Austin-based singer/songwriter Dustin Welch was raised in Nashville, Tennessee in a community made up of people involved with various aspects of the music business. Inspired by listening to Béla Fleck, he taught himself banjo and worked on his own experimental approaches to the instrument. In 2006 Welch joined on as a touring member of the Celtic-fused rock group the Scotch Greens, playing shows across the U.S. and Europe and even embarking on a leg of the Warped Tour. Following his time in Scotch Greens he relocated to Austin, Texas and began work on what would be his debut solo album, 2009's Whisky Priest. He followed up in 2012 with sophomore album Tijuana Bible. ~ Fred Thomas