Mike began playing mandolin and singing while in his teens. The first bluegrass band he saw in person was The Country Gentlemen, who performed at his high school.
Later, he teamed up with dobro player, Fred Travers
(currently with the Seldom Scene), as they performed in several bands around the Washington, DC area. He was also a member of the popular Southern Maryland-based band, The Dixie Ramblers. Mike later worked with fellow Southern Marylander, Jay Armsworthy (Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition), playing mandolin and singing
lead/baritone. His love of Classic Country Music and the influence of Bluegrass artists, such as Charlie Waller and
John Duffey, contributed highly to his current musical style.

Due to his previous influences and vocal style, Mike was invited to be a part of the “Tribute to the Country Gentlemen” recording project along with former Gents member, Bill Yates. The success of this recording later led to touring and performing with the Bill Yates & The Country
Gentlemen Tribute Band (now known as the Country Gentlemen Show) at multiple festivals and concert venues around the country. Mike resides in Owings, MD and operates the family farm.

One of the more seasoned voices and instrumentalists in the world of Americana and bluegrass music, Darren Beachley approaches music like the wide-eyed twenty-something he was so long ago when he began his career. The Maryland native has strung together an impressive and successful thirty-plus-year career in the industry. From the days of playing alongside his mother and father on stage in the DMV area to getting his big break as the Dobro player in Bill Harrell’s band The Virginians, Darren polished his skillset every step of the way.

When he became the lead singer and guitarist for Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver he became one of the most recognizable voices in the world as they performed across the globe at some of the most acclaimed venues such as the Hollywood Bowl and The Grand Ole Opry. He would form Darren Beachley & Legends of the Potomac and achieve new heights with his innovative performances and heartfelt lyrics. His unique and powerful vocals and instrumental stylings have carried him across stages and into the hearts of fans and friends. The next step in his career is another chance to cement his legacy while doing the thing he has enjoyed since the days of his childhood.

A familiar face to Bluegrass Music, Lynwood Lunsford comes to the The Show from Ridgeway VA. He started performing with his fathers band in the late 1970's and has worked with some of the giants in Bluegrass including Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys, The Lost and Found, James King and Sand Mountain. He performed with the well known Big Country Bluegrass for 11 years before moving on to start his own "The Misty Valley Boys" and "The Molly Rose Band". In 2019 he joined The Country Gentlemen Show and has been here ever since. An established songwriter Lynwood has pinned over 100 titles with his most popular "Molly Rose" that has been recorded by Sand Mountain , Jeff Parker and Lorriane Jordan. Lynwood also wrote "The Eddie Swing" on the CGS most recent release

Lynwood says He's living the dream with every performance as a member of The Country Gentlemen Show! It is a pleasure to bring back old memories among long-time Country Gentlemen fans, as well as turning on a whole new group of people to the music and style of The Country Gentlemen!

Married to Shelly Lunsford 3 surviving children and 3 grandchildren.
In his  spare time (what is that?), I enjoy golf, competitive cornhole and occasionally hunting and fishing. I enjoy tinkering with my tractors, working in the garden and camping with my lovely wife! Just appreciating God's blessings!

Eric Marshall was born and raised in Surry county North Carolina, an area known
for its rich heritage of traditional mountain music. He grew up loving to sing in
church and in his early 20s, he and his brother started a bluegrass and gospel
band, The Marshall Brothers. Later, when his son began to show an interst in music
they began performing as Ben and Eric Marshall. Most recently Eric was a founding
member of Carson Peters and Iron Mountain for nearly a decade playing banjo and
then moving to bass. Performing throughout the United States and several festivals
in Canada with one of many highlights being the opportunity to sing one of his
original songs on the Grand Ole Opy from the stage of the Ryman Auditorium. Eric
contributed to each band as a lead and harmony vocalist and has written and
recorded over 50 of his own songs. Eric sites his biggest influences as Doyle
Lawson, Jim and Jesse, The Stanley Brothers, The Bluegrass Cardinals, Lost and
Found and of course the Country Gentlemen! Eric currently reside in Mt. Airy, NC

Wayne is originally from Manassas, VA and now lives near Winchester, VA in the
Shenandoah Valley. He grew up listening to bluegrass and country music and was
exposed to live performances early on with his Father. He started playing mandolin as
a teen and over the years has developed his own fluid sound. With the Country
Gentlemen being a favorite band while learning to play, his mandolin style was greatly
influenced by players like John Duffey, Jimmy Gaudreau, and Doyle Lawson. Being
especially drawn to players with clean execution and a clear expression of musical
ideas, others such as Bobby Osborne, Buck White, Ricky Skaggs, and Sam Bush
demanded attention as well.
Wayne has a strong sense for harmony lines and arrangements. Over the years, he has
touched on all the vocal parts at one time or another as the situation called for.
Though baritone is his favorite, singing one of the lower parts beneath a tenor or high
lead line to help make a great trio blend is what brings it home and pulls the music
together, and it feels great to be able to sing a lot of the Country Gentlemen songs that
grabbed him way back when.
Wayne is a long-time veteran of the Washington, DC bluegrass scene, and has played
and recorded with many different artists throughout the area including Wayne Yates,
Smiley Hobbs, Emory Lester, Leon Morris, Kevin Church, Second Time Around, The
Radford Brothers, and Mill Run. He played fiddle for many years with local West
Virgina-based bands Patent Pending and Circa Blue He was a member of Cliff Waldron
& The New Shades of Grass, and was a founding member of Bill Emerson & Sweet
Dixie.