Casey Henry

Casey teaches our Blackberry Blossom and Other Banjo Favorites DVD, teaches "Kansas City Railroad Blues" on the Advanced Banjo Video, and plays guitar behind Murphy on many other videos. Casey started playing bass when she was 12 and banjo when she was 15. In 9th grade she, along with her brother Christopher, joined their parents' band, Red and Murphy and their Excellent Children, and started playing parties and festivals up and down the east coast. Throughout high school and college Casey played banjo with several Virginia bands, including DeSoto, Girls Nite Out, and the Grass Reflection, and taught lessons in Charlottesville. Upon graduating from the University of Virginia in May 2000 with a BA in English and Women's Studies, Casey set to work on her first banjo CD, "Real Women Drive Trucks," which was released in December 2000.

Since relocating to Nashville, Tenn., in early 2001 Casey has played with Uncle Earl, the Jim Hurst Band, Tim Graves and Cherokee, June Carter Cash, and Tennessee Heartstrings. She recorded one CD with the latter entitled New Strings, New Hearts which can be found on the CD page of this site.

Casey and Chris had their own band for three years, Casey and Chris and the Two-Stringers. In May 2006 they released their first CD, Get Along Girl, which you can order here.

Casey's writing has been published in Bluegrass Unlimited, Banjo Newsletter, Bluegrass Now, Women in Bluegrass Newsletter, and Pickers in a Jam, the newsletter of the Banjo in the Hollow Club. Casey also gives banjo lessons in Nashville. She can be contacted at themurphymethod@gmail.com.

The May 2007 issue of Bluegrass Now Magazine featured a profile of Casey Henry. Back issues can be ordered from the Bluegrass Now website.