Check out what people have to say about Back Roads:

"...a wonderful Bluegrass Band, that stands for respect for their friends and fans all over the world.  I want to thank them for what they've done to help bluegrass music, and I'll always be their friend." ~Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass Music

"Buddy Merriam's dynamic, virtuoso mandolin work makes Back Roads a band to be reckoned with." ~Bill Vernon, WXYU-FM, Lynchburg, VA

"Back Roads provide the best in traditional Bluegrass music.  Happy music by great people!" ~Pat Cannon, Foot and Fiddle Dance Company

"Buddy Merriam knows and loves the soul of Blue Grass music because he learned directly from Father:  Bill Monroe has helped and guided him personally for years.  Bands like Back Roads are the salt of the Blue Grass earth.  Listen up." ~Lou Martin

"Back Roads features the bluegrass instruments and its own methodology of bluegrass music and has take its repetoire from traditional sources, giants in the field and modern composers.  The band strives to open the music up to new ideas and influences while, at the same time, tipping its collective hat to the historical precedents of the form." ~Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine

"Buddy's mandolin playing is very evocative and reflective, bringing his own creative sensitivity to the program." ~Doug Tuchman, Orange Blossom Productions