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A native of Louisville, Greg has been around music most of his life: his uncle was a Honky Tonk musician and his father and brothers also played music. Greg picked up an old acoustic guitar that the family had stashed away and started to play the guitar more regularly. A move for the family introduced […]

Scott is a Bowling Green musician who has been in bands such as Sleeper Agent, Waco Bell, and Thottie/Scottie West (a Dottie West cover project).  “You don’t need to always know why you’re creating or have some big plan, it doesn’t need to be perfect. The act of creating is the important part.”  While Scott

David is a barber and musician who has lived in Bowling Green since the 1960s. He grew up in a family of musicians and learned to play fiddle from his father. While living in Ohio County, David developed a love of Bluegrass – where he says he got his roots. He learned to play guitar

Tommy is the lead guitarist and writer for Government Cheese and the author of the books  The Cheese Chronicles and 30 Years Shot to Hell. The members of the band housed together and formed their band during their college years of living off of Cooks Beer, Lee’s Fried Chicken, and surplus government issued cheese –

Skot is the frontman of Government Cheese. He and Tommy Womack  met during their college years at WKU. They started playing music together shortly after meeting. Government Cheese was very different from other bands at the time but achieved success quickly with their energy and showmanship. Read more about the band’s history on our New

Skip started his career as a bouncer at Michael’s Pub. He eventually took over the bar and soon booked Government Cheese. As that band found success, so did the bar. Skip booked many other bands, like James Joplin, the Park Avenue Dregs, and Bill Lloyd, while holding a spot for Government Cheese when they were

A Paducah native, Derik moved to Bowling Green for a football scholarship at WKU. He graduated early and has been training and fighting as a professional MMA fighter since. His music experience goes back to playing piano at 10 years old, where he learned the fundamentals of music. Derik played throughout high school, but it

Cassidy credits her father, Matt Pfefferkorn, the owner of Mellow Matt’s, for her love of music. She has been listening to music with him for her entire life, having worked at her dad’s store for many years. She has made some great connections in the community, especially through the store and her own band, The

A long-standing presence in the Bowling Green music scene, Tony is a hair stylist, local business owner, and founder of the Son Rhea Foundation, a local nonprofit that promotes music and arts for the youth in Bowling Green. The Jambodian Bash is an annual Foundation fundraiser providing local school children with instruments.  Born in Brownsville,

Nathan is the owner of Fielder’s Choice Guitar Services. He is originally from Bowling Green but has traveled all over, always coming back to his hometown. Nathan’s parents bought him a guitar at age six and, according to his dad, Nathan “promptly took it apart.” A multi-instrumentalist, he also plays drums, bass, and piano and