Bluegrass Series continues with Becky Buller March 21

After getting off to a rollicking start with Balsam Range, the Park Theater Bluegrass Series will resume March 21 with award-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter Becky Buller.

Buller, who originally hails from St. James, Minn., has traveled the world sharing her love of bluegrass music while continuing to exercise her songwriting skills. Buller has penned songs on Grammy-winning albums for The Infamous Stringdusters, The Travelin' McCourys and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. She has also written songs by Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver among others.

Now living with her husband and daughter in her adopted home of Manchester in neighboring Coffee County, Buller has 10 International Bluegrass Music Association awards to her credit, including the distinction of being the first female to ever win the IBMA Fiddler award. She is also the first person to win in both the vocal and instrumental categories. Buller has made several appearances on the Grand Ole Opry stage and has released seven albums. Her 2024 release, "Jubilee," featuring her road band and special guest and co-writer Aoife O'Donovan, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Album Chart. The album depicts the story of Buller's struggle with depression and anxiety and her journey through a difficult time during the pandemic.

In November, Becky was honored with a 2025 East Tennessee State University (ETSU) National Alumni Association Distinguished Achievement Award in the Arts. She is currently serving as an adjunct professor of Roots Music Marketing in ETSU Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music.

Buller, whose tour will take her to the United Kingdom just weeks after her Park Theater appearance, is looking forward to playing close to home and has a great appreciation for the historic venue.

"The Park is absolutely gorgeous and a huge asset to McMinnville and greater Middle Tennessee," Buller said. "It’s bringing arts and culture to town as well as people and business. It’s really a win for everybody. I’m so glad the community has caught the vision and is so supportive. I love my adopted hometown of Manchester and the surrounding area. I cherish any chance I get to share music with my people. And I get to sleep in my own bed."

Buller describes her sound as “energetic original indiegrass roots music. There’s no denying I’m an offshoot of the bluegrass tradition and influenced by every branch of that tree, but I also love so many different kinds."

As for her March 21 show, Buller will be serving up a varied playlist covering much of her extensive catalog.

"Folks can expect to hear a lot of my original songs," Buller said. "We’ll also be featuring the music of my latest album, my first all-covers effort entitled 'Songs That Sing Me.' There’s a local connection in that I covered the tune 'You Can’t Roll A Seven Every Time' written by Mr. Billy Womack, the fiddling barber from Woodbury, who is also one of the inspirations behind 'The Barber’s Fiddle' from my 'Distance and Time' album."

Buller feels the importance of the communal aspect of gathering together for live entertainment cannot be overstated and she invites the public to join her for the show Saturday, March 21 at 7 p.m.

"There is something so healing for body, mind and spirit when we get together in real time with other real people to experience real live music made by real people," Buller said. "I believe music was created for worship and it accomplishes its purpose whether in a secular or scared context. We desperately need to unplug from the increasingly chaotic and divisive world around us. Communal music provides a safe haven. It’s my job to help take folks’ minds off the world for a couple of hours so they can rest and be filled up again with light, hope and healing to pass along to the people in their spheres of influence."

Buller will appear on 105.3 WOW Country's Justin Reed Show Friday, March 6 during the 11 o'clock hour to talk more about her career and the upcoming show. The show can be heard on the radio as well as viewed on the 105.3 WOW Country Facebook page.

Park Theater management is excited about attracting a talent of Buller's caliber for its inaugural Bluegrass Series and looks forward to a great night which will carry forward the momentum created by Balsam Range's appearance.

“We’re big fans of Becky Buller here at the Park and we know this is going to be a great show,” Park Theater Manager Joe Harvey said. “Becky is a star in the industry and we’re so excited she’s finally playing a show here. So far, the Bluegrass Series is a hit with attendees and the Balsam Range show in February had a really great crowd. We’re really excited about how many compliments we received from locals and also about how this series of shows is bringing people to our community for more than just the performance. We had quite a few folks from outside the county and even the state, and while they were here many of them stayed overnight, ate at our local restaurants and shopped at local businesses.”

“We want to thank our signature sponsors Ben Lomand Connect and Security Federal Savings Bank for supporting our 2026 schedule and we’re also so grateful for our Bluegrass series sponsors Southern Blue, the Cafe at Tree City and Flat Foot Records," Park Theater Assistant Manager Ashley Gillentine Wright added. "We’re also really happy to be working with Visit McMinnville TN to make this a special event for our community members and visitors.”

Tickets begin at $15 plus tax and are available at the Park Theater website, the box office at 115 W. Main St. or at the door before the show. Doors will open at approximately 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show.

The Bluegrass Series concludes on Friday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. with Backline, a five-piece band from Spartanburg, S.C. which was formed in 2016.