Bio

What began as an all-female festival collaboration quickly morphed into a serious passion project driven by sisterhood, harmony and humor… along with the shared desire to rage fiddle tunes and smash the patriarchy. Formed in late 2021, Big Richard gained immediate notoriety for their charismatic stage presence and their vocal/instrumental prowess.  After selling out all of their club shows Big Richard quickly started confirming festival appearances across America.  2022 is sure to be a big year!! Big Richard is comprised of Bonnie Sims on mandolin (Bonnie & Taylor Sims/Everybody Loves An Outlaw/Bonnie & the Clydes), Joy Adams on cello (Nathaniel Rateliff/Darol Anger/Half Pelican), Emma Rose on bass + guitar (Sound of Honey/Daniel Rodriguez/Whippoorwill) and Eve Panning on fiddle (Lonesome Days). Shortly after forming, the band gained immediate notoriety for their charismatic stage presence and their vocal/instrumental prowess. After selling out all their club shows, Big Richard quickly started confirming festival appearances across America ensuring that 2022 will be a big year for this band.