Chris Jones

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Chris Jones

“I’ve been a fan of Chris Jones since his days with Weary Hearts. His albums are among my most cherished recordings and I firmly believe Cloud of Dust is his best to date. Having the opportunity to share incredible music like this with my audience is why I do what I do.” - Terry Herd, Bluegrass Radio Network

Chris Jones has always had a field of vision too wide to be contained within a single dimension. Perhaps that’s been shaped by his voice — low and mournful rather than sharp and soaring–or perhaps by the way he’s felt compelled to write so many of the songs he sings, filling them with a heartfelt intimacy and contemporary depth that’s still rare in the genre.

Even when he’s been most firmly planted within the bluegrass mainstream, these qualities have made him stand out from his peers – and have garnered him critical notices for his personal musical style and sound.
Chris’ bandmates in The Night Drivers include:

Ned Luberecki

Ned Luberecki

Ned Luberecki’s banjo playing combines crisp, hard-driving timing with a fluid melodic sense to stand out in a crowded field. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he joined Paul Adkins’ Borderline Band in 1987, recording more than a half-dozen albums with the group, including three for Rebel Records After a brief stint with Missouri’s Radio Flyer, Ned rejoined several Borderline Band colleagues in the Gary Ferguson Band. In 1998, Ned became part of the Rarely Herd, frequent winners of SPBGMA’s Entertaining Band of the Year award, and appeared on the group’s “A Part Of Growing Up” (Pinecastle, 2000). In addition, he has appeared on recent recordings like The Stelling Banjo Anthology, and numerous editions of the Pickin On… series, as well as CDs by Jim Hurst, Bull Harman and others.

Ned moved to Nashville in 2003, where he is now a sought after studio musician and banjo instructor.

When not working with the Night Drivers, Ned can often be heard playing with Jerry Salley, Jim Hurst, The Lonesome Heirs and others. Like Chris, Ned hosts a daily show on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Bluegrass channel.

Jon Weisberger

Jon Weisberger

A member of the Night Drivers since the beginning of 2003, Jon Weisberger is a quadruple bluegrass threat as bass player, songwriter, radio producer and journalist. He first drew attention as a member of Cincinnati-based Union Springs, which released three well-received CDs in the 1990s, following that with a stint in the Wildwood Valley Boys before moving to Nashville at the end of 2002. In addition to his regular gig as a Nightdriver, he has also appeared with artists ranging from Hazel Dickens, Jimmy Martin and Roland White to Tony Trischka, Harley Allen, Melonie Cannon, 3 Fox Drive and Canadian fiddler April Verch. As a bluegrass journalist, he has written features and reviews for multiple publications and liner notes for more than 80 albums, earning him the IBMA’s Print Media Person of the Year award in 2000 and Best Liner Notes in 2001. His “Losing Again,” recorded by the Chapmans, was among the most popular songs of 2001, and his songs have subsequently been recorded by Del McCoury, Blue Highway, Jim Van Cleve, Dwight McCall and others. Since 2006, Jon has produced Into The Blue, the most widely syndicated bluegrass radio show in North America, and Sirius satellite radio’s Hand-Picked with Del McCoury.