Abbie Gardner

Best known as a founding member of Americana harmony trio Red Molly, Abbie Gardner is a joyful dobro player and singer/songwriter with an infectious smile. She loves teaching dobro and songwriting, whether in person or with her down-to-earth “Woodshed” YouTube lessons filmed from her home in the shadow of New York City. Abbie goes out of her way to make it fun and achievable, while seeking to forever expand her own knowledge of the instrument. Abbie has taught dobro at ResoSummit, Nashville Dobro Camp, Grand Targhee, and Rockygrass Academy. She specializes in singing while playing, dobro as a rhythm instrument and creating lyrical solos in G tuning or D tuning.

Her bluesy song, “Down the Mountain” was included on Phil Leadbetter’s 2021 Masters of Slide CD and named a “show stealer” by Bluegrass Unlimited. That same song landed her a slot in the 2021 International Bluegrass Music Association’s Songwriter Showcase. After making seven fully produced albums with Red Molly and four solo, Abbie’s latest recording DobroSinger masterfully captures the sound of her vocals and dobro unaccompanied. It hit #11 on the Billboard Blues Charts in May 2022. DobroSinger is a raw intimate recording full of blues, heartfelt ballads and the ache of the unknown. Quite a contrast to her previous CD, Wishes on a Neon Sign (2018) which featured a co-write with Chris Stapleton and leaned on full band production. Though she has traveled around the world with Red Molly, Abbie stands strong as a solo act and has opened for Lori McKenna, Hot Rize, and Martina McBride.

"Not only a first-rate Dobro player but a songwriter to be reckoned with." --John Platt, WFUV

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