About

After years of performing around the country, Arthur Hancock IV and Chris Shouse have played a lot of music. Both enjoyed their time as front men in the award winning bands The Wooks and The 23 String Band. An interesting dynamic is that both bands were Rocky Grass band competition winners while Hancock and Shouse were the lead vocalists. They are also grateful for their time performing in the collaborative band Wolfpen Branch. Excited to be making Kentucky Bluegrass music together, they continue to represent their roots with world class musicians.

Chris Wade from Nashville on banjo, Laura Orshaw from Taylorsville Kentucky is the primary fiddler with the group, and Somerset's own Ryan Greer is holding down the bass.

Hancock & Shouse are proud Tunes Ambassadors for Can'd Aid that encourages music education and has donated over 4500 instruments to schools in need. They frequently perform in Kentucky based schools and through Can'd Aid provide grants to music teachers. Through various projects Arthur and Chris have donated 280 instruments at 11 schools in Kentucky, Tennessee, New York, Colorado, and Utah. Their specific focus has been on their home region with 182 instruments through 6 in school performances in Kentucky.

Look for Hancock & Shouse performing across the Kentucky region this year.