugarbush Festival, Cave Capers, Burnt Knob Music Festival, First City Music Festival, and opened for Clayton Anderson and The Swon Brothers from The Voice.
Meet the crew! Arianna is one talented lady and she's backed up by the All-Star Female Band, The Bourbon Britches.
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Anna Blanton
Anna Blanton is an Artist Partner of NS Design Electric Instruments and Nicola Brand Strings.
Anna currently plays for country singer/songwriter, Tim Goodin; bluegrass band, The Creekers; folk rock singer songwriter, Shannon Vetter; and folk rock band, Arianna & The Bourbon Britches. In 2024 Anna recorded on The Creekers debut album and opened for Rhonda Vincent at Renfro Valley. Anna has performed with Tim Goodin since 2023 at The Caverns opening for The Steel Woods and Cole Chaney, Laurel Cove Music Festival, Renfro Valley, Festival of the Red, North Springs Music Festival, Healing Appalachia, and more. 2022 Anna toured with Tony Logue promoting his Jericho album. In 2019 Anna recorded and played fiddle for the wedding scene of the Hallmark movie 'JL Family Ranch 2' starring Jon Voigt, Bo Derek, Teri Polo, and James Caan. She was also featured that same year on the Jerry Springer podcast along side her Jericho Woods bandmate, Josh Mitcham. In 2018 and 2019 she was the fiddler for acclaimed Kentucky country band, Jericho Woods. She toured extensively with them across the US. April of 2018 Anna was part of a 52 piece orchestra that recorded Bear McCreary's "The Professor and The MadMan" movie soundtrack starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn. In 2017 Anna toured on fiddle and mandolin with Canadian folk singer/songwriter, Colter Wall, in the US, Canada, and Europe. Anna was a resident vioinist at large at 'Abbey Road on the River' from 2010-2021 in the KaLeidoscope I's backup string section where they've shared the stage with 2x Grammy Winner Laurence Juber (Paul McCartney's Wings), The Orchestra (former members of ELO), and Ambrosia. She's also performed in the backup orchestras for Michael Buble, Hanson, Michael Bolton, Josh Groban, Sara Evans, Steven Curtis Chapman, Evanescence, Lindsey Stirling, Disturbed, 2 Cellos, Celtic Thunder, and The Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Kelsey Lee
Louisville, Kentucky, produces more than great bourbon and great sports - it also generates great musicians, like the versatile percussionist, Kelsey Lee.
Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Kelsey started her career at age five as a member of the original Louisville Leopard Percussionists. She graduated from the Youth Performing Arts School and went on to earn a teaching degree from Indiana University. For twelve years, Kelsey was the assistant director for the Louisville Leopards, where she taught the Advanced, Beginners, Lite, Steel, and Middle School ensembles. She now conducts independent clinics, camps, and private percussion lessons.
When she's not teaching, Kelsey performs with world-renowned musicians like CJ Vanston, Michael Fitzpatrick, Victor Mendoza, Hannah Ford Welton, Louie Bellson, Hanson, and Ndugu Chancler. She tours regularly with a few different bands (Southern Sirens, Brigid Kaelin Band, The Bourbon Britches, Croghan's Crossing) and has shared the stage with many musicians, including Bruno Mars, Carlene Carter, and Gaelic Storm. Kelsey is endorsed professionally by Toca Percussion and ATempo Company and uses their vast array of instruments in her performances around the world.
Kendra Villiger
Kendra is a Louisville-based singer-songwriter/guitarist/bassist and front-person of indie/alt/prog-rock band Villa Mure and the new bassist for The Bourbon Britches. Kendra joins The Bourbon Britches for larger shows and festivals! She has graced the stages of Seven Sense Festival, Moonshadow Festival, Enchanted Mayhem Music Festival, 91.9 WFPK Waterfront Wednesday, Jeffersonville Riverstage Concert Series, Red Barn Radio, New Albany Amphitheater, IndieFest, Brouhaha Indie Music Festival, Fuzzy Pig Festival, Huntington Music & Arts Festival, Huntington Ritter Live Amphitheater Sunday Concert Series, and more. Our favorite Kendra interview quote, "Success in music is sitting around a crackling fire with some longtime friends singing our favorite goofy songs we made together, laughing and enjoying time. Success is learning the language, being able to play with others, connecting, listening, reacting to each other without speaking. Music is not the “music business.” Creating music is one of the very few things with no wrong answer. It can be anything you want it to be because it is art. It is language, it is connection, it’s an unspoken bond between musicians, it is amorphous, it is limitless. Music is freedom.”