David Via’s songs come from being raised and living up in the Blue Ridge mountains of Patrick County, Virginia. Via (as most folks call him – that’s pronounced Vi and rhymes with sky) is a well-known figure in bluegrass/newgrass circles with twenty-some odd years of singing and songwriting.

Via first performed Americana/Bluegrass with The Bluegrass Buddies with Alan Bibey and Ronnie Bowman. Over the years, Via has played in a lot of lineups and with a lot of great pickers: the newgrass In Sync – Jody King, James Donchez, Kim Gardiner, and Alan Purdue, the Dan River Revue - Wyatt Rice, Tommy Morse, Tim Jefferson, and Pete Ross. Via has joined the stage with Vassar Clemmens, Sammy Shelor, Ronnie Bowman, Tony Rice, and John Cowan. He currently teams up with two-time grammy winner Curtis Burch to perform more intimate shows and highlights his original material with award-winning musician friends who spin David Via & Corn Tornado.

• 1 st place, 2001 Merlefest Chris Austin Songwriter’s award with the song “Pawn Shops & Wedding Rings”;
• 2 nd place, 2000 Merlefest Chris Austin Songwriter’s award with the song “Virginia Ground”;
• 1 st place, 1997 Merlefest Chris Austin Songwriter’s award with the song “Never Hear the Call”;
• Wrote the hit, “Left this Country Boy (Sittin’ all Alone)”: chosen as one of the IBMA Decade’s Top 200 Bluegrass Songs
• Wrote the hit, “One Life” currently on the IBMA bluegrass chart

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