CODY KILBY

Growing up in Cowan, Tennessee, Cody Kilby picked up his dad’s banjo at age 8 and had a Gibson Banjo endorsement by the time he was 11.  He started playing his mom’s guitar at 10, and by 17, he was the National Flatpicking Champion.

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He added mandolin and dobro at around age 13, and at 16, recorded Just Me, showing his mastery of each instrument on the recording.  While touring with Sally Jones and the Sidewinders, he caught the ear of Ricky Skaggs, joining Kentucky Thunder in 2001.  Cody’s lightning-fast picking can be heard on a number of projects, including Disney album, O Mickey, Where Art Thou?.  He’s also released a new solo project, Many Roads Traveled, on which he shares his own original compositions.  In rare spare moments, Cody can be found producing and engineering projects for other artists in his home studio.