
Wally Hughs
Wally Hughes is an excellent singer and multi-instrumentalist originally from Delaware, now residing in Northern Virginia. Wally has been playing bluegrass across the US and Canada since 1972. His Dad tried to get Wally to play fiddle at age 9, but he was too interested in horses and baseball. When Wally's family went to a festival in Georgia at age 11 and there was only one dobro player there, he decided that was the instrument for him and he picked up the dobro. Within weeks he was on stage playing with the family Bluegrass Band called the Hughes Family. Playing fiddle with the family for square dances finally gave him his love for that instrument. His sisters played guitar and banjo, so he soon learned the instruments they played as well. For a number of years, he fronted his own band in Delaware called Fretloose while recording and playing with other groups from the area as well. He is also a member of "Level Best" and "East of Monroe." He recorded and played in a band called Penn Central with Steve Huber in the early 80s and has performed with Mike Auldridge, Bill Emerson, Mike Munford and many other top DC bluegrass musicians since moving to Northern Virginia. He regularly teaches at festival camps, including Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival's Kids Academy, teaching fiddle, Dobro, and guitar.