Kristen Leigh Bearfield

Kristen studied Praise & Worship Ministries at Liberty University, and graduated from East Tennessee State University with a major in Marketing and a minor in Bluegrass & Country Music Studies. Early proponents of her music included her great Uncle Clarence “Tater” Tate, who played bass and fiddle for the great Bill Monroe for many years. Kristen has played with Country and Gospel Music Hall of Fame Member Jimmy Fortune, The Hurleys for 7 years, and with Adam Steffey for 2 years - 5 time Grammy Winner, and voted Mandolin Player Of The Year an unprecedented 11 times by the International Bluegrass Music Association. While in college, Kristen worked as a publicist on the Zac Brown Band Tour for one year and has currently worked as an Artist Relations Consultant for Fishman Amplification for the past 4 years.