One of the Washington D.C area's top retro Honky Tonk bands, The Backroads Band plays Classic Country music with a dash of 50's Roots Rock thrown in. In no time at all, they'll have you out on the dance floor doing a boot scootin' two-step or snuggling up close for a slow tune. If you prefer an acoustic sound, we also play as an Acoustic Bluegrass / Country group with Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo and Bass. Their sound is "Vintage Country" from the 1940s-1970s plus original Roots songs written in that early country style. Karen Collins, the lead singer, is a coal miner's daughter from Southwest Virginia who grew up listening to country music. For several years in a row, Ira, the lead guitar player has won multiple WAMMIES for best instrumentalist in both the bluegrass and country categories.