Marc Pruett

Marc Pruett (born 19 August 1951) is an American bluegrass banjo player and a founding member of the bluegrass band Balsam Range since 2007.

Early life and education Pruett was born on 19 August 1951, and grew up in the Osborne Farm area of Haywood County, North Carolina. He graduated from Western Carolina University with a B.S. in Geology. At 15, his musical career started at Ghost Town, a theme park in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, where he played banjo and bass for park visitors.

Recognition In 2010, he was granted an honorary Doctorate of Arts by Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina "in recognition of [his] many achievements as a professional musician, and in appreciation for [his] support and love of the traditional culture of the Southern Appalachian Mountains".

Discography Streamline Cannonball (Skyline Records SR006, 1981) (Skyline Records SMR-005, 2006) The Clog Dancer's Answer (with Bo’s Bluegrass Band, Ricky Skaggs, and The Whites) (Skyline Records SR014, 1986)